Don’t Let Your Fillings Come Loose

How your family dentist in Garden City, NY, can help if you have a loose filling

If you have a loose filling, you need to act fast! That’s because a loose filling means your tooth is at risk of tooth decay. Dental fillings are strong, but older metal fillings can become crumbly at the margins. That means bacteria can seep in and cause decay. Your dentist can repair your tooth and your smile with a new filling.

Dr. Robert Beckelman at Leading Care Dental in Garden City, NY, offers a wide range of family and restorative dentistry services, including fillings to repair and enhance your smile.

So, how do you know if you have a loose filling? You may experience signs and symptoms like these:

  • Chipping and cracking around or in your filling
  • Broken areas in and around your filling
  • A sharp, stabbing pain when you bite down
  • A throbbing pain when you eat or drink hot, cold, or sweet foods and beverages

If you procrastinate and don’t have a loose filling repaired, it can lead to more serious problems later on. For example:

  • A small area of tooth decay can become larger, needing a larger filling or a crown
  • Decay can penetrate deeper into your tooth, causing you to need a root canal
  • You can lose a large amount of tooth structure, making your tooth unrestorable

Modern fillings make your teeth strong again, and they can also make your teeth and your smile more attractive. Tooth-colored fillings are the standard of care, because they bond right to your tooth structure, providing superb strength.

They also look completely natural because the material used can be matched to the shade of your existing teeth. Tooth-colored fillings give you the smile you deserve.

To view amazing before-and-after photos of Dr. Beckelman’s patients, please click here.

Protect your smile and your teeth with tooth-colored fillings. To learn more about what to do if you have a loose filling, and dental filling options, call Dr. Robert Beckelman at Leading Care Dental in Garden City, NY. You can reach him at (516) 256-2424, so call today!

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Monday:

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, Wednesday:

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Closed

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7:30 am - 2:00 pm

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