tooth filling
Plugs decayed holes
A tooth filling is material placed by a dentist into a cavity to restore a damaged tooth.
Fillings are typically made of amalgam, composite resin, gold, or porcelain.
The term refers both to the procedure and the resulting restoration: I have a dentist appointment for a tooth filling, One of my old fillings fell out.
- drillHole-boring device
- dental drillRotary tooth-cutting device
- dentistOral care physician
- open wideRequest for mouth access
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
dental work · composite · enamel · decay · novocaine · local anesthetic · numb · silver · resin · molar · pain · sharp pain · bite · bite down · chewing · mercury · polish · extraction
- dentistrydentist, teeth, dentists, dental care, fillings
- fillingsstuffing, padding, buttercream, ganache, pastry cream
- Dental Proceduresroot canal, dental crown, drilling, inlay, onlay
- sealantssealant, caulk, silicone sealant, silicone caulk, bathroom caulk
- fillerscaulk, grout, Styrofoam, putty, spackle
- oral surgeryoral surgery, oral surgeon, wisdom teeth, dental implants, molar extraction
dental restoration type
tooth fillingcrown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
dental crown · tooth extraction · complete dentures · full dentures · veneer
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