Preserve Your Natural Teeth and Oral Health with White Fillings

Nobody like cavities; that’s why you practice good oral hygiene. Unfortunately, cavities are sneaky and usually find their way into your mouth despite your best efforts to prevent them. Luckily, most cavities are easily, quickly, and routinely treated with cavity fillings. 

When Dr. Benjamin Seaton spots cavities in your smile, Artistry in Smiles uses the safest, natural-looking materials to fix the damage. We use toxin-free and tooth-colored composite (white) fillings to fix cavities in Los Banos, California. 

How cavities form

Combining at-home dental care with semiannual dental appointments is the best way to prevent cavities. However, cavities can still form even when you practice near-perfect dental care. But this doesn’t mean you stop brushing and flossing your teeth. These dental care practices prevent many cavities and other oral issues like gum disease and bad breath.

Your teeth contain small crevices and pits that cannot be thoroughly cleaned with a toothbrush. When oral hygiene is inadequate, plaque can accumulate, eventually calcifying into tartar. Dental calculus buildup creates an ideal breeding ground for harmful bacteria to attack your tooth enamel and cause cavities.

Treating cavities with composite fillings

There are several tooth-filling materials. Dentists have traditionally used amalgam or gold fillings to treat cavities and minor tooth decay. These restorations effectively restore your tooth but don’t bond well with the enamel and may expand with temperature changes. 

We can restore teeth with composite resins thanks to advancements in dental materials and techniques. Composite fillings are safe and conservative, allowing our dentist to preserve more of your tooth structure. Additionally, composite fillings can be modeled to match the shape and color of the surrounding teeth for a more esthetic and harmonious appearance. 

Getting a filling at Artistry in Smiles

We aim to make all our procedures comfortable and gentle for our patients. When treating your cavity, we quickly restore your tooth with minimal pain in just one visit. 

Here are the steps involved in treating your tooth with white fillings:

• Numbing your tooth to minimize discomfort
• Isolating your tooth to keep it dry and contamination-free
• Drilling out the decayed part and then cleaning the area thoroughly
• Filling the cavity with composite resin in layers and then hardening it with a special UV light
• Shaping and polishing your filling for a natural finish

Do you have a cavity in Los Banos, California? Treat it now before it becomes big and hard to treat. 

Please call (209) 812-0041 to schedule an appointment with Artistry in Smiles to treat tooth decay with beautiful-looking composite fillings.

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