General Restorations

Dr. Sutton of Sonoma Smiles provides comprehensive general dentistry for patients throughout Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and surrounding towns. Come in for a professional cleaning and hygiene appointment or restorative dentistry procedures like crowns, bridgework, white fillings, or custom dentures. The gentle approach of our experienced team will give you a strong, healthy smile that looks and feels fabulous. Contact Sonoma Smiles today to arrange your dental appointment. The following is a list of the common general restorative procedures we provide. If you don't see something that you need listed, please feel free to ask.

Dental Crowns- Crowns are used to cover damaged, cracked, chipped teeth, or to generally restore teeth. When cemented into place, they fully cup over the portion of a tooth which lies at and above the gum line. We can match the color of your teeth to give you a natural look and feel.

Crown & Bridgework- A dental bridge is a custom device anchored to neighboring teeth that replaces one or more missing teeth. A tooth or teeth replaced with bridgework are replaced by a natural-looking prosthetic (replacement) that is held together by the teeth on either side of the missing one(s). Crowns and bridges are most commonly prepared from high quality materials such as semiprecious or precious metals, porcelain, or a fused combination of the two. Sonoma Smiles takes into account esthetics, function and tissue compatibility when selecting the material most suitable for your teeth.

Esthetic Fillings- Teeth fillings by Sonoma Smiles are utilized using the most modern advancements in dentistry. The exact placing of modern composites allows us to get the tooth as close as possible to its original strength in the most conservative fashion. We use composites of a very hard "plastic" that bonds (micromechanically fuses) to the tooth to hold the tooth together. The dated use of amalgam fillings has been replaced with fillings that do not expand and contract with hot, cold and biting. This old technology can lead to teeth that are weakened with every meal and that are susceptible to fracturing. Amalgam also contains mercury, a toxic element that is released from the fillings that has uncertain effects on the entire body.

Air Abrasion and Micro-Dentistry- Air abrasion technology uses a fine powder called aluminum oxide under air pressure to blast out small cavities in teeth without the need for anesthetic or needles. Sonoma Smiles utilizes conservative treatment options for decay removal in teeth and avoids the use of needles and drills to remove decay and conserve "healthy" tooth structure. Through the use of newer more conservative options such as air abrasion we can remove small cavities in teeth without removing the solid, healthy tooth enamel – and then we place white fillings, often without using the dreaded needle.

Cosmetic Dentures- Natural-looking and feeling dentures. When you arrive in the Sonoma Smiles office you will see pictures of patients who have custom cosmetic dentures and you wouldn't even know it. Dr. Sutton is experienced at making dentures look and feel natural and uses modern materials and custom colorations that ensure they will not look false. We consider our denture patients to have one of the greatest opportunities to have a cosmetic smile makeover. For real results of our cosmetic denture patients, check out our photo gallery.

Dr. Sutton and the team at Sonoma Smiles are highly trained and experienced at providing general dentistry restorations and more advanced cosmetic dentistry remedies. Whatever your dental needs may be, we are confident that we can help you be on your way to a better, healthier smile. Contact Sonoma Smiles Today! 1-800-817-7078