Introduction “The tooth has a hole, I have to drill it now. Then I will make you a nice new filling! Which material would you like, I have several? Everyone has probably heard this sentence when visiting the dentist. The prospect of someone wanting to drill around in the tooth and probably getting a syringe … Dental filling- Which materials are available?
Materials for denifinitive fillings If the dentist has just removed caries and drilled a hole in the tooth, he or she must close this hole tightly so that no more bacteria from the oral cavity can enter the tooth and destroy it completely. For this purpose, the dentist uses a permanent filling. This filling is … Materials for denifinitive fillings | Dental filling- Which materials are available?
How do filling materials cure? There are materials that cure by themselves, which means that they will eventually harden by themselves once they are mixed. The second possibility is curing by UV light, we speak of light-curing materials. In case of self-curing filling materials, the dentist and his assistant must hurry to finish the modeling … How do filling materials cure? | Dental filling- Which materials are available?
Introduction In order to remove carious defects and to be able to restore the affected tooth permanently, a tooth filling is necessary. After the treating dentist has completely removed the caries and dried the resulting hole (cavity), he or she can resort to various filling materials. In dentistry, a basic distinction is made between rigid … Tooth filling with plastic
Disadvantages of the plastic filling In order to meet the requirements of a high-quality restorative material, plastics (composites) are extremely expensive to produce. The costs for the production of one gram of filling suitable plastic is about the price of one gram of gold. In addition, both the treatment process and the subsequent grinding of … Disadvantages of the plastic filling | Tooth filling with plastic
Durability of plastic fillings Plastic dental fillings are a material that enters into an intimate relationship with the tooth, which means that it sticks very firmly to the tooth and is therefore very dense. Bacteria can no longer slip into the gap between the tooth and the plastic filling and destroy the tooth. This means … Durability of plastic fillings | Tooth filling with plastic
Ceramics compared to plastic filling In principle, there are no ceramic fillings, since ceramic is a rigid material that must always be fired in the kiln at very high temperatures or cut out of a prefabricated block (CAD/CAM technology). These are ceramic inlays, i.e. inlay fillings that are made by the dental technician in the … Ceramics compared to plastic filling | Tooth filling with plastic
