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Dental Filling and Its Application: An Overview

- Published in Dental & Oral Health

Introduction Dental fillings can be made of a variety of materials, including metals, polymers, glass, or other substances, and are used to restore or repair teeth … View thread

Why does my molar hurt after a dental filling?

- Answered in Dentistry

This is not anyways under the normal windows of dental practices, normally there should be no pain, in case there was high contact point pain it should have gone within a week ... Hi doctor, I had a filling done in one of my molars ... I went back to my dentist, and he filed down the filling, apparently my teeth were hitting on the tongue side instead of the cheek side … View thread

What could cause tooth sensitivity following a dental filling and deep cleaning procedure?

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A few days ago, I underwent a deep teeth cleaning procedure and had fillings placed in some of my teeth ... Today, one of the teeth with a filling has started to hurt, and it feels as though it may become loose or fall out … View thread

Why do I have some sharp pain after dental filling?

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Hi doctor, I had two deep fillings a few days ago ... If the sensitivity and pain is very mild, then it may be due to the material used for filling, which emits heat for one or two days till it gets its maximum strength … View thread

Is root canal a suggested treatment when the dental filling is near the nerves?

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Hi doctor, My tooth has been filled and I went to the dentist and he took an x-ray and the filling was to close to to my nerve ... I was thinking he could just remove the filling and and replace it with a new one which makes sense … View thread

I have jaw pain, congested ear, and sore throat post dental filling. What should I do now?

- Answered in Dentistry

This comes before one month after a filling repair, and two weeks after I had to go back to get the bite adjustment … View thread

Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: Application and Use in Endodontics

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It also allows proper root growth in immature permanent teeth that have been impacted by traumatic dental injuries or accidental falls ... Though this can be a technically difficult procedure, care is to be taken by the dental surgeon during the process of condensation ... Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is an endodontic filling material or cement that is highly biocompatible and hydrophilic and holds the potency to stimulate tissue healing … View thread

Know How Mercury Intoxication Occurs, Its Causes, Diagnosis, and Management

- Published in First aid and Emergencies

Inhalation of Metallic Mercury Vapor via Occupational or Dental Fillings: Dental fillings or amalgam fillings contain 40 % to 50 % of elemental mercury … View thread

What is the treatment option for an extensively decayed tooth?

- Answered in Dentistry

Simple cavities without pain can be treated simply with a dental fillingView thread

All my lower back teeth have started to decay. Please help me.

- Answered in Dentistry

If it is decay, then your dentist might suggest you get some dental fillings done ... If it is just stains that you are noticing, then the stains could be removed by dental scaling, that is, professional cleaning … View thread