We follow an amalgam-free practice, which means that any restoration we use in your mouth does not contain harmful materials like mercury or silver, and your teeth will appear white.
Book an appointmentWhite fillings are of two varieties:
Benefits:
These are computer-generated and designed restorations that are strong, aesthetic, biocompatible, and have one of the best success rates in dentistry.
Firstly, the cavity is prepared by the dentist, which is then scanned into a computer to create a 3-D virtual image of the tooth. Then the computer proposes the tooth’s appearance. After a few amendments, another machine cuts the proposed restoration out of a porcelain block. Finally, the restoration is polished and cemented onto the tooth to provide a strong, conservative way to hold the tooth together.
These restorations are typically advised for medium to large cavities. The advantages are:
Crowns or Caps are generally recommended when the natural tooth structure is not left to hold the filling. The process involves shaping about 1.5 mm of the tooth or existing filling surface on all sides. Then an impression is taken and sent to the lab. In the meantime, a temporary crown is placed. The lab fabricates a crown in metal, porcelain, or a combination of these materials which is cemented over the tooth very snugly to strengthen and make it appear beautiful.
These can be a very aesthetic way of holding a tooth together. However, sometimes they aren’t appropriate if too much tooth needs to be sacrificed to place a crown.
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