Treatments

 

 

 

Fillings

 

 

Composite Fillings

 

Tooth coloured fillings or composite fillings are an alternative to amalgam (mercury) fillings. They are placed in teeth with cavities or old, aged fillings in need of restoration. Composite fillings are tooth coloured and the dentists will shape the filling to match your natural tooth restoring it to its natural beauty. Composite fillings can be placed in any part of the mouth giving you a tooth coloured, white filling that is indistinguishable from the rest of the tooth. 

 

White fillings can also be used simply to replace old amalgam fillings for patients who are concerned about the potential risks of mercury or the unaesthetic  appearance.
the advantages of  white fillings :

 

• Tooth coloured
• Adhesive
• Mercury Free
• Conservative
• Natural looking

 

Amalgam Fillings can expand with age and crack teeth:

 

• They can lose there protective seal and start to decay
• Cause grey staining within teeth
• Contain Mercury
• Non-adhesive unlike white fillings

 

 

The use of dental amalgam is controversial, as it is proved that those fillings leak

mercuty into the mouth. The concern centers on the health effects of toxicity or allergy which may be associated with constant mercury exposure, particularly as a potential cause of chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, birth defects, oral lesions, and mental disorders.