If a tooth develops a cavity, care is needed to avoid infection and potentially, the risk of tooth loss. We can offer a metal-free filling to treat tooth decay and ensure the finished results look natural. In today’s blog, your team at Riverside Dental Group talks about saving teeth with a lifelike dental filling.
The Potential Presence of Tooth Decay
How do you know if you have a cavity that needs attention? For some, a warning signs could be tooth sensitivity when you eat or drink. You could also develop a toothache that lasts for more than a day, and only grows in severity with time. When you have pain in your tooth, let us know. Without treatment, a cavity only grows in severity until an infection develops that could mean more severe pain and even the risk of a missing tooth. Don’t risk the health, infection, and stability of your tooth. We can offer help with lifelike results using a dental filling.
Composite Resin
Instead of metal, our team will offer treatment with a metal-free material that blends acrylic-like and glass-like particles. Composite resin is very strong, and can bond with the tooth, being biocompatible in nature. The material can also be color-matched to blend with your tooth. Along with treating cavities in a filling procedure, we can use the same material in a dental bonding procedure to repair minor injuries, reshape malformed teeth, and even mask teeth stains, offering major cosmetic improvement in one sitting.
Applying Your Filling
If we find you need a filling, we will numb the tooth to ensure you stay comfortable as we remove the decay from the tooth and thoroughly clean it. Next, we will watch the surfaces and apply the prepared material in several layers. As the composite resin cures under a light, we will sculpt and mold the tooth to ensure a balanced bite and a lifelike appearance. We then polish the tooth for a brighter appearance. The entire process takes one sitting, and prevents decay from becoming an infection, bringing a halt to your discomfort right away.
If you have any questions about how we treat tooth decay in only one visit, or about how we restore and reshape teeth in a bonding procedure, then contact our team today.
Riverside Dental Group Provides Cavity Care
We want to help treat cavities in one visit with a lifelike and metal-free dental restoration. To learn more about treating tooth decay, then please call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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