Tooth Colored Fillings
Gone are the days when tooth ailments and cavities could only be treated with unsightly metal fillings. Today, modern, tooth colored fillings — or white fillings — made of durable resin can be bonded to your teeth for a stronger, more natural-looking effect. These revolutionary white fillings are virtually undetectable. When you open your mouth, all anyone will see is your white, bright teeth.
We have not chosen to place only tooth-colored fillings for cosmetic purposes alone. White fillings are BONDED. This helps to retain the filling inside the teeth. Being bonded means that these beautiful fillings actually strengthen the tooth after they have been placed and help to prevent the tooth from cracking! Metal fillings use undercuts to stay in, which means we have to remove HEALTHY tooth structure and further weaken the tooth.
Now if you have read our statement about amalgam fillings then you know that we will not press you to take out all existing silver fillings just because they are metal. However, we have made a promise to only provide the highest level of care and the best of what there is to offer our patients, and not placing metal fillings is part of that promise.
Call us to ask about our laser assisted fillings which allow us to keep even more of the healthy tooth structure and you don’t have to be numb while we do it!