Restorations (fillings)

If you have cavities, your dentist may decide to either monitor its progression (if the cavity is small) or restore the tooth immediately. If you do not treat a decay, it can get bigger and cause tooth pulp inflammation and pain. If left unchecked, it can even increase in size and cause an infection in the pulp and surrounding tissues (gum bone) and form an abscess that will require a root canal treatment. Sometimes even one may have to extract the tooth and replace it with an artificial tooth.

Dental obturations, commonly known as “fillings” are used to restore decayed, fractured or worn teeth. They can be made of amalgam (gray filling) or composite (white esthetic filling) depending on the condition of the tooth and the tooth position. Several factors are involved in the choice of material used by the dentist, do not hesitate to ask us during your visit.

Composite Resin

An esthetic material used to restore anterior and posterior teeth. It is made of polymer (plastic) and inert hard and very tiny particles.

It offers several benefits that they come close to and harmonize with the natural color of the tooth and allows the dentist to make a smaller cavity when repairing a cavity by adhesion to the dental substance, unlike the unaesthetic amalgam (gray filling) which requires mechanical retention.