An ordinary light filling, which a dentist places on a treated tooth, performs three important functions at once: it restores the shape and damaged surface of the tooth, protects it from destruction and penetration of dirt, bacteria and food debris, and, finally, restores its aesthetic appeal. The ideal filling is strong and invisible, matching the enamel.
Therefore, staining a filling is the same defect as losing it, that is, it requires going to the dentist and replacing the filling, or polishing and cleaning it. Let's consider under what circumstances the filling is painted, and in which cases what needs to be done.
Advantages of filling at OneDent
- Specialists with more than 10 years of experience.
- High level of aesthetics: fillings installed in our clinic do not stand out in the dentition.
- Durable materials: restorations last more than 7 years (with proper care).
- Perfect fit and minimal shrinkage - no caries forms at the interface between the material and dental tissues.
- Affordable cost of services, options for any budget.
Installation example "Before and After"
Teeth with filling. Can they be snow white?
It is necessary to clearly distinguish between the front teeth and the chewing teeth. And if you have a filling on the front row of teeth, then you can forget about whitening - it will only make it worse. This is due to the fact that the tooth enamel will acquire a lighter shade, and the filling will remain the same as it was before. Do you want stained teeth with uneven coverage? We think not. But don't despair. If you still need a snow-white smile, then you can ask your dentist to replace the filling with a new one, matched to the color of your whitened teeth. This is not a cheap procedure, but it is worth it. There is another interesting solution - installing veneers. They allow you to make all your teeth uniform, snow-white, and fix this result for a long time. Dental veneers are thin shells of ceramic that are placed on the teeth. This makes it snow white. Not so expensive, but requires quite a lot of time to manufacture and fit. Pay attention to this.
Of course, if you only have fillings on your back chewing teeth, then you can whiten your teeth without any problems! The smile will be snow-white, and no one will notice the differences in color! So, do not despair ahead of time - consult a specialist. He will be happy to help you with this problem.
What material is used
It is a light-curing composite that hardens when exposed to ultraviolet light. As a result of using this material, it turns out that the installed filling is light. In its original form, it is plastic, so the doctor can accurately copy the anatomical shape of the tooth, restoring its missing part. The composition includes heliocomposite, glass ceramics, stabilizers, and pigments that give a certain shade.
Advantages:
- Absolute safety and hypoallergenic.
- Non-toxic
- Withstands significant chewing load.
- Excellent polishability.
- They have the natural shine of healthy tooth enamel.
- Suitable for all patients.
Certain types of composite materials (for example, LuxaCore) contain zirconium dioxide, so we use them to fix intra-canal pins, which allow us to restore severely damaged teeth.
Reasons for changing the shade of enamel
Conventionally, the reasons that teeth become yellow or dark can be divided into two main groups: external influences (food dyes, smoking, poor hygiene) and internal influences (health conditions, removal of the dental nerve, etc.). Let's look at them in more detail.
Nutritional Features
Quite often, the enamel turns yellow or darkens due to regular exposure to drinks and products that contain coloring pigments - coffee, tea, seasonings, chocolate, beets, etc. Coloring substances accumulate in the micropores of tooth enamel and dentin, which leads to a change in shade teeth.
Environmental factors
Tooth enamel can change its shade as a result of extremely poor ecology, when a person works in hazardous industries and consumes bad water, in particular, with a high fluoride content (white spots appear). Darker shades can form when the body is exposed to lead, bromine, mercury and other hazardous substances.
Hygiene factors
Poor oral hygiene leads to discoloration of teeth due to plaque formation. It occurs due to irregular, poor-quality cleaning or due to incorrectly selected products. As a result, the enamel becomes darker due to the accumulation of large amounts of deposits.
Age-related changes
Over the years, tooth enamel becomes thinner, through which darker dentin begins to show through. It is for this reason that yellow teeth appear in most people in old age.
Various diseases and their treatment
Another common cause of darkening of the enamel is diseases of the internal organs, as well as their treatment with certain drugs. The use of certain types of antibiotics, for example, tetracycline, leads to the appearance of dark stripes on the enamel (especially if it was taken during the formation of the child’s teeth during intrauterine development or their growth in the first years of life). With fluorosis, white spots may appear on the enamel, which over time become yellow-brown.
On a note! In the absence of the dental nerve (pulp), the tooth darkens over time - this is a completely normal and physiological process. Unfortunately, whitening is usually not effective in this situation, so it is worth considering the installation of veneers or lumineers.
If the tooth becomes red, this indicates damage or inflammation of the dental nerve, which requires surgical treatment by a dentist.
Bad habits
Smoking causes permanent plaque to form on the surface of the teeth, causing them to turn yellow. If you can’t give up the habit, you should strengthen your oral hygiene, as well as regularly carry out comprehensive professional hygiene at the dentist - every 3-5 months to better cleanse your teeth of plaque.
What manufacturers' fillings do we use?
- Charisma is a German material with the smallest particle size, a high degree of adherence and a smooth surface.
- Filtek is a composite of the American company 3M ESPE, has high strength, 35 shades, and is close in physical properties to tooth tissue.
- Estelite is a Japanese material, resistant to staining, bacteria, abrasion like natural teeth.
- Esthet-X is a composite from the DENTSPLY brand (USA/Switzerland), suitable for any restoration, characterized by resistance to chipping and durability.
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Teeth whitening technology
As you may have noticed, in each unique case, it is necessary to look for a unique approach. But we can make a generalization about the technological process of professional teeth whitening! Firstly, professional cleaning is necessary to get rid of caries and other diseases. Secondly, it is necessary to decide on the location of the seals and select the necessary tactics of action. Thirdly - whiten the enamel! And, finally, insert new, lighter fillings, or veneers.
We think that now you will not have any questions about whether it is possible to whiten teeth with a filling. Modern technologies allow every person to have a snow-white smile, regardless of the specific situation and conditions. Smile so that people around you admire your smile. In fact, you will also be delighted with your snow-white teeth if you contact our clinic.
How to install a light seal
Dental treatment involves removing infected tissue (dentine, pulp), cleaning and sealing root canals. The restoration itself takes place directly in the oral cavity:
- The patient's eyes are protected from ultraviolet radiation by glasses
- the doctor selects the shade of the composite
- Apply it layer by layer to the tooth
- each layer is treated for 20 seconds with a special UV lamp
- polishes the filling, achieving perfect closure of the teeth
- polishes the surface to a natural shine
There is always an alternative!
If the restored tooth has a very large area of filling or is covered with a crown, it simply does not make sense to carry out whitening, but if the damage has affected only the surface layers of the tooth, and the installed fillings fill small holes, the whitening procedure can be applied. However, after all the manipulations, even if they are highly effective, the tooth may become spotted, since a uniform color change cannot be achieved in any case.
In this case, the specialists of our dental clinic recommend to patients such a service as replacing old fillings with new ones (with an appropriate shade), which are installed immediately after whitening. This method can be applied to both chewing and anterior teeth, but if the doctor considers re-filling the front teeth inappropriate, the patient will be offered the option of using veneers or lumineers.
If whitening of teeth that are pulpless, injured, with a darkened root canal, or even dead is required, in addition to treatment, preliminary teeth cleaning, intra-canal whitening (if necessary), partial or complete replacement of the old filling may be required. In any case, to all clients who contact our clinic, we can guarantee high-quality teeth whitening using the most effective, harmless and safe technology that allows us to hide or eliminate visual defects associated with previously performed fillings.
Algorithm for restoration of photopolymer fillings (light fillings)
If necessary, light seals in Moscow can be restored. In this case, a number of the following sequential actions are carried out:
- Ultrasonic cleaning of the oral cavity is performed.
- The appropriate color of the filling is selected.
- Anesthetic agents are administered.
- The tooth is processed using a drill.
- The work area is dried using a salivary drain.
- Light-curing material is installed.
- Surface grinding and polishing work is being carried out.
How much does a light-curing filling cost?
The question “how much does it cost to install a light seal” is not so easy to give a definite answer. This will largely depend on how advanced the disease is. If the tooth is quite seriously damaged or it has to be heavily drilled, then the doctor will have to work hard. The amount of work to be done and the amount of material used directly affect the cost of the light seal. Therefore, the sooner you contact a specialist to solve your problem, the less you will end up spending.
At Doka-Dent clinics, a light-polymer filling costs from 3,800 rubles - this is approximately the average price in the capital. The doctor will be able to make a more accurate calculation only after examination and diagnosis. Please note that x-rays, anesthesia and various medical procedures are paid separately.
Our clinics
Clinic "Elident" on Varshavskaya
Varshavskoe highway, 75, bldg. 1, Moscow 117556
- Varshavskaya (500 m, closed until 2021)
- Nakhimovsky Prospekt (1,300 m)
Mon-Sat : 09:00-21:00; Sun : 09:00-19:00.
Online registration
+7 (495) 649-41-19
Elident Clinic in Annino
Varshavskoe highway, 154, building 1, Moscow 117405
- Annino (500 m)
- Academician Yangelya (700 m)
Mon-Sat : 09:00-21:00; Sun : 09:00-19:00.
Online registration
+7 (495) 649-41-19
Light seal Vitremer “Pros”
Vitremer composite material is widely used in dentistry. It allows you to give a natural shine to your teeth during restoration. Thanks to the installation of this filling, strong contact with hard dental tissues is ensured.
In addition, Vitremer (light filling) has the following features:
- Provides optimal contact with dentin and composites;
- Allows you to choose a color identical to natural teeth;
- Possesses radiopacity;
- Increased resistance to acids;
- Solubility ability.
Light seal Revolution
Revolution photopolymers allow you to:
• Eliminate enamel defects; • Restore occlusal cusps and seal grooves; • Perform installation of composite and ceramic veneers; • Restore the stump of teeth and their cutting edges.
