Protect Your Smile with Natural-Looking Dental Fillings

Dental fillings are used to repair or restore teeth. They can be either single or combinations of metal, plastics, glass or other materials commonly employed for a given purpose. One of the most popular uses of fillings is to “fill” an area of tooth that your dentist has removed due to decay – “a cavity.” Fillings may also be used to repair cracked or broken teeth and teeth that have been worn down from misuse. A dental filling is a restorative treatment used to repair a tooth by replacing tooth structure lost to decay or damage. The most common reason for a filling is to treat a cavity. After your dentist gently removes the decayed material, the filling is placed to “fill” the area, sealing it off from bacteria and preventing further decay.