Properties of Tooth Filling
What is a dental filling?
Filling is a method that restores the old function and appearance of a damaged tooth or teeth due to decay. Your dentist first cleans the decayed tissue of your tooth during the operation of tooth filling and fills that gap with filling material and tries to prevent bacteria from re-entering the gaps and rotting.
Which department deals with filling treatment?
The patients who need to have filling treatment can apply to the department of restorative dental treatment.
Which materials are used in filling treatment?
With modern-day technology, many different materials can be used in filling treatment. There are four types of filling types. These are named as Amalgam Fillings, Gold Fillings, Ionomer Fillings, Composite Fillings. Which type of filling material that should be used is up to the dentist’s choice.
Which filling material is preferred in specific areas?
If the decayed teeth of the patient to be filled are located in the front, more composite fillings are preferred, but for the teeth in the back, more amalgam fillings are preferred.
How is the filling done?
When your dentist decides on filling treatment, firstly decayed parts will be removed and other affected parts will be cleaned. Then, the cleaned cavity is filled with one of the above-mentioned materials.
How do we know when we need filler?
Your dentist decides the filling. When you go to the dentist for an examination, the dentist can determine whether your decayed tooth needs to be filled. When you go to the dentist for an examination, the dentist can determine whether your decayed tooth needs to be filled. A small mirror is used during the dental examination. Everything that is observed abnormally is checked with the help of a special device. Your dentist may want to take an X-ray of a part of your mouth if needed. It varies according to the extent of the damage caused by the tooth decay along with the treatment chosen by the dentist.