What do cavities look like on molars?

See, simple thing is you will see small black or brown dots in the deep grooves of your back teeth. Sometimes it just looks like a tiny dark hole where food keeps getting stuck. Don't wait for it to pain, just go get a filling done before it reaches the root.

Honestly, I only noticed mine when my favorite sweet jalebi started giving me a sharp sensation in the back molar. When I looked in the mirror, there was this tiny dark brownish spot right in the center of the tooth. It literally looked like a speck of black pepper stuck there.

My dentist actually explained this to me last month. Cavities can look like small pits, dark shadows, or yellow-brown discoloration in the crevices of your molars. Sometimes the enamel on top looks perfectly fine but the decay is spreading underneath, which only a professional checkup can spot.

Please don't ignore even a tiny greyish line on your molars like I did. I thought it was just a food stain and left it for a year till it became a deep black crater and required a painful root canal. Go to a clinic immediately and get a basic x-ray done.

It usually looks like a tiny blackish stain or a small dent in the molar. Catching it at this stage is much better because a basic composite filling will cost you barely 1000 to 1500 rupees. If you delay and it needs an RCT and cap, your budget will easily go up to 8000 rupees.

I was staring at my teeth at 3 AM because of a weird ache and saw this tiny black dot on my back tooth. Thought it was chocolate from dinner, but turns out it was a cavity starting its own family back there. Save your sleep and just get a dentist to look at it.