What happens if you leave cavities?

Answer 1

Cavity's are are evaluated in 3 stages.

1. Decay of the Enamel - This stage is not felt. A visual inspection of the tooth is the only way to detect this stage. The fix, a small filling. Prevention, a thin layer of filling material on tooth to protect enamel. Cleanings every 6 months to year.

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2. Decay of Dentin - At this stage the tooth can become sensitive to hot cold. Food impacted in the tooth can also cause pain as well. The fix, is a barrier lay over the dentin to protect the dentin and replace lost tooth surface with filling material. Prevention, See dentist on stage 1. Go for cleanings every 6 months to year. ----

3. Infiltration of the Pulpa or Nerve. This is the stage where it can keep you up at night. The nerve develops an infection which will cause severe pain. The fix for this is, rehabilitation, with a Root Canal to clean disinfect and seal the root. Then re- construction, with a Post to reinforce the tooth and to replace lost tooth surface so a Crown can be mounted on. Prevention, See dentist on stage two.

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Try not to fill teeth with silver amalgams. This type of filling material is thought to be a health risk because of the use of Mercury And they have many disadvantages, main one being the removal of more health tooth to retain this type of filling and the filtration of things around and under the filling leading to stage three of tooth decay. Opt for white resin resin fillings. this type of fillings have many advantages. Main one being no mercury, the filling is bonded at a molecular level where as a silver filling is a mecanicaly retained. This prevents filtration under or around the filling.

Answer 2

If you don't get your cavities filled, the decay process will progress, and eventually cause further damage to the tooth. Even if the tooth never feels pain as the nerve dies, there will eventually be discomfort as the dead nerve leads to an infection in the bone, also known as an abscess. A simple filling could have prevented the need for more invasive treatment, such as root canal therapy.

Answer 3

Even if you have several cavities, your dentist will probably just fill them instead of pulling any teeth. If there are some cavities that are very deep, he might pull those ones.