Today’s advanced dental treatments and materials can give you a healthier, more complete smile that can last you a lifetime.
Tooth Decay & Dental fillings
Tooth Decay: Also known as caries, is an oral disease that can affect many people.
There are natural bacteria living in your mouth that can form plaque. The plaque then interacts with food deposits left on your teeth from sugary and starchy meals. This interaction will create acids and these acids will erode the tooth enamel and start a cavity. These acids will damage tooth enamel over time by dissolving, or de-mineralizing it. Over time the caries will then spread into the dentin and then the nerve or pulp. Tooth decay is when it still in dentin can be removed and filled with a dental fillings. When the decay extends to the pulp root canal treatment will be needed.
Composite fillings: A composite filling is a tooth-colored plastic and glass mixture used to restore decayed teeth. Composites are also used for cosmetic improvements of the smile by changing the color of the teeth or reshaping disfigured teeth.
