Composite Dental Fillings Treat Your Cavities

When you have a cavity in your smile, this could mean a persistent toothache and over time, the risk of an infection too. To offer treatment, you need a dental filling. Instead of a traditional metal one, your helpful neighborhood dental clinic in Dallas, TX, can provide a natural-looking composite resin filling!

Satisfying Cavity Care With Tooth-Colored Fillings

Once you learn you have a cavity, will you have to let go of your confident and attractive smile? For decay that affects front teeth in particular, this can be a serious concern. What you can find is that there are effective restorations that provide protection for teeth without changing how they look! Our Dallas, […]

Restorative Dentistry: Advantages of Tooth Colored Fillings

Have you been told that you have a cavity? If so, you’re not alone: about 99% of people will need at least one restoration in their lifetime. Fortunately, today’s dental work won’t affect the appearance of your smile. Tooth-colored fillings are a beautiful, minimally invasive, and fast way to protect your teeth from decay. Following […]

Do tooth colored fillings last as long as metal fillings?

There are multiple advantages to treating dental decay using tooth colored fillings. Metal fillings, typically made by blending different alloys with mercury to form dental amalgam, provide a long-lasting restoration but with drawbacks that might encourage some patients to opt for treatment using composite resin. Pro’s and Con’s of Tooth Colored Fillings The advantages for […]

The Benefits of Tooth Colored Fillings

The use of tooth colored fillings has enhanced the appearance of many patients. This material provides solutions for cosmetic improvements as well as to correct dental decay. The result from using tooth colored fillings has made dental repairs a much more aesthetically pleasing experience than ever before.  The composite resin used for cavity repair can […]

Are tooth colored fillings durable?

A chipped tooth, dental stain, or dental decay can be treated with tooth colored fillings … the composite resin material used has many advantages over its predecessors, silver amalgam or metal. Older Repairs  Metal or amalgam were the only choices available for many years to repair broken or decaying teeth. If one of those old […]

Are there risks associated with amalgam fillings?

For decades, amalgam fillings, made of a combination of several metals, have been the standard for restoring decayed teeth. In recent years, however, more people have turned to tooth-colored fillings because they are more realistic looking. Some people have also decided against amalgam because of concerns about the mercury included in the mix of metals. […]

How long do fillings last?

Tooth colored fillings have been around for decades, and with their flexibility, they can be used for more than just repairing dental decay. Improvements to the composite resin material used in bonding and fillings have produced long lasting, beautiful restorations that are usually completed in one dental visit. The many uses include: Decay repair – […]

Tired of Old Discolored Fillings?

Metal amalgam fillings are a common approach to tooth restoration, used to restore teeth after decayed areas have been removed. In time, however, these fillings can become discolored and make the surrounding teeth look darker. Replacing amalgam fillings with tooth-colored fillings gives you a more natural look. What are Tooth-Colored Fillings Made Of? Tooth-colored fillings […]

Can anything be done about unattractive, discolored fillings?

Traditional fillings have been around for many years, and it’s only in the last few decades that a workable replacement has moved into mainstream dentistry. If you have metal fillings that have become discolored, you can have them replaced with tooth-colored fillings that are much more attractive. Tooth Colored Fillings for a More Attractive Smile […]