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Restoring a Tooth: Understanding Dental Fillings

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Blog Post written by: Annerley Dental Date Written: 21/01/2022 Focus Keywords:  Dental Fillings, Restoring a Tooth Focus Page Links: https://annerleydental.com.au/fillings/ Dental fillings are dental devices used to restore a tooth to its previous state when it has been damaged by dental decay. Fillings can be made out of metal amalgams or composite resins, and they come in many shapes and sizes. Dental fillings are important for restoring teeth because dental decay can lead to pain, dental disease, and even tooth loss if left untreated. In this article we will discuss the different types of dental fillings that exist today! Dental fillings can be made out of dental amalgam or composite resins. Dental amalgams are the older dental filling option, and have been used since the 18th century! What are Dental Amaglams? Dental amalgams are dental fillings that contain mercury and other metals such as silver, tin, copper, zinc. Dental amalagms come in powder form and can be mixed with a ...

Reasons You May Need a Root Canal

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 If you have any of the following symptoms, you may need a root canal: tooth sensitivity to hot or cold temperatures, pain in your teeth when chewing with an open mouth, fever and swollen gums. Root canal treatment is a root canal procedure that involves the removal of inflamed or infected pulp from inside your tooth. This requires local anesthesia to numb the area and then an opening through which we remove all diseased tissue, clean out any bacteria contained in them before filling it up with a special sealing material. If you have been suffering from a root canal infection, your dentist will most likely recommend root canal therapy. If you experience any of these symptoms it may be time to consider root canal treatment: pain in one specific area on some teeth; sensitivity to hot and cold ; root canal symptoms that are more pronounced at night; pain when biting down. Root canals, also known as root canal therapy or endodontics is a dental procedure used to treat an infection of...