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Tooth-Colored Fillings

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Why are Fillings Necessary?

When tooth structure is eaten away or otherwise damaged by dental decay, cracks, or fractures, it can often be repaired by means of the placement of a tooth-colored dental filling. The filling will help repair and prevent further tooth damage.

What is the Procedure for Fililngs?

The fear of getting fillings can make a child anxious. Oral sedation and laughing gas can be used to calm down anxiety in children. An anesthetic will be applied to numb the area around the tooth. The tooth decay can then be easily removed and the fillings can be placed.

Once the filling is applied and formed into the tooth shape, a blue light is applied to it making it harder in seconds. If the child has difficulty biting or feels the tooth isn’t shaped properly, your Blue Coral Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics dentist can easily make additional adjustments.

The procedure is usually painless and quick. After the fillings are completed the average time it takes for sensitivity to decrease is two weeks. It will eventually diminish over time.

Dental Fillings for Children

Blue Coral Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics offers proper fillings for your child to assure they have strong healthy teeth.

What is the Procedure for Fillings?

The fear of getting fillings can make a child anxious. Laughing gas can be used to calm down anxiety in children. An anesthetic will be applied to numb the area around the tooth. The tooth decay can then be easily removed and the fillings can be placed.

Once the filling is applied and formed into the tooth shape, a blue light is applied to it making it harder in seconds. If the child has difficulty biting or feels the tooth isn’t shaped properly, the dentist can easily make additional adjustments.

The procedure is usually painless and quick. Sometimes after the fillings are completed the average time it takes for sensitivity to decrease in two weeks. It will eventually diminish over time.

Tooth-Colored Fillings

Blue Coral Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics often uses tooth-colored filling materials to restore the child’s smile. These “white fillings” invisibly restore the form and function of a tooth so it seamlessly blends in with the remaining tooth structure. Tooth-colored fillings are made of the latest generation of composite resin materials, filler particles bound together when set by a hard matrix material. Strong and durable, tooth-colored fillings are chemically bonded to fill and rebuild a tooth once the decayed or damaged tooth structure has been removed. This material works on everything from baby teeth to permanent, adult teeth.

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Dentist in Park Ridge

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Blue Coral Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
690 N IL Route 31
Suite D
Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Buffalo Grove
195 N Arlington Heights Rd
Suite 150
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Glenview
1521 Waukegan Rd
Glenview, IL 60025
Park Ridge
950 N Northwest Highway
Suite 102
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Chicago
3500 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60657