Dental Fillings

This filling consists of silver, tin, zinc, copper, and mercury mix. Generally, the mixture consists of 50% mercury. Amalgam fillings are firm and durable. Their primary use is in back tooth fillings since they can last ten years or more. The downsides with amalgam fillings are they don’t color match your teeth and can tarnish over time.

A mixture of plastic and particles of fine glass. Resin is ideal for small and large fillings, especially for front areas. Composite resin fillings usually last five years. Resin fillings bond directly onto your teeth. This direct bonding provides more support in comparison to amalgam fillings. The drawback with resin is the costs and time needed. Resin fillings are placed in layers and will require more than one visit.

The gold alloy is useful in inlays, onlays, and crowns. Gold restorations have excellent durability since they can last fifteen years or more. The gold fillings can also withstand chewing forces and last the longest amongst all filling materials.

Tooth-colored fillings are consisting of porcelain. Ceramic fillings are useful in inlays, onlays, implants, veneers, and ortho brackets. Comparing to resin, ceramic fillings are more resistant to staining and abrasion.

Composite Resin fillings are BPA-free and come in various shades to match a tooth’s color. Tooth-colored fillings will both improve the look of your smile and preserve tooth structure. Previously, old fillings like amalgam needed a patient to remove lots of their tooth structure for anchoring. With resin fillings, only the decayed part of the tooth needs to be removed.

Personal choices and diet are the main culprits for why we develop cavities. Despite enamel being a hard substance, it’s still sensitive to decay. If one continually consumes sugary foods and soda, bacteria will thrive and eat at your enamel. Also, too, patients with excessive teeth grinding can wear away their enamel. With teeth clenching, a nightguard will be prescribed.

Filling a cavity is a straightforward dental treatment. First, to provide a painless procedure, Dr. Shah will numb the area he will be working on. He will then remove all the decaying parts of your tooth. Finally, the filling material is placed to fill the cavity up. The dentist will help shape the filling to your tooth, and the strong bond between them will yield a long-lasting restoration.