Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Recovery
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Risks
Tooth sensitivity following placement of a filling is quite popular - A tooth might be sensitive to temperature, air, pressure, or sweet foods. Typically, the sensitivity subsides on its own within several days. Within this time, stay away from those things, which are triggering the sensitivity. Pain relievers are usually not needed.
Pain around the fillings - If you have pain when you bite, the filling might be interfering with your bite. You must return to the dentist and have your filling reshaped. If you have pain when your teeth touch, the discomfort is probably due to the touching of two different metal surfaces, and ought to resolve on its own within a short time frame.
Referred pain – It is sensitivity or pain in other teeth apart from the one which got the filling. The filled tooth is just transmitting along the so called "pain signals" it's getting to other teeth. This pain ought to reduce on its own over one or two weeks.
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After care
To maintain fillings, you must adhere to good oral hygiene, using an antibacterial mouthwash at least once every day, flossing, visiting your dentist frequently for cleanings and using fluoride toothpaste to brush your teeth.
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Hospitals in South Africa offering Fillings
These hospitals list Fillings in South Africa; ask any of them to quote Composite Fillings for your case. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Life Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator in South Africa and primarily serves the market for privately insured individuals, representing approximately eight million people. The group provides mainly acute care, high technology private hospital services.
The extensive hospital network includes 64 hospitals (of which 57 are majority owned by Life Healthcare and another seven in which the group holds substantial minority ownership), providing a range of healthcare services throughout South Africa.