What to do if there is a hole in the tooth

There are many teeth-related advertisements on the market, the most common of which is toothpaste. Crest, Colgate, China, etc., the spokespersons of each advertisement always show us a beautiful set of white teeth on TV, which are not only white, but also very neat. But in real life, our teeth are not so good, and we may even have cavities in our teeth. What should I do if there is a hole in my tooth?

A hole in a tooth is what we call tooth decay. Of course, you have to go to the hospital to fill the tooth. However, many friends still think that it is okay not to fill tooth decay. So, what are the dangers of not filling tooth decay?

1. Cause other dental diseases: Severe tooth decay will damage the dental pulp, which will then cause infectious diseases such as pulpitis and apical periodontitis. The treatment will be more troublesome, and the time and money required will also increase a lot.

2. Affects facial appearance: Tooth decay will cause pain. You may not feel it at ordinary times, but as soon as you eat food, your teeth will hurt severely. Over time, it will cause a habit of partial chewing, making the whole face look uncoordinated. Moreover, if tooth decay occurs in the front teeth, there will be a black hole when you open your mouth, which is very ugly.

3 As for the specific treatment of tooth decay, since the size of each person's tooth cavity is different, the method adopted is also different. The specific situation is as follows:

1. If the tooth cavity is not very big and is not painful: At this time we can just fill it directly. It is very simple. Just molar the tooth to fill it.

2. If the tooth cavity is large and painful: This means that the tooth decay has reached the pulp. At this time, we need to do root canal treatment first and then fill the tooth.

3. If the tooth cavity is relatively large: there is no way to fill the tooth at this time. At this time, we can do inlay restoration. Inlay restoration is very good, much better than filling, and the materials are different, so the service life will be longer.

An inlay is a restoration that is inserted into a tooth to restore the shape and function of a tooth defect. Depending on the tooth surface covered by the inlay, it can be divided into single-sided inlay, double-sided inlay and multi-sided inlay. Depending on the materials used to make the inlay, it can be divided into alloy inlay, resin and porcelain inlay.

1. Inlays made of gold alloy have good ductility and mechanical properties and are ideal traditional restorative materials for making posterior tooth inlays.

2. The composition and polymerization method of the composite resin of resin inlay are more excellent than those of conventional filling resins. The material has little wear on teeth and is easy to repair. It is a good aesthetic inlay material.

3. Ceramic inlays include porcelain inlays made directly on refractory molds; porcelain inlays ground by CAD/CAM, and cast porcelain inlays cast after wax embedding on the model. They have excellent aesthetic properties.

Generally speaking, tooth defects that can be restored by filling are indications for inlays. Specifically: Inlays are suitable for patients who have tooth defects but healthy pulp, have high requirements for the performance of restorative materials and restoration effects, are unwilling to receive filling treatment or have repeatedly failed filling treatment.