TOOTH FILLING WITH AMALGAM

introduction

Around Caries successful to be able to remove and the affected tooth To be able to provide long-term care afterwards, a tooth filling is usually used.
After the dentist Caries completely removed and drained the hole (cavity) created by the treatment of the tooth decay, one of the different Filling materials be used.

One differentiates in the Dentistry differentiated between rigid and plastic materials.

Plastic dental fillings are placed in the tooth in a deformable state, adapted to the patient's specific tooth structure and only then hardened.
Rigid materials, on the other hand, must first be made in the laboratory using an impression.

Either amalgam-, as well as plastic fillings belong to the group of plastic tooth fillings, so-called inlays or onlays, on the other hand, belong to the rigid types of fillings.

In the past, filling was made in most cases amalgam used, but since more and more importance is attached to inconspicuous filling materials, the majority of patients opt for one Plastic filling.

after the Caries completely removed and the resulting cavity drained, it must be assessed how deep the tooth had to be drilled.
In the case of very deep carious defects, it is advisable to place a so-called underfill and thereby protect the pulp and the nerve fibers embedded in it.

A drug containing calcium hydroxide is used, which on the one hand has a calming effect on the Nerve fibers and on the other hand should stimulate the formation of new dentin. A matrix is then placed around the tooth to be treated and fixed with small wedges.
The dentist can now reproduce the natural tooth shape with the freshly mixed amalgam and fill the hole in the tooth. In contrast to dental fillings with plastic, a Amalgam filling cure for at least twenty-four hours before polishing. In any case, two sessions are necessary to complete the tooth filling.