Red Deer Dental Fillings

If you have tooth decay or damage that requires treatment, Lume Dental is here to help! Decay or damage is most often seen in the form of a cavity, which must be treated, or it can worsen or potentially lead to a root canal or tooth extraction. The most common solution to treat a cavity is with a dental filling, which can restore the function and shape of your teeth. Let our team at Lume Dental help restore your damaged or decayed teeth with dental fillings!

A cavity is a hole that has developed in the tooth as a result of tooth decay. Cavities should be filled as soon as possible, or they can grow and the decay can spread, potentially requiring a root canal or extraction. The aim of a dental filling is to halt the progression of decay by repairing the damaged tooth and restoring its normal function and appearance. The process involves first removing the decayed portion of the tooth. Next, the space left behind after removal of the decayed material will be ‘filled’ with a filling material. Fillings may also be used to repair broken or cracked teeth, and teeth that are worn down from misuse like tooth grinding or nail biting.

Tooth coloured match fillings are made from a composite resin material that is used to fill the cavity. The material is colour matched to seamlessly blend in with the rest of your natural teeth, making them virtually undetectable in your mouth. They are an effective and affordable option for fillings, and can last for years with proper care. Since they are colour matched to your existing teeth, they are virtually undetectable in your mouth, restoring the function and shape of your teeth without anyone even noticing. The filling material also bonds directly to your existing tooth structure, making it less likely that future breakage will occur and helping to insulate your tooth from temperature changes. If you are worried about damage or decay, let the team at Lume Dental help restore your decayed or damaged teeth with tooth coloured match fillings!

Direct Gold fillings, opposed to indirect lab-based procedures like inlays, onlays and crowns which is also known as Gold Foil, are made from gold foil or a mixture of gold foil and gold powder. Gold foil is made from 24-karat pure gold and is an excellent restorative material that is highly adaptable, long-lasting, and VERY durable. Gold foil fillings can last longer than more commonly used filling materials, and are the standard in terms of durability that most other materials are held against. Gold foil fillings provide the best and closest fit in the cavity space, especially small cavities, so there is less chance for staining or new decay around it than with any other filling material. Since there is no cement used, this makes Gold Foil Fillings the ‘purest’ form of dental filling material.

If you are looking for a strong and beautiful restoration for your damaged or decayed teeth, ask Lume Dental about gold foil fillings to restore your beautiful smile!

Silver Amalgam Fillings are a sophisticated mix of metals that have been developed and improved over many years. They are a very strong material that has been clinically proven for hundreds of years. They have a wide range of applications and can sometime restore teeth that may be difficult or impossible to properly fill with dental composite material. Another benefit of Silver Amalgam is that is less likely to attract bacteriological biofilm than composite materials.

• Dental fillings prevent further deterioration by building a barrier against harmful bacteria
• Dental fillings can support fractured or damaged teeth
• Dental fillings can support and improve the structure of teeth damaged by decay or injury
• Dental fillings can work with even the smallest of cavities
• Dental fillings can be used to build up damaged teeth prior to many restorative dental procedures like dental bridges or dental crowns
• Dental fillings are an effective and affordable restoration treatment option for decayed or damaged teeth