TOOTH-COLORED FILLINGS, COMPOSITE FILLINGS
Tooth-colored fillings provide you with a safer and more aesthetically pleasing alternative to metal amalgam fillings. Miami cosmetic dentists Dr. Raul Garcia and Dr. Conchi Sanchez-Garcia will match your tooth-colored filling to the shade of your natural teeth, making them virtually invisible.
There are several benefits to using tooth-colored fillings instead of metal amalgam fillings. Most importantly, tooth-colored fillings will more effectively preserve your remaining natural tooth structure. Metal amalgam fillings can expand and contract with the temperature changes in your mouth that accompany normal eating and drinking. Normal tooth structure is not elastic and is not designed to endure these changes in shape of the metal fillings. Also, the metal fillings in your tooth are not bonded to your tooth. Over time, this situation may result in tooth fracture.
Tooth-colored fillings are made of a durable composite resin material that does not change in size or shape in the presence of different temperatures. This material is bonded to your tooth and will withstand moderate chewing pressure. This results in newly restored teeth that are stronger and resistant to fracture.
Yet for many people, the most desirable benefit of tooth-colored fillings is their natural appearance. Even in your back teeth, metal amalgam fillings create a dark spot that can be seen when you talk and laugh. Your tooth-colored filling will blend in perfectly with your natural teeth so that no one will ever notice it is there. Consider a back-tooth makeover that results in prettier, stronger teeth that you can enjoy for a long time.