Composite Tooth Filling

A composite filling is a direct restoration used to repair a tooth where decay, an old failing filling, wear or a minor chip has damaged the natural structure. After any decay is removed, the cavity is built back up in layers of tooth-coloured resin, which is hardened with a light and then shaped and polished so it blends with the rest of the tooth and restores comfortable biting. Because composite bonds to the tooth and can be matched to its shade,…

At MM Kaczmarek the procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic; for nervous patients or sensitive areas, the clinic offers WAND computer-controlled anaesthesia, which delivers the numbing solution slowly and steadily for a more comfortable injection. A rubber dam (koferdam) can be used to keep the tooth dry and clean while the filling is placed. Where appropriate, a glass-ionomer material may be chosen instead — for example in certain root-surface…