{"id":80,"date":"2021-08-05T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2021-08-23T11:11:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:11:52","slug":"restorative-dentistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/restorative-dentistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Restorative Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry-285x143.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry-660x330.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-restorative-dentistry-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Restorative dentistry is the study of diseases of the teeth, gums and underlying structures. The aim is to restore complete function in these areas which will improve the patient&#8217;s wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This specialism includes the following branches of dentistry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Periodontics<\/li><li>Prosthodontics<\/li><li>Endodontics<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Typical procedures include dental implants to replace missing teeth; fillings as treatment for tooth decay; root canal treatment; and treatment for gum disease, e.g. gum rebuilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is that of restoring functional requirements to the teeth but aesthetics also plays a part. Restorative dentistry understands the importance of attractive looking teeth and employs a range of cosmetic dentistry procedures to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include tooth whitening, lumineers\/veneers, white fillings, inlays and onlays and composite bonding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about these and other procedures in the cosmetic dentistry section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restorative dentistry is the study of diseases of the teeth, gums and underlying structures. The aim is to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}