I went to the dentist today, because I need a lot of work, and I wanted to start getting it done. Anyway, I have a couple of cavities. The dentist said I have a "3 surface cavity"... what is that? How many surfaces of a tooth is there?? He recommended that I fill that one first, and that one is the most painful one... it gives me headaches sometimes. Anyway, I'm going back to the dentist wednesday for a cleaning, and then I have to get the fillings... But my question is... what is a 3 surface cavity... and how many surfaces does a tooth have?
2006-10-18 11:41:53 · 6 answers · asked by * 5 in Health ➔ Dental
Right... a measurement... of what?
2006-10-18 11:46:54 · update #1
All teeth have five surfaces: mesial, distal, facial (aka buccal), lingual (aka palatal), and occlusal (aka incisal for front teeth).
A filling that extends to multiple surfaces is a two, three, four, or five surface filling.
2006-10-18 14:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine your head is a huge tooth. It has a top, front, back and two sides. That's just like a tooth. If you have a 3-surface cavity, it involves three of those surfaces. It's usually the top and the two sides that contact the neighboring teeth. In fact, you may have three separate cavities that just got large enough to bump into each other inside the tooth. That's usually what happens.
2006-10-18 11:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A tooth is a bone fragment connected to the roots all the dentist can do is fill the tooth the tooth does not have any surfaces take some excedrin for the toothache a three surface cavity is a hole near the top of the tooth
2006-10-18 11:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by Melody-Lynn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tooth has 5 surfaces. if your tooth has 3 surface cavity it usually means that tooth started to decay from the biting surface first, and than it spread in between the teeth so two other surfaces got decayed as well (usually due to insignificant flossing). I hope you understand the answer, I bet your dentist has model of the teeth in his office and can show you better there. Never be shy to ask, it is your mouth, you need to know about it.
2006-10-18 11:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by alkak1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did not take care of my teeth either a a kid no money meant no toothbrush let alone toothpaste. I have paid for that mistake by getting 11 fillings, a crown ontop of a root canel and had to have an extraction done on a tooth my dentist cound not fix I still have not got the artifical tooth installed on my upper right where I need it. I hope you repent of your mistakes before you also getta spend about $6,000.00 on your teeth to get fixed if you do not have medical coverage.
2016-05-22 00:38:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not what it means. The three is a measurement.
2006-10-18 11:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by hydroco 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋