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Tooth Fillings | Denton, TX Dentist
Different Types of Tooth Fillings
The good news is that you can get fillings made with virtually any material these days – gold, silver amalgam, porcelain, plastic, composite, you name it!
Amalgam fillings are a concoction of materials by itself – mercury blended with zinc, tin, copper and silver. Composite resin fillings are glass ones. As you can imagine, both of these have both their advantages and disadvantages. This will be something worked out by you and your dental surgeon.
You can have a couple of different types of filling too – direct and indirect, which also have a couple more options – inlays and onlays. You may even find that you need a temporary filling from time to time, but this is usually done for those that have recently undergone root canal surgery, as an emergency treatment, and also if more than one session will be required for a specific treatment to be completed.
Indirect fillings will need a couple of trips to Denton Smiles; they are actually made up within a laboratory to go within the tooth with the help of a dental crown; usually when there is not enough tooth matter to support an entire filling.
Side Effects with Tooth Fillings
Make an Appointment with Denton Smiles
Most people know when they need a tooth filling—usually from a localized pain in a tooth that has a cavity. The worse thing you can do is to do nothing! Don’t wait—call your local dentist in Denton, TX—Denton Smiles Dentistry! Denton Smiles performs tooth fillings on a regular basis, and we can find the right kind of filling for your situation and send you on your way. Call our office at 940-298-8467 or request an appointment online today!