When you have an aching tooth, this could mean the potential presence of a cavity. With a dental filling, our team can offer treatment for a cavity in one visit. Not only that, but we can offer tooth-colored results! In today’s blog, your Lake Orion, MI, dentist talks about our tooth-colored dental fillings.
When You Need a Filling
How do you know if you need a dental filling? If you attend a six month visit for a checkup and cleaning, then our team can catch decay in the earliest stages of demineralization, often before you experience symptoms. Otherwise, you may not know you need a filling until your tooth begins to hurt. Tooth sensitivity and toothaches could often mean you not only have decay, but that the cavity is in a more advanced state, and treatment is crucial for avoiding the onset of a cavity.
Composite Resin
Our team will take a close look at your tooth with advanced digital imaging systems, so we can identify the presence of a cavity and assess the overall severity. If a filling is the right choice for you, then our team will numb the tooth and remove decay from it. Next, we will apply the material. Instead of metal, we will use a composite resin that is metal-free and biocompatible, bonding with the tooth. We will shade this to blend with the tooth too.
When the restoration is in place, we will sculpt and mold the tooth as the material cures beneath a special light. The last step is to polish the tooth for a brighter appearance. In one visit, we tackle your decay and keep your teeth healthy and strong!
Other Holistic Restorations
Our team can use the same composite resin material to repair injuries and mask cosmetic imperfections in one visit with a dental bonding procedure. If we find you have decay or an injury too severe to be treated with a filling or bonding procedure, we can instead create a holistic and metal-free crown, one made from durable materials like porcelain. This not only looks natural, but we can often create and place them in only one visit.
If you have any questions about how our team will diagnose and treat tooth decay or about our lifelike composite resin restorations and bonding procedures, then contact our team today. We would love you to schedule your first checkup and cleaning visit today, so we can help you start 2025 on the path to your best possible smile!
Talk to Your Lake Orion, MI Dentist’s Office About Dental Restoration
Advanced dentistry can help you start a new year with a new smile. To schedule an appointment for our advanced treatments, then call Lake Orion Family Dentistry at (248)693-6213!
