A filling is a very important tool to all dentists. A dental filling is used to replace the areas of a tooth lost to tooth decay. This type of dental restoration is vital to dentistry because it enables dentist to replace only part of a tooth and now a whole tooth. But this can only be done if the cavity is caught before it's taken over the whole tooth. This can only be done through regular check ups and your dentists office or by going to the dentist as soon as you have significant tooth ache pain.
A cavity filling has been around in dentistry for a long time. Gold filling and mercury filling restorations have been used for a long time, but modern dentistry techniques have enabled dentists to create white fillings, that look just like the rest of the tooth. This means it is virtually impossible to tell whether of not a patient has a filling and it eliminated the use of a potentially dangerous element, mercury. While it has not been proven that mercury tooth fillings are dangerous, our dentist at the Atlanta Dental Group PC is an amalgam free Atlanta dentist.
If you get a filling, you have several options to choose from. Gold fillings, composite fillings, ionomers and indirect composites are all options. Composite fillings are the standard in dentistry today. They are quick to easy and quick to create, relatively cheap and have cosmetic values that simply cannot be beaten. If the tooth decay is not caught soon enough, it may be necessary for the dentist to perform root canal therapy, in which case another type of dental restoration, a dental crown, will be needed to replace the tooth.
If you believe you have a cavity and need a filling or if you would like to replace amlagam fillings please consider making an appointment at the Atlanta Dental Group PC. Our Atlanta dental team have over 45 years of combined experience serving Atlanta's dental needs. Our dentists in Georgia are dedicated to their patients' good health and well being and you are more than welcome to join our family of patients. If you would like schedule an appointment with our Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky, call 404-874-7428 to make a free cosmetic consultation appointment.