Tooth Filling (Composite)

A filling restores a tooth that has been damaged by decay, wear or a small fracture. Modern fillings use tooth-coloured composite resin, a bonded material that is matched to the shade of the tooth so the repair is virtually invisible and, unlike older amalgam, requires removal of less healthy tooth structure. Treating decay early with a filling helps prevent it from reaching the nerve and needing root canal treatment or extraction later.

At Dental Corner conservative (restorative) treatment begins with removing the decayed tissue and cleaning the cavity. The composite is then placed and hardened in layers, sculpted to rebuild the tooth's natural anatomy and adjusted so it meets the opposing teeth comfortably, before being polished. For larger cavities — where so much tooth has been lost that a direct filling would be weak — the clinic offers inlays and onlays: hard-wearing restorations…