Oral Medicine

Oral Medicine

Dental fillings or dental restorations are used to replace parts of the tooth structure when they have been lost to tooth decay. Ideally, dental fillings are meant to be a long-term solution and they are expected to last for several years (Ziff, 1986). However, relentless fighting with food materials and constant stress from grinding and clenching eventually has a toll on dental fillings, causing them to fail. Therefore, regular replacement of dental fillings is not a myth but a reality and all dental fillings inevitably need to be replaced (Ziff, 1986).

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