How is a filling made and what happens when you sit in the dental chair?

Fear of the dentist is a leading problem on the way to the dentist’s chair. This is mainly due to the fact that we do not know what the doctor actually does in the mouth?! We will describe in general terms what happens.

You will sit in the chair with your mouth open. The dentist will locate the tooth that needs to be treated and gain access to it to make sure that no adjacent teeth will be damaged.

In very young children, a plastic mouth guard may be used to keep the child’s mouth open (or to prevent the doctor from biting). In adults, a mouth guard is rarely used, except when the patient must hold their mouth open for more than 15-20 minutes.

A rubber dam (rubber guard) is placed. The dentist will also put a small tube in your mouth that will collect saliva to keep your mouth clean. Anesthesia is applied (injected into the gums) to reduce pain during dental procedures. The needle looks scary but is NOT painful. When the anesthesia takes effect, the doctor will begin his work.

The main reason for the patient’s fear comes from the noise of the machine with which the dentist processes and files the tooth. The drilling of the tooth emits a slight odor and a “burning” sensation, as well as a “grinding” sensation.

After a part of the tooth has been filed (for example, for a photopolymer filling), a paste is made to fill it. Using a thin spatula, the tooth is filled and a UV light source hardens the paste in the cavity. It is possible that the dentist will add more paste once again to shape and reproduce the shape of the tooth. The dentist will have you bite down on a piece of paper that will mark the points in contact with the antagonists (opposite teeth). This will determine whether the filling is high or not. When the doctor is sure that everything is perfect, he will take a few minutes to clean and polish the tooth.

The effect of the anesthetic can last for several hours after its application. Until then, you may feel numbness or a feeling of heaviness in the jaw, but this will quickly pass.

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