Phoenix Dental Practice in Palmers Green provides a wide range of preventative services and treatments to help you avoid issues like tooth decay. However, decay can still occur. In cases like this, which are really quite common, we offer a range of cavity treatments to help get your oral health back on track.
When you have a large amount of tooth decay we need to remove it and then fill the hole left behind. When you have a filling with us here in Palmers Green, we apply a quick local anaesthetic to the area to ensure you don’t experience any pain at all during the treatment. Once the area is totally numb we will then remove any decay and prepare the tooth for the filling. Once the filling is placed we will shape it to fit your bite, ensuring it is comfortable and secure.
If you have extensive decay we may need to fit a partial crown or inlay, but we will discuss this with you first. We never perform any treatment without consulting with you to ensure you are happy to go ahead.
Many patients prefer that we use a white filling made from composite resin instead of the traditional amalgam versions. White, or cosmetic fillings are a very effective alternative to amalgam and can be equally as effective depending on where they are placed in the mouth.
White fillings don’t just repair the cavity left after we’ve removed decay, they also ensure the aesthetics of your smile are maintained too. The product we use is tooth coloured and blends in with the surrounding teeth so that it is almost impossible to notice.
Decay can spread resulting in an infection within the nerve chamber of the tooth, causing widespread tooth damage. To try and save the tooth we will remove the infected and damaged tooth pulp, clean the tooth, fill it and then seal it; a process known as root canal therapy.
This process can be completed over a few appointments, although we always try to complete it within one visit if possible. After root canal treatment, your tooth may become more brittle and likely to fracture, so we may advise to restore with a crown to help the long-term survival of the tooth, however this is case dependent.
If you would like to speak about dental cavities, white fillings or root canal therapy, please get in touch with our friendly team. Please use our convenient online booking form or get in touch on 0203 417 9960 to book in today.
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