Curing tooth decay


Simple fillings are used to treat small holes. Dentists remove the softened or decayed material of the tooth. The hole left in the tooth is then filled with restorative material. This is usually done using local anesthetic, or numbing "drug, so the person feels no pain during the procedure.

Your dentist will recommend the best type of filler used. Usually, the silver-mercury filling or resin, but the mercury fillings available cavity is larger, can gold or porcelain fillings or crowns are necessary to restore form and function of the remaining tooth structure.

If the decay of the nerves and blood vessels in the center of the tooth has reached a root canal treatment may be needed in addition to the restoration of the tooth. Root canal treatment is a procedure to remove diseased pulp from the deep portion of the tooth. This area is then cleaned and sealed filling and crown, or cap, on top of the tooth.

If a tooth has an abscess and root canal treatment is not performed, the teeth are usually removed. Antibiotics may be necessary to admit.

The sooner a cavity, simpler and less expensive to treat.