Decayed teeth are filled with tooth colored filling material or composites.
Decayed tooth
Decay excavated
Tooth colored filling done
Composites are fillings designed to match the color of your teeth The dentist matches the composite material to the patient's tooth color. Because they blend so well with your tooth color they can be used where fillings are visible including the front teeth.
Decayed tooth
Filling done
Decayed front teeth
After filling
Overzealous brushing, wrong brushing technique, using a very hard toothbrush or very abrasive tooth paste, any of theses factors can lead to wear of the teeth. Sometimes stomach acidity and bulimia can cause tooth wear. In these cases the tooth wear is mainly on the sides of the tooth not the chewing surfaces. These areas of tooth wear can be filled with tooth colored filling material.
