Your General Dentist Can Save a Decayed Tooth

Your general dentist's knowledge and skills can help save your decayed tooth. The treatments for saving your tooth depend on the extent of the tooth's damage. Keeping your natural tooth is better than replacing it with an artificial one. Tooth decay occurs in stages. Early-stage decay can be reversed with fluoride treatments. Once decay has progressed to form a cavity, a filling is needed. If the cavity is large, an inlay, onlay, or crown may be used. When decay has reached the pulp, a root canal followed by a crown is the treatment. In cases of severe decay, a tooth may need to be extracted.