Stop Tooth Decay and Restore Your Smile with Natural-looking Composite Resin Fillings

When you have a cavity or minor tooth decay, you’ve several options to restore your smile. Gold or silver fillings may be ideal if you are looking for a jewelry finish. Sometimes, metal fillings are a better option for treating decay, but they aren’t the best.

Dr. Tony Lu in Cleveland, Ohio, can do better than metal if you ever need a dental filling. Downtown Dental Services offers tooth-colored (composite) fillings to rebuild your smile. Our dental team believes you shouldn’t give up part of your smile just because of a cavity. We use durable yet natural-looking restorations to restore your teeth without compromising the aesthetics of your smile.

Dental cavities are a real danger to your oral health

Diligent dental care eliminates cavities, but the risk increases as we age. Based on the odds, knowing how to treat a cavity is vital should you get one.

If you have a cavity, you should treat it as soon as possible because it won’t resolve itself. An untreated cavity grows deeper and affects the deeper layers of your teeth, requiring extensive restorative care, such as crown treatment or a root canal. Worse yet, a cavity can cost you a tooth if the damage is beyond restoration.

Treating cavities with composite fillings: What to expect

When you see us for cavity treatment, the first step is examining your tooth to determine a suitable treatment. If a filling is deemed suitable to address the damage, we administer an anesthesia shot to minimize potential discomfort during the procedure. However, surface-level cavities may not require anesthesia.

Next, we drill out the decayed part and clean the area to remove harmful bacteria. Then we fill your tooth with composite resin, layer by layer. Finally, we harden each layer using a special light and reshape and polish your tooth for a natural finish and comfortable bite.

Actual Patient Results

Select tooth-colored fillings cases treated by Dr. Lu.

Benefits of composite resin fillings

We can use white (tooth-colored) fillings to treat cavities, fix minor tooth decay, replace old fillings, and reshape the surface of uneven teeth. Many dentists, including Dr. Lu, prefer composite fillings for several reasons, including the following;

• Esthetically appealing: Composite resin matches the color and shape of your teeth for a natural-looking outcome. Composite fillings conceal your cavities’ location while protecting against further damage
• Versatility: Composite resin can treat teeth anywhere in your mouth. These fillings are strong enough for back teeth and beautiful-looking to treat teeth in the “smile zone”
• Safety: You don’t have to worry about your health when Dr. Lu fixes your teeth with white fillings. Unlike metal fillings, the composite resin is biocompatible and doesn’t change in size when temperatures vary
• Conservative: Our approach to composite filling treatment is minimally invasive, which means we strive to preserve as much of your natural tooth structure as possible

The more you delay treatment, the harder treating your cavities become. Please call (216) 616-1155 to book an appointment with Downtown Dental Services. 

We are located in Cleveland, Ohio, serving Lakewood, Tremont, Parma, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, and Shaker Heights, Ohio.

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