Category Archives: Restorative

How Do Porcelain Veneers Differ From Dental Crowns?

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How Do Porcelain Veneers Differ From Dental Crowns?Dentistry has come a long way since the days of painful drilling and metal fillings. Dentists now not only take care of decay and other interior tooth problems; they perform many cosmetic services to approve tooth appearance. In fact, many dentists now specialize in restoring and maintaining a patient’s beautiful smile.

Not so long ago, porcelain veneers were reserved for actors and the wealthy who could afford to pay for snow white perfect teeth. Now the general population has access to porcelain veneers, meaning a Hollywood smile isn’t limited to California anymore.  Continue reading →

Common Questions About Sedation Dentistry

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Common Questions About Sedation DentistrySunrise Family Dentistry provides dental services for the entire family. It is located in Roseville, California. Our goal is to provide you affordable, pain free and quality dental care, whether you are visiting us for a twice-yearly checkup, have a toothache, need your teeth whitened or are experiencing a problem of a more serious nature.

Many people avoid getting regular dental checkups because they believe the treatment is unpleasant and painful. In reality, if you visit a dentist regularly for examinations, many serious and costly problems are avoided. We utilize different methods to sedate the patient. This ensures that your visit is comfortable instead of being anxiety provoking.

It is our desire to administer virtually pain-free services to you and your family members. This is why we use various forms of sedation in our practice. Here are some questions that may concern you. Continue reading →

Dental Crowns for Both Cosmetic and Oral Health Concerns – Roseville, CA

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Dental Crowns for Both Cosmetic and Oral Health ConcernsDental crowns are a great option for anyone wanting a more beautiful smile and a healthier mouth. They are perfect for both cosmetic and oral health concerns. Dental crowns provider superior protection for teeth and give them a whiter, straighter and more brilliant appearance. Dental crowns can truly give patients the healthy and beautiful smile they want.

What are Dental Crowns?

A dental crown is a cap that is placed over a tooth for cosmetic or oral health reasons. They can be made out of metal, or they can be made of porcelain to look like normal teeth. They are a great way to protect teeth that are weak, heavily decayed or have a large filling or to replace cracked, yellowed and crooked teeth. Continue reading →

Different Types of Crowns – Roseville, CA

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Different Types of Crowns - Roseville, CAWhen your teeth get damaged, one of the most common ways to fix things up is by getting a dental crown. What is a crown? It is a type of tooth repair method that involves covering a damaged tooth with one or more materials to preserve its shape and structure. Crowns are made after getting a mold of the tooth in question, and they are most typically used for serious cavities. The most common types of crowns include all-metal, all-ceramic, and a combination of metal and ceramic. If you are confused about what type of crown to get, here are some pros and cons of each. Continue reading →

Tooth Cavities and Fillings in Roseville

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Cavities and Fillings at a Roseville DentistWhat is a filling?
When a dentist takes a piece of decay out of a patient’s mouth, the patient may receive a filling in its place. The filling material helps to rebuild the tooth’s shape and protect the inner portion of the tooth from sensitivity and further decay. Common materials used in a filling include white resin and porcelain. Silver used to be incredibly common but many offices opt for colors that blend in with the teeth.

Who needs a filling?
A dentist will look at tooth decay using one or several methods. A dental hygienist is typically the first to look at the teeth for discoloring or obvious decay shown on x-rays. The dentist will take a look next and use a metal tool to check for stickiness. Some dentists use dye that sticks to decay to ensure that the discolored spot is a cavity. There are even wands and lasers dentists can use to examine decay accurately. Continue reading →

Tooth Bridges at Sunrise Family Dentistry in Roseville

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Tooth Bridge RosevilleA tooth bridge is a fixed prosthetic device that replaces a missing tooth. Bridges are either removable or permanently joined to the other teeth or dental implants. Unlike dentures which can be removed and cleaned, permanent tooth bridges can only be removed by dentists. The procedure needs a lot of care and is best done by an experienced dentist. The Sunrise Family Dentistry in Roseville California offers one of the best dental services on tooth bridges.

Everyone who has encountered a chipping tooth needs a tooth bridge. Especially in the dating world, people tend to shy away from dating because of such simple problems that Sunrise Family Dentistry can easily sort out. These dentists understand the importance of beauty. They are capable of restoring the shapes of the faces of the affected persons as well as giving them the ability to smile again. Dental bridges restore one’s ability to chew, bite and speak, and prevent the remaining teeth from falling out of place. Continue reading →

The Types and Reasons for Dental Crowns

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Tooth Crown RosevilleSunrise Family Dentistry in Roseville offers many services for their patients. One of the most misunderstood services is that of Dental Crowns. Not many people know why they are needed or how many types of crown are available for their needs.

Different types of dental crowns for different dental needs:

Dental crowns are used to protect a weak tooth that is damaged or decayed. They can be used to restore a worn down tooth, as well. If you have a tooth that is mostly missing from either an accident or from being worn down over time the crown can be used to support the remaining part of the tooth. Some patients need a dental bridge, and sometimes the dental bridge needs extra support. A dental crown can provide that support. Or a crown can be provided to cover a badly damaged, decayed or discolored tooth. Continue reading →

How Missing Teeth Affect Your Health

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How Missing Teeth Affect Your HealthYou might think that a missing tooth is unsightly, and you are right. But do you know that missing teeth can affect not only your dental health, but also your overall health?

Dr. Elmira Abraamyan runs her own dental practice, Sunrise Family Dentistry, in Roseville, California.  Here, she talks about how missing teeth not only affect the aesthetics of your smile, but your dental and overall health as well. Effect on overall health.

As is known to all, because your ability to chew decreases with missing teeth, it directly affects your overall medical health. Chewing food is the beginning of the digestive process. If you lose a tooth, then you can’t chew the food properly before swallowing, the stomach and intestines will work harder to absorb nutrients. That means you absorb fewer nutrients and are less healthy. It shows that your missing teeth affect your overall health. Continue reading →

Difference between Silver and White Fillings

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Difference Between Amalgam and Composite FillingsCavities are a very common dental problem that nearly everyone has had to deal with at some point in their lives. Cavities are exactly what they sound like they are: holes that appear in teeth due to decay. These can cause serious problems unless they can be filled by a dentist. Bacteria can gain access to the interior structure of a tooth through a cavity and cause further damage which can become severe and virtually irreparable over time. Fortunately, there are relatively simple methods that a dentist can use to fill cavities in teeth. Continue reading →

Maintaining Your Teeth Implants

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Maintaining Your Tooth ImplantTeeth implants are a modern tooth restoration option, which can be used to replace a single tooth, a range of missing teeth, or a full set of teeth. Commonly also referred to as dental implants, teeth implants are small screws made of titanium, which can act as substitutes for the root portion of natural teeth.

Dental implants are fitted into the jawbone, after the drilling of a tiny hole. During the healing period, bone grows around the dental implants, effectively fusing with them, which enables prosthetic teeth to be later anchored to them. Prosthetic teeth are usually made of porcelain, which together with an abutment, are attached to the teeth implants, once the healing process has progressed sufficiently.

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Brighten Your Smile with Cosmetic Dentistry

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Poets have written many a verse about inspirational and enigmatic smiles. The elusive “perfect smile”, which has in past generations been limited to the luck of genetics, is now available to everyone. Cosmetic dentistry has removed all barriers to ownership of dazzling smiles. As more and more men and women get more conscious about their smile, cosmetic dentists are offering increasingly varied services.

Whether a childhood fall that led to chipping off of that incisor, those gallons of black coffee devoured while burning midnight oil, or the once 32 dwindling in numbers due to a parasite invasion popularly called ‘cavities’  - everything can be corrected with one (or several) swooshes of the cosmetic dentist’s wand. But remember that it isn’t always cheap. Depending on the procedure, you may feel your pocket lighter by one to several thousand dollars. Continue reading →

Replacing a Lost Tooth

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Options for Replacing a Lost ToothThe one thing that almost all dentists will agree upon is that except in very rare and specific circumstances, a missing tooth should be replaced.  There are multiple ways to replace a missing tooth.  Each with its own set of risks, benefits, expected longevity, and costs.

Choices for replacing a missing tooth can be broken down into two major categories; removable and fixed.   As the term implies, removable appliances can be taken out of one’s mouth, cleaned and reinserted by the patient.  Fixed appliances are not intended to be removed and are generally cemented or bonded in place. Continue reading →

Cosmetic Dentistry – Cosmetic Teeth & Gum Reshaping

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Cosmetic Teeth Shaping

Cosmetic Teeth & Reshaping Gums

Even a healthy, straight and white smile can be marred by an uneven or excessive gum-line: And many people who have this (what is often referred to as a ‘gummy smile’) can be very conscious of that fact. The latest advancements in Cosmetic Dentistry now means that people do not have to feel self conscious, nor do they have to undergo the scalpel to remedy the situation.

Today, Gum Reshaping (Gum Lift) is a straightforward, quick and painless procedure carried out by a professional Cosmetic Dentist using a specialist Diode Laser: As is the case at Sunrise Family Dentistry in Roseville, CA Continue reading →

Dental Implants: A Second Chance in Tooth Replacement

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Dental Implant

A Second Chance in Tooth Replacement

Dental implants are one of the greatest advances in modern dentistry. Combining science and technology, implants replace single teeth or multiple teeth and mimic Mother Nature in both function and esthetics.

Teeth can be lost for a number of reasons. Dental decay, periodontal disease, and trauma are but a few reasons why we lose teeth. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not intend for us to incise and chew our food with missing teeth!  Losing a tooth is like knocking over the first domino.

Although our friends may not know we are missing a few posterior teeth, missing teeth place the burden of chewing on remaining teeth.  This burden, coupled with large Continue reading →

How Sunrise Family Dentistry Can Fix a Fractured Tooth

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Repair a Fractured Tooth
Sunrise Family Dentistry repairs Fractured teeth.

Every one of us only have one set of teeth, but with the marvels of modern dentistry, anything that is broken can quickly and painlessly be mended. A skillful dentist can even make that smile look even better than it initially did.

There are many causes of a chipped tooth:

Teeth Grinding (Bruxism): Inadvertent, chronic teeth grinding and clenching usually occurring at night time during sleep. Teeth grinders are frequently unconscious that they have developed this pattern. Symptoms often include chipped or fractured teeth, jaw pain, overly tender teeth, stressed facial and jaw muscles, headaches, damage to the inner cheek Continue reading →

An Introduction To Cosmetic Dentistry

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Cosmetic Dentistry Sacramento CAWhite, evenly shaped teeth enhance the beauty of your face. Cosmetic dentistry offers many treatment options for people who want to improve their teeth. The methods can be as simple as teeth whitening or as complex as bracing and bridging.

How does teeth whitening work?

Teeth whitening products uses materials consisting of peroxide to give the teeth a white and clean appearance. You can either visit the cosmetic dentist or use a home-based whitening system. Home-based systems use 20% peroxide but is a longer process, lasting for two weeks. Continue reading →

Top 5 Services a Cosmetic Dentist Can Do For You

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Top 5 Cosmetic Dental ProceduresYour teeth do a lot for how уου look to others. A nice set of truly white teeth саn instantly enhance уουr appearance and confidence, while a set of less than perfect and less than white teeth саn hаνе the contrary effect. Since a lot of score is put on beauty and the way people look, many people are visiting a Sunrise Family Dentistry dentist to hаνе innumerable procedures like dental implants or porcelain veneers performed. Continue reading →

How Sunrise Family Dentistry Can Fix a Fractured Tooth

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Every one of us only have one set of teeth, but with the marvels of modern dentistry, anything that is broken can quickly and painlessly be mended. A skilful dentist can even make that smile look even better than it initially did.

There are many causes of a chipped tooth: Teeth Grinding (Bruxism): Inadvertent, chronic teeth grinding and clenching usually occurring at night time during sleep. Teeth grinders are frequently unconscious that they have developed this pattern. Symptoms often include chipped or fractured teeth, jaw pain, overly tender teeth, stressed facial and jaw muscles, headaches, damage to the inner cheek tissue, extensive wear and tear to the dental tooth enamel, exposing the inner portion of the tooth, and clicking of the temporomandibular joint.

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Replacing a Lost Tooth

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The reasons for replacing a lost tooth are multiple and have already been discussed in previous editorials.  The one thing that almost all dentists will agree upon is that except in very rare and specific circumstances, a missing tooth should be replaced.  There are multiple ways to replace a missing tooth.  Each with its own set of risks, benefits, expected longevity, and costs.

Choices for replacing a missing tooth can be broken down into two major categories; removable and fixed.   As the term implies, removable appliances can be taken out of one’s mouth, cleaned and reinserted by the patient.  Fixed appliances are not intended to be removed and are generally cemented or bonded in place.

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