How are Dentists able to fill cavities that are between your teeth with little space to perform the operation?
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[This page from Garrison Dental gives a decent idea of how it works.](https://www.garrisondental.com/learning-center/ajax/541)
Essentially, we drill down from the top of the tooth to access the decay that is in between. We refer to that process as “dropping a box”. Once we have cut the tooth (prepared it) adequately, we need to use a metal band in between the cut tooth and the tooth next door to hold the filling material in place while contouring it correctly. There are many different systems for that available but they all function is the same general manner.
All of our instruments are designed to work in very small spaces, sometimes measuring only a few mm in any dimension. We use magnification glasses called [loupes](https://i.imgur.com/NvfXoPa.jpg) that help us see into those tiny spaces.
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