Dental fillings are artificial substitutes for the lost portion of the teeth due to caries or trauma. There are 2 kinds of fillings, one is temporary filings, second one is permanent fillings, we chose the nature of the fillings depending upon the symptoms , pain sensitivity or the extend of the decay. Some of the teeth may have to go for root canal treatment or if the cavity is very small or minute it can go for permanent restorations. If the tooth undergoes temporary filings, there are certain precautions you need to take. The temporary filings material will take some time to set complete the strength parameters are les when compared to the permanent filling. So as soon as the temporary filings is given, do not try to chew anything hard on the temporary filling, second thing is try to avoid eating the sticky food, very hot food or very cold food. Since the strength parameters are very less for the temporary filing, there are chances of the material coming out or chipping out from your tooth structure. So don’t get panic, visit your dentist. So the dentist will replace with new temporary filing. Once the symptoms are healed, then we go for permanent fillings. Once the person loses tooth structure due to caries or trauma, there is slight impairment in the oral function, in the way we chew the food alters according to the extent of the cavity. So once permanent fillings is given on the tooth surface, don’t try to test the food with the new filling material. You need to eat slowly and don’t try to cut through the food because cutting through all the way through the food, there are chances of extra pressure on the tooth surface which usually leads to the pain or sensitivity. Post-operative sensitivity, it is very common for the patients experiencing sensitivity, it will diminish with time. If you feel that even alter the filling the filling, the tooth is coming in between, and you are not able to chew completely, the dentist will reshape the tooth structure. Again with the permanent filling, you need to avoid very hot or very cold food because certain materials are susceptible to temperature changes. Other than that there are no other specific instructions, you can brush regularly and maintain a very good oral hygiene.
