Lost a Filling? Here’s What You Should Do

Many people feel a sense of panic when this happens and don’t know how to respond. Losing a filling occurs most frequently when patients are chewing their food and accidentally bite down too hard on the filling. Should that happen to you, remove the broken filling from your mouth and set it aside. In the event that you do swallow the filling, it should pass through your body without issue.

The next step is to contact Oak Brook Smiles for an immediate appointment. There is no need to save the filling, regardless of the type of materials used to create it. Dr. Haque will create a new one for you after a quick evaluation.

If the filling you lost was made from mercury, this is the ideal opportunity to get a tooth colored filling. Dr. Haque takes special care to match the color of the composite materials used to create the filling to the natural color of your teeth. This allows it to blend in seamlessly and be less apparent to others. Besides providing you with a cosmetic enhancement, tooth colored fillings preserve tooth structure better than traditional fillings do. The white color of your new filling allows Dr. Haque to place a dental sealant at the same time as your filling if he feels you could benefit from having one.

You may also wish to replace a metal filling with a tooth colored one even if you haven’t lost a filling. Please contact our office with any questions.