Our Dentist in Renton Strengthens and Protects Your Smile with Composite Fillings

Cavities and tooth decay are rather serious conditions that need to be addressed before they get worse. When a dentist finds cavities or decays that eat away the teeth, they will usually fill it with a substance known as filling. These fillings are usually either amalgam fillings or composite fillings.

 

What Happens During Composite or Amalgam Filling

First of all, a composite or amalgam filling is a tooth-colored filling that will look pretty much like your old tooth. The good thing about composite fillings is that they are pretty durable and they can cover up small cavities. To put the filling, the dentist will first remove some of the tooth chips and then fill the gap with the filling. This process is usually done if the patient has a cavity, a chipped tooth, or a gap between the teeth.

 

The Process Of Adding the Composite Filling

First, the dentist will apply some numbing anesthetic near the parts that need filling. From there, he or she will clean the decayed parts. At the same time, the dentist will apply a substance that will open the pores. The whole point of this is to allow the filling to have a stronger bond by going into the pores. From there, a special kind of light is applied to the same spots to harden the composite filling. Once that’s done, the filling will be applied. The thin layers are added first then the thicker ones later.

 

Once the gap is already filled, then all the dentist needs to do is wait for it to harden. When the filling has already been hardened, then the patient will try biting using the new “tooth”. If everything is okay, then the patient can continue with his or her usual routines.