{"id":513,"date":"2015-09-09T20:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T01:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/?p=513"},"modified":"2015-09-09T20:31:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T01:31:24","slug":"fill-my-own-cavities-cant-afford-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/fill-my-own-cavities-cant-afford-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"What can I use to fill my own cavities if I can\u2019t afford a dentist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">At my last visit to the dentist I found out that I have 2 cavities that need to be filled. I put off the appointment for the fillings because I don\u2019t have dental insurance anymore. Also since then we\u2019ve had some emergency home repairs and I have to put off the dental appt again. The place I go to is a pretty big practice and they are always trying to upsell me on something so I am not about to ask for any\u00a0favors on paying\u00a0for my tooth fillings. What can I use to fill my own cavities? Thanks. Titus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Titus \u2013 The techniques, materials, and tools that are needed to successfully remove decay from your tooth, clean the tooth, prepare it for filling, and place the filling are unique to skilled dentists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Even if you had access to the necessary items to fill a cavity, you would not be able to complete the procedure on yourself. Please don\u2019t attempt it. You can cause damage to your teeth, or inadequately complete the procedure and cause more problems than the cavities present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Cavities that are left untreated, or that are improperly treated, can result in further decay or infection that becomes more difficult and more costly to treat. If your current dentist is unable to provide you with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/affordable-dentist.html\"><u><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri;\">ways to make the treatment you need affordable<\/span><\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">, find a dentist who will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">This post is sponsored by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/\"><u><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri;\">Plano, TX dentist<\/span><\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> Dr. Miranda Lacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At my last visit to the dentist I found out that I have 2 cavities that need to be filled. I put off the appointment for the fillings because I don\u2019t have dental insurance anymore. Also since then we\u2019ve had some emergency home repairs and I have to put off the dental appt again. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/fill-my-own-cavities-cant-afford-dentist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What can I use to fill my own cavities if I can\u2019t afford a dentist?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,174],"tags":[445,444,446,134,164,447,448,166,165],"class_list":["post-513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affordable-dentistry","category-general-dentistry","tag-cavity-cant-afford-dentist","tag-fill-my-own-tooth-cavity","tag-how-to-fill-a-cavity","tag-plano-affordable-dentist","tag-plano-cheap-dentist","tag-plano-dentist-coupons","tag-plano-dentist-specials","tag-plano-discount-dentist","tag-plano-low-cost-dentist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What can I use to fill my own cavities if I can\u2019t afford a dentist? - The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/fill-my-own-cavities-cant-afford-dentist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What can I use to fill my own cavities if I can\u2019t afford a dentist? - The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At my last visit to the dentist I found out that I have 2 cavities that need to be filled. 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