NYC Smile Design is a cosmetic dental practice that addresses the dental concerns of patients. They take pride in their work and continuously work hard to develop updated and more refined approaches ...

To treat a cavity your dentist will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then "fill" the area on the tooth where the decayed material was removed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or ...

Describes the use of ceramic inserts in posterior teeth. Cerana inserts performed well in class I and class II cavities over eight years. These inserts improve the properties of composite resin ...

For tooth-colored CAD/CAM inlay restorations, practitioners are faced with the decision on what material to use. A new study from Dental Materials reports that unfilled polymer CAD/CAM inlays luted ...

RCTs, CCTs and case series which compared Class I and Class II ceramic inlay restorations in permanent premolar and molar teeth, other posterior restorations were included. Two authors reviewed all ...

A relatively recent development in tooth coloured filling material is ceramic whose colour and translucency mimic natural tooth. Ceramic is most often made of porcelain. After tooth preparation an ...

Reconstructive dentistry refers to the branch of medicine that focuses on repairing or replacing damaged teeth. A person may require reconstructive dentistry if they experience cavities, damaged teeth ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Silver amalgam fillings can last about 15 years on average. The FDA ...