There can be many tooth problems that may require a tooth filling but primarily tooth filling is done in case of dental caries or accidental fracture. The filling material is also known as dental restorative and there are various types of dental restoratives available in the market.
At The TOOTH Clinic, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai we believe in providing the best care to our patients and that is the reason we use high-quality restorative materials which are imported from Japan and Germany.
We use tooth colored dental filling material so that nobody will be able to guess that you got a dental filling done.
If you are looking for tooth filling at affordable cost in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, then get in touch with us.
Teeth fillings are done to remove decay and cavities and restore the teeth to function and heal naturally. Tooth decay can lead to cavities that are restored with filling to control further decay. A filling is also used to work on cracked or broken teeth to get them back to their normal form. A tooth can break due to an accident or dental habits like teeth grinding and nail-biting.
When Does One Need Dental Filling?
If you have been avoiding the following conditions and tooth ailments, you must see your dentist for a tooth evaluation and a dental filling.
- A hole in your tooth
- Dark spots on your tooth
- Food gets lodged in certain areas of the teeth.
- A chipped or broken tooth
- Teeth sensitive to hot or cold food & beverage
- Single or multiple cavities
On ascertaining your case, your dentist will recommend a suitable course of action, most likely a filling in this case. If you are looking at filling a tooth cavity in Kharghar, please reach out to us.
What Are The Consequences Of Not Getting A Dental Filling Done?
A dental cavity cannot be neglected for long because with time the infection travels down to the inner layers of the tooth and makes it more challenging to restore the tooth. As long as the infection is there on the outer layer – the enamel, the treatment is largely preventable. Once the infection reaches dentin-the second layer, you might start experiencing sensitivity. If you skip arresting the situation even at this level, the infection might go further down to the third layer of the inner pulp and damage the nerves. At this stage, a filling might not be possible, but the dentist will recommend a Root Canal Treatment. At this stage, you are at a larger risk of infecting your adjacent teeth too.
What Is The Procedure Of Dental Filling?
A dental filling is not a one session procedure and would require multiple sittings based on the extent of the tooth decay.
The dental filling procedure includes –
Evaluation-
Your dentist at The Ivory Dental Clinic would do a detailed evaluation of your tooth to understand the extent of the damage.
Your dentist might take an X-ray to find how deep the infection has reached. If the infection has not reached the inner pulp, which is the innermost layer of the tooth, the dentist can then start the process for tooth filling.
Removing the decay and infection-
Your dentist will start cleaning your tooth and remove all the debris as well as any infection. Once the tooth is thoroughly cleaned, it is ready to be filled.
Filling-
- On the damaged tooth a dental handpiece or laser is used to remove the damaged part.
- This is the final step of filling your cavity with filling material. In case the cavity is not deep-rooted, the dentist will do the final filling.
- In case the cavity is deep-rooted and near the nerve, a temporary filling is placed, and after a few days of observation, the permanent filling is done.
- After the permanent filling, the tooth is finely polished with hand tools to give it a natural look.
Our expertise comes when we ascertain the extent of your decay and work around it. In certain cases where the infection has reached near the nerve, we do the filling procedure in two steps and two sittings.
During the first sitting, we remove the tooth decay and do a temporary filling. We leave the temporary filling on for a few days to see how it is triggering pain or sensitivity. In the case of deeper nested cavities near the nerves, the continued pain and sensitivity after the temporary filling is an indication that the tooth cannot be filled but needs a Root Canal Treatment.
In case the temporary filling is not giving any discomfort, pain, or sensitivity, then after a few days, the temporary filling is replaced with a permanent and long-lasting one.
