Pain caused by a ceramic filling
Ceramic fillings should not cause pain under any circumstances. The materials are all very well tolerated and rarely cause allergies. That means pain in the sense of burning or headaches are not very likely. However, if the dentist has to drill deeply and gets close to the tooth nerve, it is possible that pain will continue to occur for a few days after the filling until the tooth nerve has calmed down again.
Durability of dental fillings made of ceramic, plastic, gold or porcelain
Tooth fillings with ceramic or plastic have a very long durability. Even when chewed, these dental fillings made of plastic or ceramic remain stable, which means that the patient cannot simply grind the material away by chewing, so that in the end the filling is completely flat. Fillings made of ceramic, porcelain or gold usually remain tight, which means that no bacteria can get under the filling and further destroy the tooth from there.
The only weak point that these fillings have is the cement gap. The cement gap is created because the fillings have to be glued into the tooth. This leaves a very thin gap that can be filled by the glue. Unfortunately, it can happen that the glue can be washed out of the gap between the tooth and the filling by the saliva, which can affect the durability of the ceramic, porcelain or gold fillings. However, regular check-ups at the dentist ensure that such things are noticed in time and thus the durability is not affected.
Durability of dental fillings with cement
Dental fillings with cement are not stable for very long. Furthermore, they do not offer good resistance to the chewing forces, which means that the patient can chew these fillings.Especially in patients who grind their teeth a lot, cement fillings do not have a long durability. Cements also become porous over time.
They no longer hold tight and bacteria can penetrate the tooth. The result is caries, which develops under the filling. This is rather bad for the durability of the tooth in the mouth.
This type of caries is usually only discovered when the tooth nerve has been attacked and then a root canal treatment is necessary. Tooth fillings made of a cement do not have to be irradiated by a blue light source, but they become hard after they are mixed. Nowadays, cements are supplied in capsules in which both the liquid and the powder are together.
These capsules only need to be mixed. Cement dental fillings can cause pain over time. As already mentioned, the fillings can become porous over time and then allow bacteria to pass through. These bacteria can cause great pain when they reach the nerve of the tooth.
