Empty teeth can be caused by severe caries and can be treated with filling restorations, inlay restorations, crown restorations, root canal treatments, and post-extraction implants.
1. Filling and restoration: silver amalgam can be used to fill and restore the tooth after removing the decayed tooth tissue. However, the ideal filling material is composite resin. The composite resin can be used for the restoration of tooth defects, which can be bonded with the tooth tissue, and can be used for the restoration of anterior teeth and large caries, and the material is close to the color of the teeth, which makes the restoration more aesthetically pleasing.
2. Inlay restoration: Inlay is a kind of retainer that can be embedded inside the tooth to give the tooth a certain shape and function, used for the treatment of severe dental defects, inlays have the advantages of aesthetics, excellent mechanical properties, and can be well restored to the shape of the occlusal surfaces and neighboring surfaces of the contact, eliminating the food inclusions.
3. Crown restoration: If the area of tooth loss is large and the use of filling restoration is not good resistance type, crown restoration can be considered.
4. If the damage has entered the pulp and caused pulpitis or periapical inflammation, root canal treatment is required before appropriate restoration. If the tooth cannot be preserved after evaluation, then consider extracting the affected tooth before proceeding to implant or fixed prosthesis restoration.
Empty teeth should be timely to the dentist, under the guidance of the doctor symptomatic treatment, usually pay attention to oral hygiene, avoid eating some sweets, stimulating food.