Tooth Colored Fillings & Bonding

White Bear Lake, MN

Lake Area Dental - Dr. Stephen Jaksa

TOOTH-COLORED FILLINGS AND BONDING

White fillings are the most common way to restore teeth. The advent and development of these products has occurred during Dr. Jaksa’s career. He has been involved since their inception. With the many available material choices, Dr. Jaksa has the education and clinical experience to choose the best materials available in the market for your restorations. He has the clinical skills and competency to restore your teeth with a natural, cosmetic, meticulously fitting restoration.

WHEN TO CHANGE OLD FILLINGS

Over time, fillings need replacement. The interface where the filling meets the tooth starts to breakdown resulting in micro leakage of bacteria. This bacteria causes new dental caries (decay). How long a filling lasts depends on the filling material used, size of the filling, how well the filling was placed and patient factors such as dental hygiene, diet and bite.

Diagnosing decay under old fillings is somewhat subjective. The decay is often not apparent on the patient's radiographs (x-rays), because the filling may block out the decay. The clinical goal of the dentist should be to change old fillings when they first begin to fail. This preserves the tooth structure and may prevent larger and more expensive dentistry in the future. Dentists vary greatly in their ability to diagnose failing dentistry. Dr. Jaksa's 30 plus years of experience gives him the ability to be highly skilled at diagnosing when to change old fillings.

BONDING

Bonding is a technique used to add tooth colored material to the tooth. It can be used to fill tooth gaps, change tooth shapes or repair chips. It is a technique used often at Lake Area Dental with beautiful cosmetic dentistry results.

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