Gandhi Dental Clinic offers dental filling services as a way to treat dental decay (cavities) or damaged teeth. This is done by removing the damaged portion of your tooth and filling the area where the decayed or broken tooth was removed.
To perform a filling, the provider will use a local anesthetic to numb the area where the tooth is located. They will then remove the part of the tooth that is damaged or decayed. Once the damaged part of the tooth has been removed, they will then prepare the area to be filled by cleaning out any remaining bacteria. The dentist or trained dental assistant will then fill the area using a “tooth colored” material called composite, and harden the filling material with a special blue light. Adjustments may need to be made after placing the filling material to assure a comfortable fit when biting.