Choosing the Most Appropriate Dental Filling

While most people strive to maintain good oral hygiene and limit their sugar intake, a dental filling may be required to restore cracked or fractured teeth.

HOW CAN TOOTH DECAY BE PREVENTED?

It is recommended that you floss at least once a day, brush twice a day, and consume sugar in your diet no more than three times a day to prevent tooth decay. Sugar can be found in a variety of meals, including fruits, processed foods, soft drinks, and sweets.

People who are at a high risk of tooth decay can consider using fluoride mouthwashes or dental floss with a high fluoride content to help prevent tooth decay.

FILLING MATERIALS AVAILABLE

Today, a variety of dental filling materials are accessible. Amalgams, gold casts, tooth-colored composite fillings, and porcelain materials, to name a few, are among them:

FILLINGS IN SILVER (AMALGAM)

Dental amalgam is a mixture of liquid mercury and a metal alloy that is used to fill cavities left by tooth decay. Mercury, silver, tin, copper, and other trace metals are commonly used in amalgam.

Despite the multiple health issues and hazards caused by the presence of Mercury in the amalgam's composition, many people who have had tooth fillings still have amalgam in their dentition.

COMPOSITE FILLINGS IN TOOTH COLOR

Fillings for the anterior and posterior teeth are made with tooth-colored fillings, often known as white fillings or composite fillings. The filling is a substance that the dentist applies to the damaged section of the tooth after adjusting the bite and polishing it. It is frequently used to repair front teeth that have been decayed, chipped, cracked, or worn. The filling is secured to the tooth with a strong dental resin, but it can break, lose, or detach depending on factors such as the filling's size, location, and behaviors such as nail-biting.

THE DANGERS OF TEETH FILLING

After a deep filling, tooth sensitivity may develop. After a few days or weeks, normalcy is usually restored.

A root canal treatment may be required in rare cases where sensitivity and pain continue due to a very deep filling.

Fillings might freeze, loosen, chip, or crack with time. If the filling is critical, replacing the dental crown rather than filling it may be recommended to prevent the danger of fractures or fractures.