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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor II Nguyen Khanh Nam - Doctor of Odonto-Stomatology - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.Filling is a popular dental technique in restoring defects for chipped teeth, decayed teeth, wide teeth,...
1. What is a filling?
Filling is a commonly used method in dentistry, the dentist will add artificial tooth enamel to restore tooth tissue due to defects such as: tooth decay, chipped, spaced teeth, helping teeth to perfect in terms of shape. shape and color.
Currently there are many types of materials that can replace porcelain teeth when chipped, but often the durability is not high
There are currently 4 types of popular cosmetic dental fillings:
Silver amalgam fillings: Amalgam is a mixture compounds include silver, tin, zinc, copper and mercury (approximately 50% of the mixture). This material has good wear resistance and strength. However, it is easy to detect because the color of the filling area is darker than the natural tooth color. This is the cheapest type of filling among the current filling materials. Composite resin filling: This is a highly effective cosmetic dental filling method and is chosen by many people today, the material has a similar color to the natural tooth color. However, it is usually only suitable for use with small deep holes because this material is very easy to wear and peel, moreover, it is very easy to stain food. Therefore, its service life is lower than that of other materials. Gold fillings: Use gold material to fill in the concave positions of the teeth. Gold can withstand great chewing forces, gives it a luxurious look, and will wear out more slowly than other materials. However, it is the most expensive form of filling, requires multiple fillings, and is easy to detect.
Dùng vàng để làm đầy vị trí lõm của răng thường tốn kém và dễ bị phát hiện
Porcelain fillings: Porcelain materials have the same color as natural teeth, are not stained with food when eating and drinking, so they have aesthetic advantages, better resistance to stains and corrosion than composite materials. This material has a longer lifespan than other materials. However, corresponding to such quality, the price of cosmetic porcelain dental fillings is also quite high, equivalent to gold fillings.
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2. In which cases can fillings be made?
Suitable cases for filling teeth include:
Teeth with caries Damaged teeth but not the pulp Wide teeth, but at a moderate level, the distance between teeth is not too large Teeth worn enamel, black roots Teeth Chipped teeth but do not want to grind porcelain teeth
Răng thưa không quá xa có thể trám để khắc phục
3. Can chipped porcelain teeth be filled?
Chipped porcelain teeth can be caused by the following reasons:By biting hard objects: You must have witnessed or heard of someone when biting bones, crab claws, pistachio shells, opening beer bottles... and real tooth chipped. Even biting melon seeds can cause toothache, leading to cracked teeth or death of pulp.
Due to the technique of making porcelain teeth of dentists and technicians: If porcelain teeth are performed correctly, the possibility of chipping will be limited. On the contrary, if there are technical errors, the possibility of chipping will be higher.
Can chipped teeth be filled is a question that many people care about. Once the porcelain teeth in the mouth have been chipped, it cannot be filled, then you need to cover the new porcelain teeth. The dentist will remove the old porcelain teeth and replace them with new porcelain teeth. If the chip is very small, it does not affect the aesthetics, the dentist can sand the chipped place to smooth and polish, then, you do not need to cover the porcelain teeth.
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