Dental filling,
inlay prepared by the dental technician
It can’t be emphasised enough,
how important the regular tooth brushing is, as
food remains sticking to the teeth surface, where
bacteria start to break it down. The acids developed
during such processes are damaging the tooth enamel;
even the soft dentin layer and dental pulp can
also be injured. This is the tooth decay process,
which begins with discolouring of the tooth enamel.
For the early stage only dental inspection can
shed light on it. At a later stage the patient
will have dull toothache and possibly discovers
a black hole on it. If the patient visits the
dentist in time, the tooth can be saved with a
simple filling. Otherwise, only the root filling
is the solution.
Tasks preceding the treatment
In all cases there is a thorough
dental examination and X - ray precede the interference.
In addition the patient receives information from
his dentist about the planned intervention, anaesthesia,
used materials and the possible complications.
It is important that the patient should eat before
the dental treatment, because after the anaesthetic
injection, it isn’t possible to eat until the
numbness holds (about 3-4 hours).
The process of making inlays
The inlay is a filling type,
which is more precise than an aesthetic filling.
The dental technician prepares it by the imprint
and requires two dental appointments to be finished.
After local anaesthesia, the dentist removes the
decayed part from the tooth cavity with a drill,
than takes an imprint from the shaped cavity.
Than he fills the tooth temporarily. Next time
he removes the provisional filling and sticks
the filling produced by the dental technician
in. The inlays are made of various materials.
Gold inlay
This is the best filling made
by a dental technician. Gold has an advantageous
character, that it can be smoothed on the teeth.
As the rims of the gold inlay are smoothed on
the tooth cavity, there will be no gap; therefore
it is one of the longest life fillings. Gold never
becomes discoloured. However, its drawback is
that it is expensive and many patients do not
prefer it aesthetically.
Gold-ceramic inlay
This type of filling has the
advantage that it is aesthetic, the visible parts,
like the bite surface is made of porcelain and
only the rims are made of gold, which do not discolour.
Plastic inlay
Compared to the aesthetic filling,
it has the advantage that the rims are more punctual.
The dentist is fixing the inlay with a special
glue into the tooth cavity. In case of the aesthetic
fillings the filling material somewhat shrinks
under the UV lamp effects, so a virtual gap may
develop between the tooth and the filling and
through it bacteria penetrates in, causing decay.
In case of plastic inlays, there is a possibility
to build up a tooth that has many missing parts,
but it can not be restored with an aesthetic filling.
The disadvantage is that due to food colouring
in 3-4 years it could be discoloured.
Complications following the
inlay emplacement
Bite on sensitivity could occur,
when the filled tooth clamps earlier on than the
rest, or cold - warm sensitivity lasts for a week.
The occasional pain on the puncture of the anaesthetic
injection disappears in a few days.
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