If you have a cavity in your tooth, then you need a dental filling. This could offer a solution that looks natural and is helpful for kids and adults alike. In today’s blog, your team at Stubbs Family Dentistry talks about how we restore your smile with a tooth-colored dental filling. We can even use the same material to repair teeth and address common cosmetic complaints, all in one sitting!
The Presence of a Cavity
How do you know if you need a dental filling? If you have a cavity in your smile, this could be a source of tooth sensitivity when you eat and drink. You could also have a toothache that forms and increases in severity with time, so your pain does not alleviate after a day or two. When you have persistent pain in your smile, you should reach out to our team for a diagnosis. If we examine your smile and find a cavity, we can offer a restoration to halt decay and prevent infection, so you avoid pain and the risk of losing a tooth! The restoration only takes one visit to complete too.
The Lifelike Dental Filling
While metal fillings are effective, they don’t look natural, could expand and contract with time to increase the risk of further decay, and may not be safe for young children, elderly people, or pregnant women, and especially for those with metal allergies. But with composite resin, we can offer a material that is metal-free and safe for everyone. The material can also be shaded to blend with your smile too.
Our team will numb your tooth so you stay cozy as we remove decay and clean the structure. We then apply the material and sculpt the tooth while the composite resin is cured beneath a light. The last step is to polish the tooth for a brighter appearance; the entire process only takes one sitting.
Dental Bonding
Our team can also use composite resin in a bonding procedure to repair damage and even mask common cosmetic complaints, such as teeth stains or open gaps between the teeth. Again, this takes only one visit and offers lifelike and long-lasting results. If you have any questions about how we treat tooth decay and save your tooth, or about how we can boost the appearance of your tooth, then contact our team about our fillings and bonding procedures. We want to help you feel great about your smile, and enjoy better oral health and bite function too.
Ask Our Team About Restoring Your Tooth
Our team wants to help repair your teeth and offer a solution for your toothache with a custom restoration. To schedule an appointment with Stubbs Family Dentistry in West Allis, WI, call our team today at 414-541-8250.
