Do You Know The Specific Process Of Filling Teeth？
1. Oral examination
Before filling teeth, doctors will conduct a comprehensive examination of the patient’s oral health, comprehensively understand and appropriately handle the patient’s oral health, and develop the best filling and restoration plan based on the number, location, and degree of caries in the patient.
2. Pit preparation
Cavity preparation refers to the use of dental surgery to remove decayed tissue and prepare it into a cavity shape as required.
The preparation of cavities starts with expanding the opening or finding the entrance. Dentists usually start with the more concealed cavities to fully expose them or create a pathway for surgical operations, which is convenient for observation and operation. They use a dental drill to remove the enamel at the edge of the cavities or create a groove on one side of the cavity to form a surgical pathway. When the decayed area is close to the dental nerve, this drilling action is likely to cause pain and discomfort.
3. Pit disinfection
The prepared cavity needs to be thoroughly disinfected. According to the degree of caries lesions, there is a significant difference in disinfection time for different caries. Shallow caries can be filled with dental filling materials only through one-time disinfection; Moderate or deep caries require three to five times of sealing treatment; If the dental nerve is involved, root canal therapy needs to be performed first.
4. Cavity filling
At this stage, the patient can no longer feel any pain. The dentist begins to place the prepared filling material into a cavity with a certain shape and immediately carve the shape, ensuring that it is basically consistent with the occlusal surface of natural teeth, so that the patient has no foreign body sensation, in order to achieve the goal of restoring the appearance and function of the teeth.
After the filling is placed, the dentist will perform the final polishing treatment.
