White Fillings – Composite

Fillings are the most common type of ‘restorative treatment’. A filling replaces the part of the tooth that has been lost because decay has caused a cavity in the tooth or because the tooth has broken. One option in restoring the tooth is to have a white filling, commonly known as a ‘Composite Filling’.

Composites are –

  • Composite are referred to as white fillings. Composite is a tooth coloured material composed of glass particles suspended in a resin matrix. It is available in several shades to perfectly match your tooth.
  • Composites are bonded directly to your tooth which can help to support the remaining tooth structure.

Composites can be used for a variety of cosmetic dental procedures –

  • Repairing chipped or broken teeth
  • Closing gaps between your teeth (diastemas)
  • Reshaping your teeth

Composite is not ideal for all restorations on back teeth especially if you have a large cavity, as bonding does not have the strength over large areas or if you have a heavy bite, grind or clench your teeth. The alternative tooth coloured restoration then would be an inlay or onlay.

Before and After Tooth Coloured Fillings

This patient had poor oral hygiene and we replaced the two front crowns and bleached the others

  The leaky plastic fillings were replaced with new generation tooth coloured restorations

This patient did not like the appearance of the silver amalgam fillings and were replaced with tooth coloured resin

Invisalign straightened these teeth but some damage had occurred previously to the edges making them look asymmetrical. Composite resin was used to recreate the colour and shape of the natural teeth and a magnificent smile.

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