How a dental filling from your dentist in Tracy, CA, can save your smile

Dental fillings are one of the most important restorative services your dentist can provide. Fillings can repair damaged tooth structure, restoring your full chewing ability. They can even enhance the beauty of your smile!

Dr. Alexander Pritsky at Tracy Dental Center in Tracy, CA, offers comprehensive dental care, including dental fillings to save your smile.

You may need a dental filling because you have:

• Tooth decay, which has created a cavity
• An existing filling that leaks around the margins
• Tooth damage, caused by trauma to your teeth
• Tooth sensitivity, caused by exposed roots

So, how do you know if you need a dental filling? You may:

• See a hole in your tooth
• Notice black or brown stain that doesn’t go away
• Feel sharp, stabbing pain when you bite down
• Experience aching and throbbing in your tooth when you eat or drink hot, cold, or sweet food or beverages

If you need a dental filling, you now have a choice other than metal. Metal fillings are strong, but they also don’t look natural. Fortunately, there is another option. It’s called composite, or a tooth-colored filling!

Composite is a unique, liquid resin that Dr. Pritsky can match to the color of your existing teeth. He will sculpt the material into your prepared tooth, and then harden the material using ultraviolet light. The result is a dental filling that blends in with your smile completely.

For tooth sensitivity, another type of tooth-colored filling may be suggested. Glass ionomer fillings are the perfect solution to cover up exposed roots and eliminate tooth sensitivity for good.

Tooth-colored fillings are an excellent choice for everyone, especially if you:

• Are sensitive to metals
• Don’t like a metal taste in your mouth
• Don’t like the look of metal in your smile

To learn more about tooth-colored fillings and the dental concerns fillings can treat, call Dr. Alexander Pritsky at Tracy Dental Center in Tracy, CA. You can reach him by calling (209) 833-9322, so call today!