Perfect Dental Jamaica Plain

Perfect Dental Jamaica Plain 225 Centre St, Roxbury, MA 02119, (617) 238-7700 is located in Jamaica Plain Massachusetts. We provide the following dental services: Root Canals, Dental Fillings, Dental Extraction, Dentures, Dentistry for Kids, Dental Implants, Dental Emergency, Dental Cleaning, Dental Crowns, Dental Checkups, Dental Bridges, Scaling & Root Planing, Teeth Whitening, Oral Cancer Screening.

Dental Fillings

What are dental fillings?

Dental fillings are your first restorative line of defense against tooth decay. A filling is essentially a patch or reconstructed area in your tooth where a cavity has formed. Dental filling materials are flexible, allowing your dentist to mold them to specific areas in your mouth. Modern fillings can be made from a variety of materials. Most are hand formed and placed directly into the tooth at the time of the consultation. Others are lab-made fillings that your dentist takes an impression of, sends to the lab, and inserts a few weeks later. A modest dental filling restores the affected area of the decayed tooth to look and function properly. They block food and bacteria so your cavity doesn’t get bigger.