Fillings

At The Dental Practice, we can offer our patients a variety of different filling materials including :

Amalgam: We no longer use amalgam fillings. If an old amalgam needs replacing we will use composite filling material.

Composite fillings are tooth coloured. These types of fillings have a number advantages :

They can alter the appearance of teeth changing both shape and colour.
They are bonded to tooth structure which means that they actually integrate with the tooth, thereby sealing the gap between tooth and filling and adding strength to the tooth
Composite is bonded directly onto the tooth and so small chips and fractures can be easily repaired.
Less tooth substance needs to be removed when preparing the tooth to accommodate a white filling.
Composite fillings are completed in only one visit.

These are tooth coloured fillings for use in back teeth when a high degree of aesthetics and strength is required.

These require two dental appointments.

The tooth is prepared by removing all decay and shaping the tooth appropriately then an impression is taken which is sent to the laboratory where the ceramic inlay is made.T
A second appointment a week later allows for the permanent fixation of the ceramic restoration with a strong dental cement.