Composite resin is the most widely used tooth coloured filling material. The tooth is etched with acid before placing the filling in layers. Each layer of filling is typically hardened using a ...

To treat a cavity your dentist will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then "fill" the area on the tooth where the decayed material was removed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or ...

Getting a filling isn't always the end of a tooth's cavity problems. Sometimes, bacteria is able to get down between the filling and the surface of the tooth, causing another cavity to occur. A new ...

Resin-based composites (RBCs) give patients the aesthetic results they want, but certain foods can prompt unsightly stains on these materials, according to a new study in the Journal of Esthetic and ...

Is a worn resin composite filling replaced or just restored/repaired? Mine (molar tooth) is about six years old. I was eating a seeded roll and bit on a piece of sand or something when I was pregnant ...

Bisphenol A (BPA), a potentially toxic compound, gets into patients' saliva and urine when composite resin restorations are placed on their teeth, a new study shows. In an article published in the ...