Composite Teeth Filling: Pros, Steps & Costs

What`s Composite Teeth Filling?

Composite Teeth Filling is an effective substances that is used in treating decayed teeth. Where tooth or molars are filled with composite filling that have the same color of teeth.

And the patient can choose the suitable filling for him. Composite Teeth is used from acrylic resin with some chemical materials that can fill gaps in teeth and activates positively with the mouth.

Dental Composite Filling Pros

1- It has beautiful look where it looks like natural teeth exactly.

2- Durability is efficient where it is made of resin that makes it last for long time.

3- The patient can choose the suitable color for the filling.

4- Its high effectiveness, where this filling resists oxidization and rust and will not cause any problems.

5- Its easiness in installing, where it does not need many steps, and it needs only to be filled in the molar or the tooth.

Who Are the Candidates for Composite Filling?

1- Patients who suffer from simple or severe decay in teeth. So, it is the perfect solution to use composite filling to fill gaps in teeth.

2- Who suffer from sensitivity towards other types of fillings like gold filling, silver or porcelain filling.

3- Who suffer from cracks or gaps in teeth.

4- Composite filling is usually used after root canal treatment, where after contouring the molar has gaps and need to be filled with composite filling.

5- Patients who have erosion and cracks in teeth can get composite filling, where the dentist uses this type of filling gradually to fill gaps.

How Is Crooked Teeth Treatment Performed? 

Composite Teeth Filling Steps in Turkey

  1. The first step is anesthetizing teeth or the whole jaw where the dentist puts local anesthesia not to feel any pain.
  2. After that, the dentist cleans damaged teeth, and makes contouring for these teeth and remove any decay.
  3. The dentist starts to put composite filling, and he puts the filling gradually as layers to increase its durability.
  4. Later, the dentist waits the filling to dry then he uses laser to increase the filling durability.
  5. After finishing this step, the dentist uses certain tool to make the filling even.
  6. So, the dentist finishes all the steps easily.

After Composite Filling Procedure

It is natural to feel some symptoms or side effects after composite filling like pain in teeth or inflammation in the gum. But dentist will prescribe some painkillers and medications to relieve pain and swelling. If the pain continue, you must tell you dentist to check your teeth and know the reason of the pain or the problem to fix it.

Tips after Composite Filling

  • After getting dental composite, you must not chew or eat any food especially hard food on your teeth to keep the filling.
  • And you must not drink soft drinks, where they cause tooth decay.
  • And if you suffer from sensitivity in your teeth, you must not drink hot or cold drinks not to feel pain.
  • You must clean your teeth daily especially teeth and molars who got composite filling with soft toothbrush not to harm the filling.
  • It is necessary not to smoke, because smoking harm teeth.

Is Composite Filling Painful?

Composite filling is one of the easiest filling, where layers of filling are put inside the tooth or the molar. The dentist finishes all the steps easily and without any surgical interference or without any incisions in the gum. He removes small part of the tooth.

How Is Smile Design Performed?

Composite Filling Cost in Turkey

Composite filling cost ranges between 100 to 200$. It may be high or not, and the cost differs according to several factors. The patient case and the decay, where some patients suffer from severe decay case need high cost.

There are some patients who suffer from simple decay will pay lower money. The cost of this procedure differs according to the experience of the dentist. But in our center you will find a complete care from your entrance to the center till your recovery.

What Is the Difference between Composite Filling and Other Dental Fillings?

There are several types of fillings like golden filling, silver filling and porcelain filling. But the best filling is composite filling, where this type of filling is durable and strong. It`s made of materials that do not harm the teeth or molars. It looks like natural teeth, where you cannot notice it. And this type of filling lasts for long time.

Healthy Ways to Keep the Best Composite Dental Fillings

  • It is preferable to use mouthwash because it has anti-inflammatory substances.
  • You visit your dentist to clean and whitening your teeth periodically to get bright smile.
  • Use tooth floss to remove accumulated food in your teeth.
  • You must reduce eating candy and sweets and gum not to suffer from tooth decay or gum sensitivity.

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