At Roxburgh Park Dental Clinic, we have a conservative treatment philosophy which aims to preserve as much of your natural tooth structure as possible. Tooth decay causes loss of tooth structure that can eventually become a hole in your tooth. Visiting a dentist can
allow early detection of tooth decay when it’s still in its early stages before it becomes a hole, you and your dentist can then work together with you to arrest the early decay and prevent the need for a filling.
If there is decay that has become a hole, it needs to be cleaned out then filled with an appropriate material. Leaving deep decay unfilled and untreated will cause infection to reach the nerve of the tooth, eventually needing a root canal.
At Roxburgh Park Dental Clinic we use high quality, long lasting materials for fillings. We have a range of shades available, allowing us to match the filling to the colour of your teeth. We can also replace old, defective fillings, replace metal fillings with white fillings if needed and fix broken or chipped teeth.