The best time to have a tooth filling is as soon as the decay starts. This is why it is important to come in for regular dental exams. The sooner we can catch the decay in your tooth, the lesser the decay will be, and the smaller the filling will need to be.
Dental fillings restore teeth harmed by decay back to their original form. Fillings are a very successful type of dental treatment if the decay is treated early. If the decay isn’t caught early enough, that is when we might need to do a more significant treatment than a dental tooth filling.
Regular check-up visits to a dentist will help spot decay earlier and having a small filling is both less painful and more affordable.
If you did need a filling, our friendly Team Dental dentists will be able to advise you if a white filling is right for you. Even though white fillings look better and are mercury-free dental fillings, amalgam fillings are available on request. In certain situations, they can be a better alternative to white fillings. White fillings tend to be considered less long-lasting than amalgam fillings.
However, with new materials and advancements in technology, white fillings can be just as long-lasting as amalgam fillings. But how long a filling lasts does depend a lot on where the filling is in your mouth and also the way that you bite and how much grinding you do.
