Our smile is the first thing people notice about us, so
being happy and comfortable with your smile, as well as looking after it is a
top priority.
When decay or cavity develops in your tooth, there are many
solutions to help restore its function, comfort and strength, as well as
protecting the tooth from further damage.
Fillings for teeth can be quite daunting when you’re not
sure what’s going on and why. There are likely to be many unanswered questions
you didn’t have time to ask your dentist when your head went to mush. How long
will it take? Will it be sore? What’s the procedure? In fact, what actually is
composite?
The more you understand about the treatment, the more you’ll
realise there’s nothing to worry about.
A composite filling is a tooth-coloured resin and glass
mixture used to restore decayed or broken teeth. By using enamel and dentin
bonding techniques, white fillings restore teeth that have become damaged as a
result of tooth decay or injury. White fillings are used as an alternative to
amalgam (silver) fillings, which are aesthetically poor and contain mercury.
Cavities and decaying teeth, particularly if it is a small
decay, do not necessarily hurt or cause pain, which is why it is vital to
maintain regular dental and hygienist visits at least twice a year.
There are two types of white filling – direct and indirect –
and they are based on when the light is used during the curing procedure.
Direct white fillings or dental composites are hardened with a curing light
after the white filling material is used to fill the cavity and moulded to
match the tooth’s shape. This direct procedure is used for dental treatments
such as disguising gaps, tooth-reshaping and fillings. In the indirect
procedure, the white filling material is first cured with light in a lab before
it is placed within the mouth. This method is used more frequently for larger
tooth cavities, reshaping, inlays and onlays, and partial crowns.
Dentist Ahmet Tosunoğlu has years of experience in
aesthetic composite fillings in the side dental clinic.
Inherent risks exist in all dental procedures, but the main
concern with white fillings is their durability and potential shrinkage.
However, new technology and dental procedures are resulting in stronger,
longer-lasting and lower-shrinkage white fillings.
The benefits far outweigh such problems, because white
fillings:
• Can restore not only teeth cavities caused by decay, but
chipped, broken and worn teeth.
• The colour can be harmonised to your normal tooth colour
to appear natural, so it isn’t noticeable when you smile.
• May be used as a veneer over stained or discoloured teeth.
• Preparation and treatment requires less time.
• Can be combined with other dental treatments, such as
inlays, crowns and bridges.
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