Dental Filling To Restore A Tooth Damaged By Decay
19 Jul, 2016 4:42 PM
A filling is a way to restore a tooth damaged by decay back to its normal function and shape. When a dentist gives you a filling, he or she first removes the decayed tooth material, cleans the affected area, and then fills the cleaned out cavity with a filling material.
Today, several dental filling materials are available. Teeth can be filled with gold; porcelain; silver amalgam (which consists of mercury mixed with silver, tin, zinc, and copper); or tooth-colored, plastic, and materials called composite resin fillings.
There is also a material that contains glass particles and is known as glass ionomer. This material is used in ways similar to the use of composite resin fillings.
If decay or a fracture has damaged a large portion of the tooth, a crown, or cap, may be recommended.
Decay that has reached the nerve may be treated in two ways: through root canal therapy or through a procedure called pulp capping.
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