When a cavity chews its way through your dental enamel, the most likely fix is a dental filling: a restoration designed to fill the small hole in your tooth. Fillings are great for protecting your pearly whites from further bacterial invasions, but like almost all physical objects, they’re subject to the circle of life. After a certain amount of wear and tear, you’ll probably have to replace it.
So how much use can you get out of your dental filling before it’s time for it to retire? That largely depends on how well you take care of your teeth! Learn all about it in this post.
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