Everyone needs a good dental care to maintain healthy teeth, gums and tongue every day. Just like your regular routine, your filling also needs a proper care. Dental fillings are used to seal the decay, fracture or crack tooth. It also helps to make teeth strong & protects the surrounding structure for up to 15 years. But you will need to remove your old fillings. Many questions always come up like when do dental fillings need to be replaced? If filling do not hurt then why need to be replaced?
As you know, there are different types of filling can be used:
- Amalgam(Silver fillings)
- Composite (white fillings)
- Gold fillings
Reasons to know:
- Tooth sensitivity to temperature, sweets, or pressure.
- Tooth may also be sensitive to touch either by your finger, toothbrush, or other dental tool.
- Old dental fillings can lead to chipped or fractured tooth, infection, or abscesses.
- If the pain lasts for too long, it can develop an irreversible pulpitis.
- If you seeing any holes or dark spots, filling may need to replace.
- Harm long term health of your tooth.
If you notice any signs or symptoms about your old filling that may need replaced. The filling cannot get crack or decay itself but the tooth surrounding can get a cavity due to poor oral hygiene, leakage of dental filling & many more reasons. You have to take care of your teeth by brushing and flossing.
The best treatment is keeping a regular dental check-up within 3 months for any problem related to your old fillings. If you feel like a filling may need to be replaced or you’re want to know please visit us Dr. Sachdeva’s Dental Clinic, a respected dental clinic in Ashok Vihar.
