If I restore my Mac with Time Machine, will I lose any new data?

About a month ago I had my computer sent in to get some work done on it. They fixed the problem, but I didn't notice until later that it had lost my Apple ID.
It was still the same computer all of my files were on it, but I had to resign in on everything with my Apple ID.
Is there a way to use Time Machine to restore my computer back? My only problem with using the system restore is I think that will cause me to lose all of my new data like, songs, docs, photos, etc...
Is that the case? or is there a way to restore without losing that information?

Try something stronger, such as DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro.
iMac refurb (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), SL & ML, G4 450 MP w/Leopard, 9.2.2

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