Remember what a radiant snow-white smile you had in your childhood. And now they put a seal on your front tooth, and you are afraid that someone will see it? In the article we will tell you how to solve this problem.
As a rule, a photopolymer seal is placed in a prominent place, and a composite in the back. The material with which the tooth cavity is filled is divided into three groups. Its most important properties are reliability and aesthetic appearance.
Cement
What is the seal on your front teeth? Cement belongs to the oldest generation of materials that are still used by dentists. Doctors use this substance mainly in public hospitals. Cement fillings are sometimes called zinc phosphate or polycarboxylate.
And let's try to evaluate them on a five-point scale? In accordance with this system, they have a strength of 2-3 points. Such fillings shrink, due to which they lose the shape originally given to them by the dentist, and do not stand for a long time. In addition, after their formulation, patients are forbidden to eat for 2-3 hours. If they eat something, this can lead to detachment, shrinkage, painting of cement.
Such fillings cannot be painted in the color of the tooth, so they are noticeable in the mouth. Their aesthetics is estimated at 1-2 points. They have the only advantage - low price. If you want the seal to serve at least 5 years, you must choose a different material.
Composite
The filling on the front teeth should not be visible. Composite means “combination”. This filling material consists of several substances. Its strength is estimated at 4 points. From it you can create a fairly reliable seal. The duration of her service depends mainly on the hands of a craftsman - an average of 3-5 years, sometimes longer. Therefore, in this case, it is important to find a great dentist.
Since the raw materials are mixed manually, it is important to do this in a quality manner. Otherwise, porosity may appear, reducing the strength of the seal. After setting it is impossible to eat food for 2-3 hours.
Aesthetics of the composite is estimated at 3-4 points. You can pick up the shade of a seal made from this raw material, but it will not be ideal, that is, someone will notice it anyway. Composite has one more drawback - it darkens over time.
Such a seal costs 293 rubles. This is a good option if you need to put it in an inconspicuous place - more or less reliable and inexpensive.
Photopolymers
A photopolymer filling on the front teeth can stand for 10 years or more. She is the most modern. In the price lists of dentists you can detect the presence of photopolymer fillings of 1, 2 and 3 levels of complexity. This indicates the amount of material used to close the tooth defect, and the amount of work. The higher the level, the higher the price.
The strength of this substance is 5 points. Photopolymer is the most durable material from which fillings are made. They freeze so quickly that you can eat right away after leaving the dentist’s office.
Their aesthetics are rated at 5 points. You can give the photopolymer a color that is perfectly close to the natural color of your teeth. And in home lighting, and in the sun, and in the ultraviolet light of a disco, no one will notice your seal.
Photopolymers perform aesthetic tooth restorations when it is necessary that a small filling be fixed in a small area. Other materials in such conditions cannot be fixed. It is known that a metal pin having a specific color can spoil aesthetics. You may be asked to install a fiberglass (transparent) pin that no one can see.
By the way, photopolymers do not darken at all. If your fill on the front teeth is made of this raw material, it will last a long time and look aesthetically pleasing. Today its cost is only 732 rubles. This is the best option. Of course, if you like to save, you can choose a composite.
Technics
Light fillings on the front teeth should be made by a dentist with “golden hands”. After all, their durability directly depends on the production technique. For example, if you add a pin (anchor), then they will last much longer. Therefore, you need to ask your friends what experts they prefer.
It is known that a seal may be short-lived for reasons not related to the teeth and technique of a specialist. They can quickly collapse due to various vascular problems (including age-related, for example, atherosclerosis), ailments of blood, tumors, aggressive composition of saliva, gum disease, lack of hygiene. Therefore, if the seal has fallen prematurely, do not delay the visit to the dentist.
Price list
When a seal is placed on your front teeth, you should carefully examine the price list. If you find in it the presence of glassomer fillings, be aware that this is a raw material used as a lining in deep cavities, especially in children. With it, the tooth is restored faster after caries.
If you read the word “ceramics” in the price list, it means the substance from which veneers are made. These are special tooth pads that give them a beautiful shine.
Hygiene
Do you have an invisible filling on your front teeth? You can be photographed with a broad smile. For a seal to last longer, you need to follow these recommendations.
Remember to brush your teeth after eating in the morning and evening.
Use floss (dental floss) daily . After all, not all food residues are removed with a brush and paste, it is impossible to clean the interdental spaces with them. But the thread - easily.
Perform professional brushing at least twice a year. It can be carried out both by sand and by ultrasound.
Special substance
For the manufacture of light fillings, dentists use the latest composite materials that polymerize under the influence of sunlight. This raw material in its composition contains a special substance that is very susceptible to the influence of the lamp.
Light seals have a different composition, which allows you to choose the desired type of material in each case:
- macro-filling composite;
- mini filler;
- nanohybrid composite;
- macrobeckfiller.
A composite made from large particles provides excellent filling. This raw material tolerates friction better, but differs in weak aesthetic qualities. To improve the appearance of the filling, dentists use new technologies with which you can get the perfect material.
Benefits and Features
Light seals have the following positive qualities:
- perfectly restore the shape of the tooth, even with impressive destruction;
- harden under the influence of the rays of a UV lamp;
- a colossal spectrum of shades allows you to choose a photopolymer for the color of enamel;
- more durable than raw materials of chemical origin;
- the materials are completely non-toxic;
- well polished;
- with careful hygiene can last more than five years;
- safe for health, therefore they are used to treat the teeth of pregnant women;
- more plastic than chemical fillings - they can be molded without worrying about the quick solidification of the material.
Light fillings have the following disadvantages:
- not suitable for the restoration of inaccessible areas;
- they are unprofitable to use as temporary, since they are expensive.
Installation
Light fillings are installed on the lateral and front teeth. First, the material is molded in the patient's mouth, and then it is irradiated with a UV lamp to set. After that, the tooth is polished, polished and varnished.
It is known that these fillings quickly harden, and therefore the tension inside the teeth can increase and they crack. That is why dentists lay the photopolymer in layers, gradually.
Reflective materials are usually packaged in disposable syringes or capsules. This nuance simplifies the work of the doctor, since before installation he does not need to prepare a solution. In addition, it is sterile and safe.
Life time
No dentist will tell you how long your light fill will serve . This nuance depends on the food you eat and on the hygiene of the oral cavity. For the first time after treatment, it is important to follow the doctor's recommendations.
Photopolymer on average lasts from 3 to 5 years, but if it is well looked after, then this period can increase by 2 times.
Whitening
Many people are interested in the question of how to whiten a filling on the front tooth. Is it possible? Dentists say that if there is a crown on the tooth, then it is impossible to whiten it. If the seal, then it will not change its color, and the enamel will become light. Sometimes, through the enamel, a canal can be seen that is sealed, the internal restoration, and even a dead, injured tooth, becomes a different shade. In this case, the problem can only be solved with the help of a crown or veneer.
The rationality of whitening depends on the size of the fillings. If it has impressive dimensions, then this procedure can not be carried out. After all, the fillings on the front teeth before and after bleaching will be the same color, and the teeth themselves will become lighter. In this case, the teeth become spotty.
If the fillings are tiny, you can try bleaching. But in the end, you will have to install new fillings that will have a shade corresponding to the color of the lightened teeth.
It is also necessary to understand that after some time the enamel will get the same color and the composite or other material will again become noticeable. Therefore, you have to repeat the procedure.
Teeth with fillings undergo the following three stages of whitening:
- professional toothbrushing;
- whitening;
- restoration - replacement of old fillings with new ones that will correspond to a new shade of teeth.
Recommendations
If large fillings are installed on the front of the teeth, then instead of bleaching, you can make solid ceramic veneers, which, unlike enamel, will never change color.
Dentists do not recommend whitening to many patients. This procedure is not a hair dye that can be done at the whim of the client. This is primarily a medical operation, which requires a consultation with a doctor.
With the help of professional lightening, the teeth become much whiter, but the enamel weakens, caries, demineralization, a chemical burn may appear, sensitivity may increase if precautionary measures are not taken during the procedure.
Dentists perform professional bleaching only if there are clinical indications.