When teeth are damaged due to dental erosion, harmful acids can chew away at a tooth until a hole forms and the tooth enamel. At this point, a cavity will be present. In order to eradicate cavities, a visit to your dentist will be needed for a dental filling. One highly effective dental filling option to consider is a composite dental filling, also known as tooth-colored fillings.
In order to enhance your oral health care, it is essential to ensure that no cavities are allowed to arise in your mouth. If a cavity is present, it means a hole has formed in your tooth enamel. In order to ensure that your tooth is safe from future tooth decay, the cavity will need to be filled in. Numerous treatments can be used to help fill in cavities, with one of the most effective to use being a composite dental filling.
Composite dental fillings are highly effective tooth restoration treatments for filling in cavities that may be present in a tooth. If left untreated, cavities can give rise to infections deep within a tooth and eventual tooth loss. However composite dental fillings can remove the material and fill it in to save a tooth from extraction or future damage. Composite fillings are extremely durable and cannot the last up to 7 to 10 years before they may need to be repaired or replaced.
Composites benefit from the fact that the original filling will not need to be removed when they need to be repaired or replaced. Instead, a new composite can be placed directly on top of the old one. In addition, composite fillings are tooth-colored in appearance and will mimic the natural look of your smile. They’re also mercury-free and better sealants of the margins of a tooth to help ensure leakage does not occur.
The best smiles are made possible with composite dental fillings. To upgrade your smile with composite dental fillings, you are welcome to schedule a visit to our dentist in Olympia, Washington. If you would like Dr. Andrea Mason and our team at Olympia Pediatric Dentistry to talk to you about composite dental fillings, please call our dentist office at 360-352-3515.