Your Dental Filling Could Last You a Lifetime
With proper care your dental fillings in Pasadena could last a lifetime.
Just like any dental procedure, the longevity of your treatment depends on how well you take care of your oral health after your procedure. It is important to maintain the proper brushing and flossing techniques to prevent further tooth decay in Pasadena. However, proper care isn’t the only factor that can play a part in how long your filling lasts. The type of filling you get and its ability to bond to your tooth will impact the amount of time your filling will last. Our composite fillings usually last between 7 and 10 years, but they have the ability to last a lifetime with excellent care.
Tooth Decay Stages
Early detection ensures that we can give you fast-acting treatment.
White Spots
If you have bad oral hygiene practices, plaque and bacteria start to build up on your teeth. As the minerals that make your teeth healthy are depleted, chalky white patches develop. However, this demineralization may be stopped with the right brushing and flossing methods and topical medications like fluoride toothpaste.
Enamel Decay
In the absence of minerals that make your tooth’s enamel robust, it starts to disintegrate. Remineralization is no longer viable, and a lesion will develop inside the tooth. Rapid lesion treatment can save a cavity from developing and requiring a dental filling.
Dentin Decay
A cavity, or pit, is formed in the tooth when the decay reaches the dentin layer after penetrating the enamel. At this point, the cavity must be filled or covered with a dental crown. Since dentin is weaker than enamel, the infection will readily pierce it and go on to the following step. Rapid detection and treatment of dental infections are essential.
Pulp Involvement
When tooth decay penetrates the dentin layer, it starts to damage the dental pulp inside the tooth. Damage to the dental pulp, which includes the blood vessels and nerves that keep your tooth alive, can be quite painful. A root canal will be required to completely remove the damaged tissue since the infection will continue to spread to the tooth’s root.
Abscess Formation
When tooth decay reaches its final stage, it starts to infect the gums nearby and develops into a pus-filled pocket known as a tooth abscess. While the germs in the tooth continue to destroy the remaining dental pulp, abscesses attack the neighboring soft tissue and bone.
End Anxiety, Visit Walnut Hill Dental Group
Our dentist in Pasadena and team will go above and beyond to end your dental anxiety…
We want you to love your visits to the dentist just as much as we love serving you. At Walnut Hill Dental Group we will do our best to create an environment where you can be comfortable. If it means using music, movies and other tools to help you relax, then we’ve got you covered. We understand your fear, so please don’t hesitate to let us help!
We Have Dental Fillings to Match Your Teeth!
We offer composite dental fillings in Pasadena at Walnut Hill Dental Group…
One of the best benefits of getting a dental filling today is the ability to get fillings that match your teeth rather than the traditional metal or amalgam fillings. They are also better for your health. At Walnut Hill Dental Group we offer composite fillings that are made to match the color of your teeth to make them as discrete as possible. Our composite resin fillings are a mixture of different materials, which gives them the ability to match your teeth. We can use different mixtures to change the color of the filling and customize them to your teeth. Another advantage to composite resin fillings is that they require less drilling in order to fill the necessary space when compared to amalgam fillings. They also have the ability to bond to your teeth better, which means your decayed tooth will be reinforced and stronger at its structure. Nevertheless, whichever way you choose to go with your filling, the most important aspect is getting rid of your tooth decay in Pasadena. We know tooth decay can be very painful, especially when you least expect it. If you are having problems with tooth pain and need urgent dentistry, call us at (626) 796-0313 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to schedule your appointment.
