Blog - Tooth-Colored Fillings

Tooth-colored fillings (made of composite resin) are not better than silver but are different. However, most patients and many dentists prefer them to silver amalgam.

Patients prefer tooth-colored fillings because:

• They don’t move or contract and expand when introduced to hot and cold.
• Typically, the dentist removes less healthy tooth during cavity treatment when working with composite resin.
• Composite fillings are aesthetically pleasing ...

If you have a cavity, seeing your Kingsport dentist for treatment and a tooth-colored filling is important. After treatment, you may experience mild soreness for a day or two, but you should not feel pain.

If your discomfort does not ease by the second day, I recommend calling my office to speak with a knowledgeable dental professional.

Below, I outline a ...

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Did you know that dental enamel is the hardest substance in the human body? If you consider the wear and tear your teeth withstand on a daily basis without becoming damaged, this fact makes sense.

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Dental fillings are basic restorative treatments most dentists offer because they are a time-tested solution for damaged teeth. In fact, about 100 years ago researchers in Slovenia found an ancient tooth filled with beeswax that dates back to 6,500 AD!

Today, dentists use either a silver amalgam filling or a tooth-colored composite material. While amalgam fillings have their uses, composites tend ...