Dental Fillings
Dental filling or tooth filling is a very common procedure most commonly used to treat cavities. However dental fillings can be used to repair cracked or broken teeth, or teeth that have been worn down over time. The area around the tooth is numbed with a topical anesthetic so you will not feel any discomfort. The medication wears off shortly after the procedure is done. The procedure can be done in a short period of time and most people get back to regular eating in a few hours. The procedure entails substituting decayed tooth material with fillings, which can be made from resin, ionomers, gold, amalgam, or ceramics.
The procedure for tooth cavity filling is relatively easy and will last between 30 – 60 minutes. Before the dentist starts the dental filling, your gums, teeth, and adjoining skin will be rendered numb. The dentist will proceed to clean the area carefully. if needed, the decayed teeth will removed with either a laser or drilled. This may sound scary, and painful, but the anesthetics and numbing applied at the start will significantly reduce the pain. Then the filling material in the hole. The numbing agent will fade away over the next hour and you will be free to resume all eating activities!
The philosophy of Siesta Dental is to provide thorough and proactive dentistry to our patients. The dental field has grown leaps and bounds over the years and we are so excited to bring the latest state of the art dentistry to the Sarasota and Manatee County.
We are standing by and look forward to helping you get the smile you want!
Siesta Dental treats patients from Manatee and Sarasota County: Anna Maria, Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, Palmetto, Longboat Key, Lakewood Ranch, Ellenton, Oneco, Parrish, Bayshore Gardens, Myakka City, Sarasota, North Port, Venice, Englewood, Nokomis, Osprey, Siesta Key, South Venice, and Casey Key.