All About Filling a Cavity

Dental filling understood as an operative procedure, is a restorative technique aimed at filling a cavity created in a tooth following a pathological or traumatic event, in order to recover its original function and morphology. The procedure often requires the execution of a local anesthesia, and therefore the removal of any pathological material that may be present, the filling of…

Young Kids and Cavities – What’s Normal?

Cavities occur when the food particles left on the teeth have not been brushed away after eating. The acid starts to collects on the teeth and slowly softens its enamel until a hole, better known as a cavity, starts to form. At times, we do not realize that a cavity has formed in the teeth. Upon the routine checkup, the…