Dental Fillings

For many people, dental fillings are often a lifesaver for unexpected dental issues, such as cracked, broken, or decayed teeth. They can last for several years and, depending on the material, even a few decades. However, certain everyday habits and behaviors can affect how well they hold up in the long run. Here are some simple tips […]

Restoring the smile when tooth decay occurs is essential to ensuring the damage does not get larger and deeper. Edison, NJ patients who have cavities, will need to have a filling placed. At Gentle Dental Care, Drs. Brad Strober and Rebecca Kucharsky Hiess encourage patients to ask about composite resin fillings which are restorations that

If you’re a Jets or Giants fan (although that is difficult at the current time!) you may keep up on statistics such as carries per game, yards per carry, and what not. At Gentle Dental, we not concerned with totin’ the rock, as they say. We’re not concerned with Saquon Barkley’s carries, but we could

If you’re over 60, you probably can still remember the days of full-service gas stations. You’d pull in, and a perky guy would run out and ask you what you needed. “Fill ‘er up with regular,” you’d respond. Then you’d sit back while the young guy filled the car and cleaned your windshield while he

Dental caries. Who knows what those are? You’ve probably never heard the term, or you may know them by their far more familiar name, cavities. Ah, we’ve all heard of those because just about every one of us has at least one filled cavity in their mouth. If you’re older, odds are most of your

Caries. Who knows what that is? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? It’s the most common form of oral disease known to man, dental caries. The process of getting caries is called tooth decay. OK, you know them as cavities. But that’s really a misnomer. That term probably came from the fact that once the dentist cleans out

Fillings, as their name implies, are simply material that fills in the part of a tooth that needs to be removed because it is decayed. And while everyone knows about silver fillings, at Gentle Dental there are other options available. When a filling is needed  Dental decay usually starts innocently enough. You may get a

Getting a filling doesn’t seem to be much of a deal in the realm of dental procedures. Truth is, fillings halt decay that if left unchecked will lead to far more serious oral health issues. If you’ve never had a filling, here’s what to expect from the procedure. Your consultation with gentle dental care During