White Fillings - Cosmetic Dentist Dublin
Posted on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 @ 05:42 AM
White fillings have existed for many decades and have been traditionally only used in front teeth. Their use was avoided in patients’ back, grinding teeth as they were not very hard wearing and tended to break down after a few years. As a result, the much more durable silver (amalgam) filling material was used for the back teeth.
Redmond Molloy your Dublin Dentist has now changed as the latest generation of white filling materials are much stronger and durable than ever before. They are more clinically challenging to place than the old amalgam material, but there is really no excuse not to use white materials for all fillings nowadays and many dental schools around the world have now stopped teaching dental students how to use amalgam filling material.
White fillings are becoming more popular now as patients like their fillings to look like teeth as opposed to a more noticeable silver or metal look. Another benefit is the fact that they actually bond to the tooth and thus tend to add strength to weakened teeth. This is not the case with amalgam fillings as teeth filled with amalgam can be more likely to break and fracture as it does not bond to the tooth and adds less strength to the tooth.
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