919-682-5327 Chronic poor oral hygiene practices and a failure to attend your routine dental checkups can allow a minor cavity to escalate into a severe case of tooth decay. In some of these instances, a tooth might be so significantly compromised that a dentist like Dr. Alex Fleming cannot viably treat it with a root canal.
In a severe case like this he might need to extract whatever remains of the tooth’s root from the socket. This treatment of last resort is intended help alleviate pain and prevent worsening infection in the periodontal tissues
Once your gums have fully healed, Dr. Alex Fleming and the staff at Fleming Dental can start the process of replacing the extracted tooth with a dental bridge.
It is a solid piece of dental work designed in a state of the art dental lab to replicate the original tooth. It incorporates an open dental crown on each end. The dental bridge will need to be mounted onto abutments formed by removing the tooth enamel from the two closest neighboring teeth.
When the dental bridge is ready Dr. Alex Fleming will cement it onto the abutments with a strong dental adhesive. This will complete the dental restoration process, allowing you to enjoy the natural function of the original tooth.
If you live in Durham, North Carolina, and you have a severely decayed tooth, you should not delay in calling 919-682-5327 to have it treated at Fleming Dental.