Restorative Dentistry in Churubusco, IN

Reclaim Your Smile’s Healthy and Functionality With Dr. Bixler

A smile that’s been damaged by trauma, decay, or tooth loss can hurt your ability to eat, speak, and smile with confidence. You deserve a beautiful, healthy smile you can rely on. If your smile has been affected by damage or tooth loss, one of our restorative dental treatments may be the ideal solution. At Turtle Town Dental, our restorative dentist in Churubusco, Dr. John Bixler, has helped patients in Ligonier, Kendallville, and Columbia City, IN, restore their smiles and self-confidence. 

Learn how our dental team can help transform your smile with our patient-oriented restorative dentistry services. 

What is Restorative Dentistry?

Restorative dentistry focuses on repairing and replacing teeth to help patients reclaim their confidence and their oral health. Damaged, decayed, and missing teeth can make daily life a challenge and negatively impact your oral and even your overall health. Once your teeth are repaired and replaced as needed, your health and quality of life can begin to improve. Our Churubusco restorative dentist will personalize your restorative dentistry treatment to meet your unique needs for stunning, reliable results. 

Our Restorative Dentistry Services

Tooth-Colored Fillings

Tooth-colored fillings are ideal for patients whose teeth have been damaged or decayed. Cavities and minor dental trauma can leave holes in your teeth, ones our customized dental fillings can restore instantly. Unlike metal dental fillings, composite fillings won’t shock your mouth, cause temperature sensitivity, or stain your teeth over time. They’ll blend seamlessly with your smile while preserving as much of your natural tooth as possible. 

Dental Crowns

For teeth too damaged for a filling, we can instead place a natural-looking dental crown. These personalized tooth caps fit over your natural tooth to preserve its structure and protect against further harm and bacteria to enhance your smile’s image. Unlike silver (amalgam) crowns, our porcelain dental crowns are virtually indistinguishable from your natural teeth. 

Dental Bridges

If you’re missing one or more adjacent teeth, you may benefit from a dental bridge. Using two dental crowns on either side for support, tooth bridges are a natural-looking solution to tooth loss. As their name implies, they’re an ideal way to bridge the gap left by missing teeth –restoring your smile and preventing your remaining teeth from shifting out of alignment. 

Dentures

Patients missing many or all of their teeth may benefit from partial or full dentures. Denture solutions are a traditional, cost-effective tooth replacement option. Advancements in dental technology have made dentures much more comfortable and lifelike, allowing countless patients to reclaim the freedom to enjoy their favorite foods and smile confidently. 

Dental Implants

For a permanent solution to tooth loss, look no further than dental implants. Implant posts integrate with your jawbone for a sturdy fit that can last a lifetime. Topped with a dental crown, implant restorations mimic tooth roots to prevent tooth-loss-related health issues nonimplant restorations often can’t. This includes mesial drift (teeth shifting) and resorption jawbone degradation. 

Best of all, this innovative dental restoration doesn’t require any special maintenance or dietary restrictions. You care for implants the way you care for your natural teeth.  

Root Canal Therapy

To prevent the extraction of infected teeth, our restorative dentist may recommend a root canal treatment. Contrary to what many patients believe, root canal therapy is a painless procedure that can help alleviate painful symptoms of dental infection. 

Using specialized dental tools, Dr. Bixler will gently remove infected or dead tissue from your tooth’s canal to stop infection at its source. This process allows many patients to keep their natural teeth and prevents the need for more costly, invasive restorative methods down the line. For patients struggling with dental anxiety or a heightened resistance to local anesthesia, we also offer dental sedation options.