How to Treat Tooth Decay

Tooth decay is a bacterial disease, and we should pay attention to it, so we must do a good job of preventing tooth decay. We have many ways to prevent tooth decay. We must develop a good habit of brushing our teeth in the morning and evening, change the bad habit of eating snacks before going to bed, and eat less things that are easy to irritate the teeth. So how should we treat tooth decay?

Treating tooth decay is certainly much more difficult than preventing it. At that time, we were not completely helpless against tooth decay. We could use medication to treat tooth decay, or we could use methods such as silver-mercury alloy fillings.

The purpose of caries treatment is to stop the disease process and restore the inherent morphology and function of the teeth.

1. Medication

Drug treatment is a method of using drugs to inhibit the development of caries on the basis of grinding away caries. It is suitable for shallow caries in permanent teeth that have not yet formed cavities, and shallow and medium caries cavities in deciduous front teeth. Commonly used drugs include silver nitrate and sodium fluoride.

2. Amalgam filling

For teeth that have already formed substantial defects, filling surgery is currently the most widely used and most effective method. The basic process can be divided into two steps: first remove the carious tissue and the weak tooth tissue that has lost its support, and then make the cavity into a reasonable shape according to certain requirements. Then it is filled with filling materials to restore its inherent shape and function. Suitable for filling cavities in back teeth and hidden areas of front teeth.

3. Composite resin filling

Suitable for filling front teeth and back tooth cavities that are not subjected to chewing forces.

4. Acid etching photosensitive composite resin filling

The indications are the same as those for composite resin filling, and it is also suitable for cases with many tooth defects, poor retention, and covering discolored teeth.

5. Inlay

A restoration made of metal or other materials that fits the tooth cavity and is embedded in the hole is called an inlay; the one that covers the occlusal surface is called a cap inlay. Applicable to: ① Those with larger cavities on the posterior occlusal surface or those with possible posterior teeth fracture; ② Those whose occlusal cavity fillings cannot restore the adjacent relationship with adjacent teeth; ③ As a semi-fixed bridge abutment.

Above we introduced what tooth decay is. We know that tooth decay can seriously affect our health, so once tooth decay occurs, we must actively treat it. In fact, we have many ways to prevent tooth decay, so we must do a good job of preventing tooth decay. The above article introduces in detail several methods of treating tooth decay.