This is a recently developed alternative for those with tooth damage that previously was considered too significant for a filling to handle. With indirect fillings, there are two visits. First, the dentist removes the decayed material or any old fillings. Once ready, the dentist takes a thorough impression to record the tooth’s shape, as well as the teeth around it. This impression is used as the basis of the indirect filling, which is developed in a lab.
In the second visit, the developed indirect filling is cemented into the tooth. Between the first and second visit, the patient has a temporary filling to protect the tooth, which the dentist can easily remove on the second visit. Indirect fillings are a great middle option if the tooth doesn’t necessarily require a crown, but there are enough lost or damaged parts of the tooth that a more common filling isn’t viable.
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