Online Dental Insurance, Replacing a dental filling
Fillings can last many years, but they may not last forever. Without knowing you can wear down a filling from the constant pressure of chewing. While other people also may grind or clench their teeth knowingly or not which may also cause wear on fillings.
You may not be able to see the wearing down on your fillings but a dentist can. Normally a dentist will be able to spot weaknesses in fillings during your regular check ups. Without regular check ups filling wear can go unnoticed. If the seal between the tooth and the filling breaks down then your tooth is open to new decay. If left untreated the decay can progress to the dental pulp and may cause infection/abscessed. Which can lead to larger dental services such as a root canal
You can see the importance of regular dental visits. Many times people do not know any of this is going on until they start to have tooth pain. Preventive dental care not only saves you from unwanted dental pain, but in the long run will save you from having higher cost dental services
