To make the entire procedure
comfortable for your child, the Dentist will make sure the tooth area to
receive treatment is thoroughly numb.
Depending on the size of the filling
and the tooth being worked on, a rubber dam may be used. It
functions like
a safety net, preventing debris from falling to the back of the throat and
causing other problems.
Your Dentist then removes the decay and
shapes the tooth with the handpiece. To mold the
filling to the shape of the tooth, the Dentist first surrounds it with a
thin, flexible band, and a small wooden wedge is placed between the band
and the adjacent tooth to hold it snugly in place. Next, the Dentist presses the filling
material into the tooth.
White fillings harden when they are
exposed to a special high-intensity light, while silver fillings harden
on their own over a prescribed period of time.
Your Dentist will then check the bite with
a colored tape which shows where your teeth are coming together and will
make any needed adjustments. Finally, the Dentist will
also glide a piece of floss between the teeth to make sure there are no
tight spots. This completes
the procedure.
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