Fillings (“fillings”) are used as part of dental treatment to rebuild teeth after a patient develops tooth decay or a fracture of their surface.
During dental check-ups, monitoring is carried out to ensure that the fillings continue to protect the original tooth part.
Like any material, they have a certain duration.
This patient has a filling in the right lateral incisor, from more than 10 years ago, which has lost adjustment at its margin.
If the seal between the filling and the enamel is weak, food and bacteria from the mouth would infiltrate into the tooth, and this infiltration would become cavities under the filling.
Therefore, a repair of the filling is carried out, through a previous diagnostic wax-up, and without the need for local anesthesia, in order to recover functionality and aesthetics. + info: more details of the treatment