Do You Have Sensitive Skin? Are You Allergic to Certain Types of Metals That Prevent You From Wearing Jewelry? Some of our patients have a common skin irritation to non-precious-metal jewelry that causes itching, swelling, and irritation to their skin. Did you know that if you have skin allergies that you could also be sensitive to the metals used in dental restorations like those found in metal base crowns? What Would My Gums Look Like if I Had a Metal Allergy? The tissues around the metal crown will appear puffy, red and irritated along the margins of the crown.Although this is also what gingivitis looks like, the difference is that an allergy will present symptoms like this when you have excellent oral hygiene. Other
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Restoring Teeth At Belle Forest Dental – John Munro, DDS
At Belle Forest Dental – John Munro, DDS in Nashville, we use a variety of techniques to restore damaged teeth. Most Nashville dental clients are familiar with fillings. Traditional fillings are also called ‘direct restorations’ because they are applied to the tooth and then shaped and polished in one visit. Another type of filling is called an ‘indirect restoration’ and is fabricated in a dental lab. There are two types: inlays and onlays. When a tooth needs more extensive dental restoration, a crown is often used. At Belle Forest Dental – John Munro, DDS in Nashville, we create strong, natural-looking crowns from a variety of materials. What if the tooth is damaged beyond repair? There are a number of functional replacements for missing teeth