Over time, the space holding a filling in your tooth can get bigger, and the filling can fall out. Or the dental cement in holding your crown or veneer in place may wear away. In such cases, you should call and make an appointment with your dentist to have your dental work replaced or reattached. Normally, no pain is involved... read more »

Here at C & C Dental, Drs. Cashion and Cory frequently use dental fillings to repair a tooth that is suffering from a chip or cavity. While this is meant to repair the tooth for many years, fillings can potentially fail. This is even more likely to occur if you struggle to maintain good oral hygiene. As a general rule,... read more »

The larger and older a filling is, the more likely it is to have trouble. This is often a result of the pervasive bacteria in your mouth infiltrating the microscopic seam that is bonding your filling to the surrounding healthy tooth enamel. Sometimes you can notice an overt symptom that one of your fillings is about to go bad. Catching... read more »