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I noticed a very small black spot on my teeth..i gone to dentist..he don't drill it he only filled it with composite....when i ask him the reason fornot to drill the black spot..he told that it was too small cavity and easily managed with itching...and filling..not need to drilling...is it ok...or i have to show other dentists...
And he didn't drill and remove the black spot...is it big with time..or the dentists took the right decision. .please help..i am confuse...
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Mild caries need no drilling for restoration it can be managed by itching.
Drilling is done for caries depending upon extension of the same with tooth area involvement.
Drilling of tooth structure leads to loss of tooth structure Soo it should be avoided where it is not necessary.
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It's not necessary to always drill to clear the caries....sometimes it can be manually excavated.... additionally only soft infected caries is removed and hard arrested caries is left as such... dentist who has seen before will only be the person in position to make comparison... still if you have any doubts,you can go for second opinion
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