Things You Should Know About Loose Dental Filling

WHY LOOSE FILLING HAPPEN

1.    Bruxism (Teeth Grinding): A lot of people grind their teeth for many reasons; such as anxiety, sleep disorders, misalignment of teeth, nutritional deficiencies etc. If the patient has dental fillings but constantly guide their teeth then with time filling will get loose. Sometimes even chewing and biting food over time can be responsible for loose dental filling.

2.    New Cavities: Dentist use dental filling to treat cavities or dental decay; they remove the cavity, wash the infected area then use dental filling to fill the teeth to protect the area. A lot of times if the patient does not take care of their tooth properly then new cavities form around the treated area. In such cases the existing filling gets weak and starts losing. Sometimes the cavities are not treated properly and small amount of cavity stays under the filling which can spread, weakening the existing dental filling.

3.    Extreme Temperature: Metal filling expand and contract when exposed to extreme temperature. So, if the patients eats or drinks food and drinks that are either too cold or too hot then the chances of loosening the dental filling become quite high.

4.    Food with Hard or Sticky Texture: Chewing and biting hard foods like nuts, ice or dry cereals can put a lot of pressure on your dental filling and it can have a lot of negative rection such as loose dental filling, Sticky foods like candy, or chewing gum sticks to the teeth and are extremely hard to clean. If the filling is already loose, eating sticky food can make it worse.

5.    Injury: Injury or trauma can often lead to loosening of dental filling. Suppose you got into an accident or had ball struck your face; in such cases the impact can be powerful enough for the dental filling to get loose.

6.    Weak Tooth Structure: With time the tooth structure gets weak and patients experience crack and fractures in the tooth; the existing dental filling gets loose in such situations. Other than that gum disease can also lead to loosening of dental filling.

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF LOOSE DENTAL FILLING:

·         Visible Hole: If you have loose dental filling then slowly you will notice that there is a hole forming in the treated area. Most of the time you can feel it with your tongue; with time it also becomes visible to the eye.

·         Slight Pain: If your fillings start loosening, then you will feel slight pain every time you bite or chew something; you will also feel sensitivity in your teeth that will be very uncomfortable.

·         Bad Breath: The patients experience bad breath when the food residue gets trap inside the loose dental filling. Patients also experience strange taste in mouth as because of the trapped food. The whole experience is extremely uncomfortable for anyone. The cavity around the loose filling can also cause the bad smell in the mouth of the patient.

·         Irregular Surface: If the patient has loose filling, then they will experience rough surface around the mouth, when they run their mouth around that area. It is because the loose filling is no longer secure and bits of the filling has already fallen out.

·         Damaged Teeth: When the old filling falls out. the teeth become extremely week and the chances of it cracking or chipping goes up. As the filling keeps falling out the teeth becomes weaker and prone to further deterioration. If it is neglected for too long then the chances of saving the teeth without doing anything invasive becomes extremely low.

OPTIONS TO TREAT LOOSE FILLING:

1.    Replacing the old Filling: The best possible option is to replace the filling as soon as possible. Treating loose dental filling in London can cost a lot if not treated in a timely manner. Replacing the old filling is best if the old filling is just slightly loose and need a bit touch up. After many years, it is normal for the filling to move a bit; the patients should figure out that the filling is loose and replace it as soon as possible.

2.    Dental Bonding: If the patient neglects the teeth for far too long then replacing the old does not seem like a viable option as they teeth deteriorates so much that it. In such cases the dentists recommend dental bonding; in case the teeth have cavity around it then the dentist can shave off the cavity then use composite bonding to save the teeth. It is one of the best loose filling treatments out there.

3.    Root Canal or tooth extraction: In the more severe cases the dentists opt for root canal, where he cleans out the cavity and removes the infected pulp underneath and then use dental crown over it. In the most severe cases where there is nothing else to do the dentist will extract the teeth to save to gums.

Other than these there are also many treatments available for loose filling in London. To treat your loose filling, you can either go to the NHS of any private dental clinic. Thousand Smiles is a private clinic located in London; they offer a lot of services to treat loose filling. They also have quality instruments and charge services at a reasonable cost.