Clinicians preserved a patient's split tooth using a nonsurgical technique that included widening and sealing the fracture gap with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and composite, according to a case ...

To treat a cavity your dentist will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then "fill" the area on the tooth where the decayed material was removed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or ...

A 65-year-old healthy man presented for a hygiene visit and exam with a large, failing distal-occlusal amalgam on tooth #20, a mesial marginal ridge fracture, mesial recurrent decay, and buccal cuspal ...

Craze lines are small vertical cracks in the enamel of your teeth. They aren’t painful, but they can be unsightly.‌ Craze lines aren’t usually a health problem. But what causes them might be. Dentin.

If you get a cavity in one of your teeth, your dentist is probably going to recommend getting a filling as soon as possible to ward off infection and shore up your tooth. There are several different ...

Natural look: If appearance is a concern, the natural coloring of composite fillings may be a good fit. These fillings are less noticeable in the mouth than alternatives. 1 Use on any tooth: Because ...

Just like bone, teeth too can fracture. Cracks are less harmful depending on their extent whereas fractures will almost always need to be managed. You should remember that a tooth has three major ...

Amalgam - used to fill teeth - has been blamed for fatigue and brain damage in children. But two recent studies should reassure parents of children needing fillings. Occasionally there's panic about ...