Replacing Old Amalgam Fillings
Replacing old fillings Many patients ask to have their old silver (amalgam) fillings replaced with white (composite) ones. For most patients this is not a problem as old fillings tend to have leaky...
View ArticleDeep Cavity Left Untreated
Patient presents with deep cavity (April 2011) This patient presented to my office with a “hole in his tooth”. The tooth was not painful except when cold water or food touched the tooth. I took an...
View ArticleReplacing Stained Composite Fillings
This patient presented with old composite (white) fillings that looked unpleasant. The patient was a heavy smoker and coffee drinker. I removed the old fillings and replaced them with new ones. The...
View ArticleFillings to Close Food Traps
Patient presents with a food trap between two of his teeth. There is a cavity between the teeth. The image of the left if from above. We can see how food would get impacted when the patient eats....
View ArticleUntreated Cavity Before and After X-Rays
This patient presented in October of 2010 for a check up and cleaning. The patient does not brush on a regular basis. There are medium sized cavities on many of his teeth. Below is an xray of the...
View ArticleWhen Fillings Alone Can Eliminate Pain
Patient presents with pain on his lower left molars. He only feels pain when he is eating or drinks something cold. We took X-rays of the teeth to confirm that there was some decay on the top...
View ArticleCavity Masked as Wisdom Tooth Pain
This patient presented to my office with pain on his lower left wisdom tooth. The image below shows the upper and lower LEFT side of the jaw. On each arch you can see the bicuspid, 6 year molar, 12...
View ArticleDental Procedures
Believe it or not, if you take care of your teeth properly, they’ll last a lifetime but sometimes things happen and you might need help in keeping your pearly whites in good shape. Your dentist may...
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