--- title: Non-invasive, drill-free, needle-free dental fillings description: drill free, needle free cavity arrest image: https://www.lumiadental.com/hubfs/Icon%20AFTER.jpg --- [Call or Text: (212) 287-1275](tel:2122871275) - [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/lumiadental/) - [Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/lumiadental/) - [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/LumiaDental) - [Yelp ](https://www.yelp.com/biz/lumia-dental-new-york-2) - [Google Maps ](https://goo.gl/maps/yJKFjB4z3iT2) - [ZocDoc ](https://www.zocdoc.com/practice/lumia-dental-pllc-56243?lock=true&isNewPatient=false&referrerType=widget) - [Linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumiadental/) [![Lumia Dental](https://www.lumiadental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lumia-dental-logo-text-500(1).png?width=200&name=lumia-dental-logo-text-500(1).png)](https://www.lumiadental.com) Call or Text : (212) 287-1275 - [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/lumiadental/) - [Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/lumiadental/) - [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/LumiaDental) - [Yelp ](https://www.yelp.com/biz/lumia-dental-new-york-2) - [Google Maps ](https://goo.gl/maps/yJKFjB4z3iT2) - [ZocDoc ](https://www.zocdoc.com/practice/lumia-dental-pllc-56243?lock=true&isNewPatient=false&referrerType=widget) - [Linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumiadental/) [Call or Text : (212) 287-1275](tel:2122871275) - [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/lumiadental/) - [Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/lumiadental/) - [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/LumiaDental) - [Yelp ](https://www.yelp.com/biz/lumia-dental-new-york-2) - [Google Maps ](https://goo.gl/maps/yJKFjB4z3iT2) - [ZocDoc ](https://www.zocdoc.com/practice/lumia-dental-pllc-56243?lock=true&isNewPatient=false&referrerType=widget) - [Linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumiadental/) [![lumia-dental-logo-text-500(1)](https://www.lumiadental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lumia-dental-logo-text-500(1).png?width=200&name=lumia-dental-logo-text-500(1).png)](https://www.lumiadental.com) Call or Text : (212) 287-1275 - [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/lumiadental/) - [Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/lumiadental/) - [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/LumiaDental) - [Yelp ](https://www.yelp.com/biz/lumia-dental-new-york-2) - [Google Maps ](https://goo.gl/maps/yJKFjB4z3iT2) - [ZocDoc ](https://www.zocdoc.com/practice/lumia-dental-pllc-56243?lock=true&isNewPatient=false&referrerType=widget) - [Linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumiadental/) # Non-invasive, drill-free, needle-free dental fillings [Home](https://www.lumiadental.com/blog) / Non-invasive, drill-free, needle-free dental fillings ![Courtesy of Icon - Needle free an drill free cavity treatment AFTER](https://www.lumiadental.com/hubfs/Icon%20AFTER.jpg) April 05, 2018 [9](https://www.lumiadental.com/blog/icon#comments-listing) Non-invasive, drill-free, needle-free dental fillings   When a cavity is “incipient”, or just on the outside surface of the tooth, dentists have traditionally chosen to recommend good oral hygiene and diet, and “watch” it for now.  They check it every 6-12 months and wait until it becomes deeper.  This “watch and wait” method works, but for how long?  [![Courtesy of Icon - Needle free an drill free cavity treatment BEFORE](https://www.lumiadental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Icon%20BEFORE.jpg?width=299&height=113&name=Icon%20BEFORE.jpg)](https://lumiadental.com/needle-free-drill-free-cavity-fillings/) [![Courtesy of Icon - Needle free an drill free cavity treatment AFTER](https://www.lumiadental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Icon%20AFTER.jpg?width=271&height=113&name=Icon%20AFTER.jpg)](https://lumiadental.com/needle-free-drill-free-cavity-fillings/) Is it really prudent to wait until a cavity inevitably becomes deeper to need a deep filling (which can result in sensitivity) or even a root canal?  Incipient cavities don’t have symptoms; you can’t just wait until a tooth feels sensitive or even hurts, because these symptoms usually indicate that the cavity is very deep.  The aggressive approach is to treat when it’s really small, but this requires unnecessary removal of healthy tooth structure to treat such a small cavity?   An alternative treatment has become available in the U.S. since 2009 and has been universally researched. It’s called **[“Icon”](http://drilling-no-thanks.info)**, and it’s manufactured from only one company.   [**Icon treatment**](http://drilling-no-thanks.info) is done painlessly, without the use of needles or drills, in one easy sitting.  The dentist can also avoid unnecessary removal of healthy tooth structure. 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