If you need to have a cavity filled, you will be able to choose from among several different options for filling materials. Although traditionally metal fillings were almost always used, nowadays there are quite a few different filling options available to dental patients.
Below is some information on a few of the most common filling types:
Tooth-colored composites
Composite resins can be used to fill cavities in either the front or back of the mouth.
Cavities can completely destroy a tooth. As plaque feeds on the sugars in your mouth, it produces acids which eat away at the enamel of your teeth. These acids can eat completely through the enamel and allow germs to get in and cause infections. A toothache is nothing more than an infection causing swelling inside a tooth. Once a cavity penetrates to the pulp, a dentist has to perform a root canal and then replace your natural tooth with a crown.
