WebMD explains the materials that are used to fill cavities in teeth, and how to choose the kind that's right for you.

Your teeth need to be assessed first – particularly if you have dental restorations such as crowns, bridges, implants or porcelain veneers.

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Then you fill the cast with Moldano, a dental plaster that will harden like porcelain. Using a scalpel and a plaster rasp you fix any little defects, and now you have a perfect model of your existing ...

Dentistry has taken the same approach to tooth decay — filling cavities — for decades, but new techniques for rebuilding teeth from the inside out could transform the profession over the next ...

Pulling their own teeth out and creating makeshift fillings using putty are some of the desperate measures people at home are taking to treat toothache during lockdown. Dentists have been forced ...

Soon, a scanner using light spectroscopy might be able to tell if you have cavities or if you're giving all your teeth equal attention when you brush.

Growing a replacement tooth from your own cells may be a step closer, according to new research.

TOOTH HURTS I make my own gnashers to fill the gaps in… it does turn yellow but I don’t want to fork out £5k for a new smile ...

Growing a replacement tooth from your own cells may be a step closer, according to new research.

In fact, though, fillings do have a limited lifespan. That said, a new dental material – and a new adhesive to keep it inside the tooth – could allow fillings to last longer than ever before.