FILLINGS PRICES

According to depth:

• Superficial cavities with enamel involvement and limited damage to the dentine and thick layer of intact dentine.
• Deep cavities with extended involvement of the dental layer and low layer of intact dentine
• The obturation (filling) for a deep filling, in close proximity of the pulp will have a higher cost, justified by the need of additional base obturation.
• The criteria which determines the price of a filling are depth, number of restored surfaces and the restored area.

The international classification (Black’s principles)

• Class I – Found in pits and fissures of: occlusal surfaces of premolars and molars; buccal or lingual pits of the molars; lingual pit near the cingulum of the maxillary incisors.
• Class II – Found on the proximal (mesial and distal) surfaces of premolars and molars.
• Class III – Found on the proximal (mesial and distal) surfaces of incisors and canines.
• Class IV – Found on the proximal surfaces of incisors and canines, but also will involve the incisal edge.
• Class V – Found on gingival third (the area near the gingiva) of the facial or lingual surfaces of any tooth.
• Class VI – Involve the incisal edges of anterior teeth and the occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth that have been worn away due to abrasion.