Tooth-Colored Fillings

Tooth-colored fillings, also known as white fillings, can effectively restore decayed teeth as well as replace older, unsightly metal fillings. They are commonly used to improve a tooth’s infrastructure, and can even change the shape or size of a tooth.

What Are the Benefits of Tooth-Colored Fillings?

• White fillings look completely natural. Unlike old, gray amalgun fillings, white fillings compliment your teeth perfectly and are extremely difficult to detect.
• The chemical bond which holds your filling in place is very reliable and does not require extraneous methods to retain its attachment.
• Tooth-colored fillings are very convenient. Older fillings often took days to harden, but white fillings are completely hardened within only a few seconds.
• Tooth-colored fillings can be the perfect solution to repairing a chipped tooth, and can even give your smile a more balanced appearance.
• White fillings usually cause minimal irritation, and are even recommended for patients with the most sensitive teeth.
• There is no restriction on which teeth can be repaired using tooth-colored fillings. Whether the damage has occurred in the back of your mouth or to your front tooth, white fillings can fix the issue easily with beautiful results.
• If your new filling becomes damaged for whatever reason, it can easily be repaired.

How are Tooth-Colored Fillings Applied?

The procedure is much like the old gray amalgun filling with two important differences. The composite resin is metal and mercury free and your new filling is bonded to the tooth rather that being packed into the cavity. For this reason, white fillings can often be applied without the need of a numbing agent. Once your tooth is free of decay, a primer is applied to ready your tooth for the new filling. The bonding agent is then applied and cured, at which time the filling material can be applied to your tooth. The hardening process only takes a matter of seconds, and your new filling is ready to go.

Why Choose Tooth-Colored Fillings?

As one of the most effective and convenient means of repairing tooth damage caused by decay or sudden injury, white feelings are an ideal solution to give you a stunning, healthy smile.

If you would like more information on how tooth-colored fillings can rejuvenate your smile and restore your oral health, call our office today.

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