{"id":47,"date":"2021-08-05T12:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:29:24","slug":"fillings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/general-dentistry\/fillings\/","title":{"rendered":"Fillings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings-285x143.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings-660x330.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/britishdentistry-fillings-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fillings are a very common dental procedure which is carried out to repair a decayed or damaged tooth. Tooth decay causes a hole or cavity to form on the surface of the tooth and if left unchecked, will spread through the rest of the tooth. This leads to eventual loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But tooth decay can be stopped with a dental filling. Fillings are traditionally made from silver amalgam, a combination of metals which protect the tooth against further decay. Another option is white fillings which are often chosen for aesthetic reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about these in the white fillings section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fillings do not last for ever and need to be replaced after then to ensure that they remain effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FILLINGS PROCEDURE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A filling is carried out using a local anaesthetic and a sedative in cases of dental anxiety. The dentist will use a drill or other dental instrument to remove the decay area of the tooth followed by any bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The filling is inserted into the empty cavity followed by a final clean and polish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This applies to silver amalgam fillings. If you have chosen a white filling then the procedure will take longer to complete. Several layers of the white filling are applied with each layer undergoing a &#8216;hardening&#8217; process under a special blue light. The tooth is then trimmed and polished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fillings are a very common dental procedure which is carried out to repair a decayed or damaged tooth&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/181"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishdentistry.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}