Conservative treatment, commonly known as filling, is the most frequently performed procedure in a dental office. It is usually associated with filling a drilled hole in the tooth with composite material (filling).
However, working with a microscope, a dentist can treat a tooth very precisely. Unfortunately, there are many dentists who, despite having a microscope in their office, usually do not use it.
Of course, the choice of the right dentist and the appropriate office is up to the patient.
Conservative treatment should always be performed under magnification because it allows for a thorough job and also enables documentation of the treatment results, allowing patients to see the differences (photographic documentation).
Stages of Conservative Treatment:
- The dentist uses a drill to remove the old filling,
- In the case of deep decay, a gingivectomy, or removal of part of the gum, is necessary.
- The next step is the application of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth. This is to protect the surgical field and prevent particles from falling into the patient's throat.
- Next, cleaning of the decay is required.
- Creating a "formwork" and placing a ring.
- Finally, the reconstruction of the cavities begins. It should be noted that extensive cavities are rebuilt in layers by the dentist, meaning they first rebuild one wall of the tooth and only after completing it, move on to the next (repeating the process from point 5 again).
Only after completing all these stages do we reach the point where the patient has a nicely reconstructed tooth shape.
Dear ones, choose dentists who work in this manner. The results of such treatment will certainly be much more durable, and you will be more satisfied.
To give you a clearer picture of the conservative treatment process, we invite you to watch the video: