Fillings

With a good diet, careful brushing with a fluoride toothpaste and regular visits to the dentist, your children may never have to have fillings. But if they do, here's what to expect.

First, the dentist will give your child an anesthetic so they don't feel any pain. Then he'll go to work drilling out the decayed parts. After cleaning and preparing this area, he'll fill the tooth and shape the filling.