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Until recently, dental patients have been told that repairing teeth with white fillings was just for cosmetic purposes, and white fillings may not be as durable as the metal restorations. This philosophy is now passé. With the modern technologies of dental adhesion, resins, lasers, and state-of-art ceramics, the new porcelain restorations are close to rivaling nature in strength, wear, function, and appearance. There are now sixteen-year studies showing that with properly administered techniques, these advanced restorations surpass traditional dentistry. With these new materials, it is possible to bond teeth back together, virtually restoring them back to their virgin strength without the invasiveness of full-coverage crowns. In the majority of circumstances, metal fillings or crowns can be replaced with techniques that are more conservative. It is therefore possible to preserve the healthy, remaining tooth structure, rather then whittling teeth down, as a pencil would be ground away by a pencil sharpener.
Amalgam fillings, sometimes referred to as silver fillings, are the most commonly placed filling material according to a survey done by the American Dental Association (ADA) in 2000. The major component of amalgam is mercury, not silver. More then 78% of dentists surveyed considered it the material of choice, and the main reasons given were that it was cheap, easy to place, and had longevity. By intercepting the potential of fracture before experiencing symptoms of hot/cold sensitivity and biting pain, new conservative treatments like tooth colored filling or porcelain bonded restorations are preventing the side effects of toothaches and broken teeth. Using a proactive rather then reactive approach to amalgam replacement is a choice many patients are happy to have.
In the majority of circumstances, metal fillings can be replaced with techniques that are more conservative. It is therefore possible to reserve the healthy, remaining tooth structure.
In the majority of circumstances by intercepting the potential of fracture before experiencing symptoms of hot/cold sensitivity and biting pain, new conservative treatments like tooth colored filling and porcelain bonded restorations are preventing the side effects of toothaches and broken teeth. Using a proactive rather then reactive approach amalgam replacement many of our patients are happy to report having had such a superior experience. |
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