Fillings

See you around mercury.  
Say hello to the next generation of fillings.

Do you still have old mercury or metal fillings, leaving you with a mouth filled with dark and ugly looking teeth? Did you know in addition to not being very attractive, they can be toxic and dangerous to your health?

The dentistry world has come a long way from the days of metal filings. Today metal-free and mercury-free filings are used by most dentists mainly because toxins from the metals in old fillings can cause an unhealthy build-up in your body, leading to numerous health issues.

There has been a significant push to remove all forms of metal from your mouth, replacing it with materials such as porcelain and composite resins.  Today's tooth-colored composite fillings are more attractive and a more enduring alternative to metal.

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Non-Metal Fillings

Cosmetic dentists, such as Dr. Gary Imm and his All Smiles Care team are offering porcelain and composites replacements to your old, silver and metal fillings.

With traditional mercury amalgam fillings, dentists must drill deeply into your tooth resulting in tooth weakening up to 75%. Mercury fillings also expand after being placed in the tooth and the larger the filling, the more it expands. If moisture gets into the filling, the filling will expand rapidly with the expansion eventually resulting in tooth fractures.

If you are restoring a tooth for the first time, composite filling materials not only reinforce and strengthen the tooth but it will provide for greater longevity and beauty. As a rule, they are also far less destructive to the tooth. When you initially have a “white filling” it requires only minimal natural tooth removal. It not only repairs decayed areas but it also seals up weak spots so decay will not infiltrate the other surface grooves.

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