A tooth filling is a dental restoration that involves removing decay and repairing the affected tooth. If the damage is severe enough, you may need a root canal and a cap but that is a different ...

Tooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging ...

Learn how dental fillings work, the different types available, and when alternatives like crowns or inlays may be needed.

The debate over whether mercury in dental fillings can leach out and cause a wide range of health problems — from multiple sclerosis and cancer to Alzheimer's disease — refuses to die down. The ...

One of the ways you can restore the normal functionality of your damaged or decayed teeth is by getting dental fillings. According to Dr Nihal Yadav, BDS (PGI Rohtak), Amayra Dental Clinic, Kaushik ...

RE: Studies find no evidence of harm from mercury in dental fillings (SDN April 24) Your Health and Fitness section led with nearly a full-page article released by the Associated Press and previously ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists using nanotechology at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth ...

Getting dental treatments today can be uncomfortable and at times painful, but having tooth problems in the Ice Age could have been much worse. Analysis of the oldest known example of tooth filling ...