Help! My Filling Fell Out!

Dunwoody GA Cosmetic Dental Treatments

When you were ten, or maybe twelve, you went to the dentist and he found a couple of cavities. A week later, you went back and had them filled. The metallic amalgam fillings have had a permanent place in your mouth all the way through high school, college, and your twenties.

But two months after your 35th birthday, you bit into a carrot and crunched something decidedly non-vegetable. Inspecting your teeth with your tongue you discovered a hole right where you used to have a filling. What should you do now?

Cosmetic Dental Services in Dunwoody

First things first: call to schedule a dental appointment. At Dunwoody Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, we will work your urgent situation in as quickly as possible. If your filling lasted for twenty-three years, that’s not bad at all! Amalgam fillings can start wearing down after ten years. To restore your tooth, we’ll need to take a small x-ray to determine if there is additional decay, and then re-fill the cavity.

It’s entirely possible that we can simply remove the old filling and put a new composite filling in without having to consider other treatments. But if you wait to make your appointment, the exposed structure inside of your tooth will begin to decay, leading us to a larger filling. Waiting could also lead to an infected, abscessed nerve and toothache, ultimately demanding a root canal followed by a crown.

Don’t wait to fix a broken tooth or filling.  Contact Dr. Ojibway and Dr. Bruce for gentle, friendly care.  Your dental comfort is important to us and so is the health of your smile! Schedule your appointment with our Dunwoody dentists today.

Posted on Behalf of Dunwoody Family & Cosmetic Dentistry

1816 Independence Square, Suite B,
Dunwoody, GA 30338

Tel: (770) 399-9199

Mon - Thr 7:00am - 4:00pm
Friday Open until 1pm
(on the Fridays we are open)

Our Patient Reviews

Dunwoody Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
4.9 / 5.0

Based on 126 reviews

Janice Overbeck

Angela is an incredible dentist and is on top of all of the latest and best technology. She is very honest and I love everyone at her practice. They are all great!

Whitney Appenfelder

I have been seeing Leslie and Dr. Bruce for about 20 years! Love their personalities and service. I highly recommend them!

Jerry Cox

Highly professional and efficient service, stem to stern. Also the account manager makes it fun to pay my bill!!

Jeannine Bartch

Dr. Ojibway and her team have helped me get my smile back. The office is beautiful and the environment is relaxing and very friendly.

Address

1816 Independence Square, Suite B,
Dunwoody, GA 30338

Contact

Tel: (770) 399-9199
Email: dfcd@ident.com

Practice Hours

Mon - Thr 7:00am - 4:00pm
Friday Open until 1pm
(on the Fridays we are open)