Do you have cracked, decayed, failing teeth with multiple fillings? Restorative dentist L. Blaine Kennington DDS at Cowlitz River Dental skillfully recreates troubled oral health, restoring strength, vigor and aesthetics with his state of the art dental services.
Few things are more embarrassing or worrisome than a failing smile. Tooth decay, large fillings, chips and gum issues challenge self-image and compromise oral and overall health.
Dr. Kennington at Cowlitz River Dental delivers leading edge dental restorations
L. Blaine Kennington DDS, restorative dentist serving Castle Rock, Longview, Lewis County and Kelso WA, dedicates his practice at Cowlitz River Dental to the finest dental services available today. As a certified Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a founding member of Advanced Dental Implant Studies, Dr. Kennington has a well-deserved reputation for outstanding skill and compassionate care for patients who need anything from simple fillings to complete smile reconstruction.
Here are just some of the restorativeservices Dr. Kennington and his staff employ to change smiles for the better.
Composite fillings and CEREC crowns
Your new, healthy smile can be mercury-free with modern composite resin fillings. Instead of unsightly, metal filling material, Dr. Kennington uses tooth-colored composite resin. Composed of porcelain and acrylic, composite fillings form a strong, long-lasting bond that’s color-matched to healthy tooth enamel. The restoration is basically undetectable and very durable.
When extensive restoration is necessary, Dr. Kennington creates beautiful porcelain crowns. Making gooey impressions and multiple dental visits obsolete, Dr. Kennington employs CEREC technology to create crowns in the office is just about an hour.
CEREC stands for Chairside Economical Restorations of Esthetic Restorations– a long way around to say the doctor designs, creates and mills a lifelike porcelain crown right in the treatment room. With little or no adjustment, the crown is cemented into place, and the patient enjoys a sturdy, great-looking restored tooth for years.
Dental Implants replace teeth or support dentures
Don’t worry if you have smile gaps. Dr. Kennington routinely replaces missing teeth with innovative dental implants. A titanium screw surgically inserted into the jaw bone anchors the metal post and porcelain crown above the gum line. This artificial root and tooth system looks and acts like a real tooth. A bonus benefit is how the titanium material melds right to the bone through a bone-building process called osseointegration. It practically guarantees the implant’s longevity.
For individuals missing several or all of their teeth, dental implants support bridgework or full dentures. The jaw bone retains its natural look and strength, and patients enjoy secure chewing and speaking.
Oral surgeries retrieve bone, gum and tooth health
Dr. Kennington performs many state of the art oral surgeries to address periodontitis (gum disease) and restore bone and gum tissue to healthy function and proportions. Procedures include:
l wisdom teeth extraction to relieve pressure on neighboring teeth and facilitate orthodontic correction
l guidedtissueregeneration (GTR) to augment the part of the jaw which support tooth roots
l flap surgery to cover roots with healthy gum tissue
l frenectomy when a small piece of soft tissue between the lips and gums impedes speech, eating, tooth development or orthodontic correction
Complex or simple procedures–this restorative dentist does it all
Whatever your smile needs, Dr. Kennington and his professional staff handle it precisely and comfortably. Your smile can come back to life at Cowlitz River Dental serving Longview, Lewis County, Kelso and Longview, WA. Contacttheoffice for a personal consult.