Tooth Coloured Fillings

Tooth coloured fillings can, in many cases be used to repair problems with either front or back teeth. A variety of materials are used for these fillings, and are tailored to the individual circumstances. In front teeth, tooth coloured fillings are made of either plastic or "liquid glass", and repair dental decay, erosion or abrasion problems with an undetectable end result. In back teeth, "liquid glasses" or plastic fillings can be used to repair small decay or erosion problems, or replace the silver fillings which a lot of people don't like to have. For more major problems, tooth coloured fillings may not be the best answer, and we may need to place either porcelain veneers, ceramic inlays, or crowns and bridges.

Key Benefits

Repairs "sensitive" teeth

Prevents dental decay

Looks just as if the tooth had no filling at all

Capabilities

Senstive Teeth

Some teeth in the back or front, can become sensitive, either due to problems with an old filling, or because incorrect toothbrushing has led to "cutting", or abrasion of the side of the tooth. Sometimes acidic foods can cause "erosion" which means some of the top of the tooth has dissolved away, leading to exposure of some of the"live" part of the tooth or dentine. In these cases, we can use either plastic or "liquid glass" (glass ionomer) fillings, to repair the problem. In some cases, though, we can't do the job this simply and must use other techniques such as veneers, inlays, or crowns.

Repairs and Prevents Decay

At our offices, we know more about how decay affects a tooth, and can use one of our tooth coloured fillings to repair the damage decay has causes, without damaging the tooth any more than absolutely necessary. This is vastly different to the "old" days where a lot more damage was caused when placing a filling. If the decay is too severe, we may have to do different things to protect the tooth, but in this modern era, many things can be done with our tooth coloured fillings. Our "liquid glass" fillings contain materials which combat decay. Especially for children's teeth, and side fillings in adult teeth, these fillings prevent further tooth problems.

Looks Like no Filling at all

The old days of unsightly black fillings have gone, in most cases, a simple relatively inexpensive tooth coloured filling can be used to fix teeth. In some cases, though, we can't do the job this simply and must use other techniques such as veneers, inlays, or crowns.