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Tooth decay is one of the common and painful dental problems that most people face during their lifetime. Caries usually occur due to not using dental floss regularly and improper brushing.

Tooth restoration or so-called tooth filling is one of the easiest and first measures to eliminate tooth decay. When your tooth is faced with decay, the dentist usually drains the decayed and infected areas and fills it with special materials. Various materials such as amalgam, composite, etc. are used for filling.

Points to be considered after teeth restoration:

• The restored tooth may be sensitive to various factors such as impact and cold for several days. Don"t worry and try to eliminate the stimulating factors.

• If the filling is close to the tooth nerve and there is night pain or spontaneous pain, root canal treatment is needed. See a doctor immediately after the onset of severe pain.

• Do not eat hard food other than liquids for two hours after tooth filling.

• 24 hours after tooth restoration, you can use the side of the filled tooth to chew food.

• If the restoration area is long, visit your dentist as soon as possible.

• After filling the tooth with tooth-colored materials, avoid eating colored materials (tea, coffee, soft drinks...) for 24 hours as much as possible.

• It is necessary to observe oral hygiene and restored teeth as well as healthy teeth.

• In the case of tooth restoration with different metal materials (amalgam), there is a possibility that the tooth will be sensitive to cold, etc. within 1 to 1.5 months.

• In case of tooth restoration with materials of the same color, exposure to excessive sensitivity of the teeth cannot be justified in any way and should be investigated immediately.

• If the filling of your tooth settles, see your dentist immediately, because sometimes the fillings move away from the tooth wall and a gap appears between the tooth and the filling. This distance is a good place for food to get stuck and start a new decay.

• Restoring teeth does not prevent oral hygiene in any way. It should be noted that for brushing and flossing, especially in amalgam restorations, at least a few hours should pass after the restoration. If it is not possible to floss the restored tooth, you should visit your dentist as soon as possible.

It is normal to have pain and slight sensitivity to hot and cold water after tooth restoration. This pain will go away after a few days; Of course, it may sometimes take up to one or two months. However, if the intensity of the pain does not decrease after a few days, or if the pain occurs at night or with pulsations, be sure to visit your dentist.

• The feeling of height in the restored tooth can be due to the numbness of the restored area. The different shape of the restoration compared to the caries cavity and its novelty for the oral cavity causes excessive attention to the restoration and a false sense of height.

• Anesthesia of the repaired area may last from one hour to several hours depending on the type of anesthesia. The point that needs to be observed during this period is to be careful not to accidentally bite or injure the lips and cheeks.

• Usually tooth-colored restorations or composite restorations experience some degree of undesirable color change after several months of service. Amalgam restorations may also lose their surface polish after some time and have an unpleasant and uneven appearance. If this happens, see your dentist.

• In some patients, the contact of steel spoons with the amalgam restoration may cause a mild electric shock. Biting aluminum sheets like chocolate skin also leads to this condition. If this happens a lot and bothers you, you should see a dentist to change the type of restoration.

• When a tooth is restored, it does not mean that it no longer needs any care. Rather, the repaired tooth may suffer from secondary decay, or it may be subject to new decay from a place other than the place where the restoration was performed. In fact, tooth restoration increases the need for hygiene. So, even if you have removed all your tooth decay with restoration, it is necessary to regularly use a toothbrush and floss and visit the dentist every six months.

• Any restored tooth may have problems after a few months of restoration, for example, a part of the restoration may break, etc., in these cases, it is necessary to visit a dentist to repair the restoration or replace it.

• After tooth restoration, there is no need to use pus drying (antibiotic). Try to use painkillers only in case of pain after consulting your dentist.

Conclusion

• One of the most important points of dental care that should be taken into account is that prevention always precedes treatment. Try to check your teeth once in a while.

• Even when you don"t feel pain in your teeth or you don"t feel any problems in your mouth and teeth, try to visit the dentist every six months for prevention.

• Brush your teeth after every meal and be sure to use dental floss.

• One of the points that must be observed before and after tooth restoration is to plan your diet to consume less sugary substances and minimize the consumption of sugary substances and do not consume sugary substances between meals.

When the tooth decays, the dentist must remove the decayed and dead parts of the tooth to prevent the decay from progressing and reaching the root of the tooth. When the inside of the tooth is empty, the internal cavities must be filled with a substance.

Most people have at least one tooth filled. If you have noticed, the materials used to repair the teeth are white or mercury in color. What is the difference between these two colors? Which material is suitable for filling teeth? Such questions have arisen for many patients.

Rotten teeth

How does the tooth decay? When a person does not brush his teeth after every meal and does not use dental floss, the food between the teeth is not destroyed and remains there for a long time. With the passage of time and the increase of food between the teeth, dental plaques are formed, dental plaques cause decay by spreading strong bacteria. Plaques grow between the teeth as well as along the gum line. Disseminated bacteria enter the tooth tissue by penetrating the tooth crown and enamel.

As time passes, and the tooth decay is not repaired, the development of bacteria increases and reaches the root of the tooth. It is at this time that the root of the tooth needs treatment and the so-called denervation is performed.

The acid produced by bacteria easily destroys the tooth crown and enamel. Although the material of the tooth is very strong, it will not have much resistance against this acid. This acid is combined with saliva and slowly penetrates the tooth.

Signs of decay

If tooth decay is minor, it usually has no symptoms. For this reason, its spread cannot be stopped. Dentists advise people to visit a dentist every six months to check the general condition of their teeth.

When the decay progresses, it is accompanied by pain. At this time, you should go to the dentist because maybe the decay has progressed and reached the root.

Also, sometimes decay causes white spots or any other color on the surface of the teeth. If you face this symptom, it is better to see a dentist as soon as possible.

Tooth decay cannot be cured and a decayed tooth must be repaired. By restoring the tooth, you can only prevent the progress of caries. So what is better to prevent decay in advance by observing hygiene.

filling teeth

In order to detect caries, first of all, a radiological picture must be taken of all the teeth. In this photo, the dentist can easily identify decayed teeth and their decay rate. Even if the decay causes gingivitis, it will be clear in the picture.

After the diagnosis, the dentist removes the decayed parts of the tooth with a special dental tool. So that a cavity is created in the tooth. This hole can be big or small depending on the level of decay. Of course, the dentist"s skill in removing decayed tissue is very important.

Special materials are needed to fill teeth. From the past to the present day, various materials have been used to fill teeth. In ancient times, dentists used bronze metal to restore teeth. With the passage of time and various tests, a new material called amalgam was chosen to fill the teeth.

What kind of material is amalgam?

Amalgam is an alloy of two main metals mercury and silver along with tin and copper. Amalgam consists of two parts, a powder and a liquid. The liquid part is mercury and the powder part includes silver, copper and tin metals.

The dentist first empties the tooth and washes the inside. Then the liquid and powder parts of the amalgam are combined and a paste-like substance is obtained. This material hardens after 2-3 minutes, that"s why the dentist must quickly insert it into the cavity and make it into the shape of a tooth.

Amalgam hardens into tooth material after drying. This material is not suitable for filling front teeth because it is not tooth-colored. But due to its high strength, it is very suitable for the restoration of molar teeth.

Although amalgam is made of mercury, it is not toxic at all. The mercury used in amalgam is free mercury that does not have toxic fumes.

Avoid eating food for two hours after tooth restoration with amalgam. Also, use watery and lukewarm food for up to 24 hours. Amalgam will last more than 10 years if hard foods are not eaten with the teeth. Remember that the restored tooth is still subject to decay, so hygiene should be followed.