Tooth Colored Fillings Mount Pleasant Texas
Dentist Mt Pleasant
A dental filling is one of the most common elements in a dentist’s professional arsenal of work in providing better oral health to the public. Fillings are a tried and true method of repairing, and then restoring a tooth to its original shape, after it has suffered from a cavity or decay.
A dentist will begin this work of tooth restoration by removing all the decayed material in the affected area, and then thoroughly cleaning all around it. He or she will then use a specially formulated material that caters easily to the form and shape of the affected tooth, to fill in the cavity area that has been removed.
Gold tooth fillings are considered by many in the dental field to be the very best material available, as they will last for many years, and they form well with adjacent gums. They are cemented into place by the dentist after being constructed in a dental laboratory. However, they will require several dental office visits before the work will be completed, and they are also the most expensive!
On the other hand, a much less expensive course would be to use silver tooth fillings , which have proven to be quite wear resistant. None-the-less, neither of these metal fillings would be the best to use for the more visible areas of the mouth, especially the front most teeth, since their distinctive colorings would stand out from the natural color of your teeth.
By way of comparison, porcelain or composite fillings can more easily match the natural color of your teeth, and they are a very common type of material. This material is mixed and placed directly into the empty cavity hole, where it will soon harden and last for several years. However, these composite/porcelain tooth fillings should not be used in areas that could chip easily or where there are large decayed areas.
Porcelain fillings are the next type on this list, and the final one, too. They are resistant to most any type of stains, and can be color-matched to your own teeth. Porcelain can be readily bonded to an affected tooth and is a very common filling material, but they can be just as costly as those made from gold.
Your teeth may need to have caps or crowns, if they have been cracked or if decay and cavities have caused damage to areas that are simply too large for tooth fillings. It is also possible that you might need to have a root canal procedure to rid affected teeth of pulp that has died, if the decay has damaged the tooth nerve. Your dentist will remove the decay and fill the cavity hole with one of the materials discussed above if he or she has determined that a filling is your best option.
You will be free to choose from one of your dentist’s recommendations, depending on what your budget will allow or what your dental insurance covers. Composite or porcelain fillings will be recommended, in most cases, even though gold fillings are the most sturdy and durable. The ability to match the natural color of their own teeth is what most people want in a filling.
In the course of a routine dental examination, your dentist will use a variety of technical instruments, such as x-ray equipment, to look inside your mouth and close-up at the surface of your teeth. If any cavities are discovered, the dentist will most likely recommend some type of filling, which will depend on your preferences and budget.
Tooth fillings are great solutions to dental decay or cavities, and you should always keep two important things in mind: (1) Your dentist is the most qualified individual when it comes to the decision regarding fillings, and (2) You will not need to worry about discomfort and pain, because the dentist will completely numb the area to be filled. You won’t feel a thing.
Most fillings look natural and are great solutions to cavities, and the result will be that you will not lose a tooth. The entire procedure usually takes less than an hour, and you will be back in action at your regular daily routine in no time.
