Sometimes patient comes to the dentist with complaint of carious tooth with no dental pain, only he/she has the problem of food entrapment.
The doctor does clinical and radiographical examination. If the carious process is limited up to a certain limit, the dentist excavates the area and gives a simple restoration (filling) over it so that no further food entrapment can take place.
The patient needs to visit the dentist at a periodic interval or if pain arises in future.
Many types of dental filling materials are available in the market. Decision is made as per type and location of the defect and patient's personal choice.
Nowadays, tooth-colored filling materials have gained popularity as they match tooth color. Besides, they have good strength also.