Prevention and care of dental caries
Dental caries
Cariology is a specialty of Dental Medicine that consists of the prevention and care of dental caries. The dentists at the Chêne-Bourg Dental Centre are able to treat all cases of caries in adults and children.
They will ensure that their presence is detected as quickly as possible through annual clinical and radiological checks, and will also provide you with valuable advice on how to prevent their appearance, in collaboration with the Dental Hygienist.
The care
To treat a cavity, the dentist first removes the affected tooth tissue. It then replaces them with the latest technology sealing materials called Composite Resins. These resins can restore the original shape and shade of the tooth.
Composite resin reconstitution following a cavity under an old gold filling
This composite resin technique can also be applied when a tooth has been fractured as a result of an accident. It can also be used to change old amalgam fillings that are poorly adapted or not aesthetically pleasing.
Composite reconstruction after trauma
If the destruction of the decayed tooth is too great and it cannot be reconstructed directly in the mouth with a simple composite resin, the Dentist will make an inlay or onlay. Manufactured in the laboratory, it guarantees a solid and aesthetic reconstitution of the tooth.
After removing the decayed tissue from the tooth and preparing the tooth cleanly and evenly, the Dentist will make an impression of the teeth. He will then give them to his technician to "make" the resin or ceramic inlay/onlay. Once the inlay/onlay has been made, the dentist can glue the inlay/onlay to the tooth in another session.
Today, thanks to new technologies, and in particular intra-oral scanners and CAD/CAM, these reconstitutions can sometimes be performed in 1 session to increase your comfort and pleasure (see our CEREC page).
Decayed, very decayed teeth ready to receive onlays
Ceramic onlays
Decayed teeth treated with onlays