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How does a dental buckle filling work?
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Buccal, not buckle: The word buccal refers to the cheek-side of your posterior tooth (molar or premolar) as opposed to the occlusal (biting surface), lingual (tongue side surface of the tooth), mesial (toward the front of the mouth) or distal (toward the back of the mouth tooth surface). A buccal filling may be bonded composite (resin), silver-mercury amalgam or gold.
Answered 4/12/2020
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Buccal: A buccal filling can be a tooth filling restoration or a silver amalgam, nowadays it is advised to use the tooth colored sinc eit is stronger for the tooth. The decay is removed from the tooth and the filling is then bonded into placed and adjusted so there are no rough edges.
Answered 11/18/2018
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Buccal : Refers to the surface of the tooth - in this case the surface of the tooth approximating the cheek. Hope this helps.
Answered 10/27/2018
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