how do they fill a cavity at the gumline?
967483
cavities around the gumline can be difficult to restore if the decay extends more than a millimeter or so below the tissue. when decay extends further down than that, sometimes it is necessary to remove some tissue before placing the restoration. if the filling that exists in the top of the tooth is large, and if this newly discovered decay is extensive, the tooth may need a crown after the decay is cleaned out and the cavity filled. remember that the more "filling" a tooth has, the more prone to fracture it is. when teeth do fracture, sometimes they cannot be restored at all, so placing a crown befoe that happens is oftentimes prudent if the fillings are large.
917862
I am 51 years old and have never had a filling.  This is because I always got second opinions if a dentist said he saw a cavity.  I have been told ever since I was 8 or 9 that I had cavities, but never the same story by a second dentist.  My current dentist has never seen a cavity in the 12 or more years that I have been going to him.  My humble advice is if possible to go to dentists that charge higher fees for cleaning and to get second opinions if possible.  You are going to have to pay for their new sports car some how, and I figure it is better to pay for it with expensive cleanings rather than imaginary cavities.
1156653
You can get cavities anywhere from material that sits between the teeth or along the gums.  The acidity of saliva also contributes.\n\nThe fillings are virtually invisible.  The Novocaine can be a little more upsetting due to the location, but it's basically the same tissue.
747837
scrub the teeth hard with baking soda and soak them in a mild aquious bleach solution, repeat baking soda, then polish them up with a tooth polish  like pearl drops
1040101
There should be a this piece of plastic extending from the mouth piece. You put it around one of the bars. There should be a slit in it. Put the mouthpiece through the hole.
516707
I'd rather have lots of small cavities that  1 or two large cavities.   Because lots of small ones will be easier to fill, I'm more inclined to shoose whit restorations over amalgams and if a small filling fails you can always make a bigger hole and fill it.  If a large filling fails its Root Canal and crown.   Smaller is better.
499941
Only if you have some kind of metal in your mouth, like a filling or crown.\nIt basically creates a battery, seeing that a battery needs and acid (saliva), and two metals (aluminum foil and the metal in your mouth).
861690
rinse with something of you're choice,and then fill the cavity yourself,get a temp filling kit TEMPARIN from walmart it will help you out till dentist time
1138376
Actually they are working on a cavity vaccine as most cavities are caused by bacteria.  It is a vaccine that is applied by spraying it on your teeth with an aerosol
1094284
White filling (Universal Composite) is extremely strong and is bonded to your teeth with a Cure Light.  \n\nI am 32 years old and have never had a cavity but if I ever did I would get the white composite.\n\nI even have my dentist use it on my children.
686794
A tooth location would be helpful.
354015
take your dental floss and push under the kernal if that dosen't work brush over your gum and use mouthwash. if it's really lodged in there good and deep you might want to ask a pharamicst because it would be ridiculous to go to the dentist and pay for that unless there is no other way!
892882
sorry hun,but if it is a cavity you have to go see your dentist
616356
the dentist will use a handpiece and make a hole in the top of your tooth. they will then use an instrument to remove the pulp (the nerve) of your tooth. the dentist will then irrigate the empty tooth and fill it with a material called dutta percha. you should have a crown put on the crown after the root canal procedure because when you remove the nerve of the tooth the tooth tends to become brittle...very easy to break off the tooth and then you would need an extraction.
957273
I'm not sure where you are at, but you can go to the pharmacy and buy something called Dent-temp, it is a temporary filling material that will help protect your tooth until you can get to a dentist.  I know you aren't supposed to, but I had to use it once myself for about 4 months.  You have to replace it about once a week.  But it only costs a few dollars for the product, and a little goes a long way.
721175
well. white fillings are bonded in. silver ones are held in by undercuts so you dentist felt it would hold better. if it is that big, you needed a crown not a filling. anyway....it sounds like you fractured your tooth, if so and the fracture goes to pulpal floor (where crown meets roots) it is nonrestorable. even a root canal wont help. go back to your dentist.
1065244
It shouldn't hurt. it all depends on if your dentist can administer anesthetic well. A lot of people think that is the toughest part. \n\nThen again it depends on how big the filling is and where it is located.