Cary Dental Associates LLC is located in the town of the same name in Illinois’s McHenry County. It offers a variety of services in the fields of preventive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and restorative dentistry.
Treating a Cary Il toothache will first require the dentist to determine the cause. In many cases, the problem will prove to be tooth decay, and the patient will need a filling. Cary Dental Associates LLC generally offers composite fillings that can be customized to match the color of the patient’s teeth. That trait is particularly useful if the cavity is on a front tooth.
Filling a cavity typically requires only one appointment. The dentist will numb the treatment area and remove the decay. They will fill the hole with the composite filling and then shape and polish it to restore the damaged tooth to its original appearance.
What is endodontics?
The word endodontics comes from the Greek words for “inside the tooth,” and it is the field of dentistry concerned with treating structures inside the tooth like the pulp and different nerves. Root canal is the best-known example of endodontics, and it is typically done to try to salvage a badly decayed or cracked tooth. A patient undergoing root canal often has a tooth in which the decay has reached the pulp. In many cases, the patient will also have a bacterial infection.
During a root canal, the dentist will remove the decayed and infected parts of the tooth and thoroughly clean and sterilize the remainder. They will fill the tooth with a bio-compatible substance that resembles rubber called gutta-percha. The dentist will cap the tooth with a temporary filling which they will eventually replace with a custom-made crown.
If all else fails, the dentist will extract the tooth, but dentists increasingly consider extraction to be a last resort. People need their teeth to eat and speak, so dentists work hard to save them.
