Dental White Fillings

Do you have silver fillings in your smile?

If you are unhappy with the silver in your smile, talk to us about white fillings.

Do they cause you to hide your teeth when you speak?

Amalgam or metallic filling were the standard material used until not so long ago in dentistry. The amalgam was needed for its strength, especially on chewing surfaces and for large cavities.

These fillings while structurally sturdy are arguably aesthetically unpleasing. The metallic colour makes the filling standout visually while the components can corrode and leak, blackening the silver, and often the tooth.

Are you allergic to metallic filling?

White or Composite fillings are made of a porcelain-like material that actually bonds to the tooth for a tight seal, often allowing us to preserve more of the natural tooth. The material is strong enough for chewing surfaces, is stain-resistant and colour-matched to your natural tooth making the filling almost invisible.

Park Royal Dentistry is pleased to offer our patients white fillings for their restorative needs. We can even replace old worn metallic fillings with new white fillings restoring your confidence as well as your teeth!

Remember years ago, when you’d visit your dentist and find out that you had a cavity even though you couldn’t see it. You’d schedule an appointment to have it filled and return in a week or so. On your return visit the doctor would fill your tooth and prevent the future problems that could arise from a growing cavity. Upon looking in a mirror however you’d noticed that there was an awful looking silver filling. You almost wished it was still the cavity that you couldn’t see it.

These metallic filling were standard practice until not so long ago. While these fillings were often unattractive to begin with, over time, the material which makes up the filling corrodes and leaks blackening the silver, and many times the tooth.

If you’re embarrassed by old fillings and tired of hiding your smile, talk to us about Composite fillings. Composite fillings are made of a porcelain-like material that actually bonds to the tooth for a tight seal. They are strong, stain-resistant, and colour-matched to the natural tooth, making them essentially ‘invisible’.

Composite fillings also lack the sensitivity that is often associated with silver fillings. They are especially suited for smaller cavities and for patients who may be allergic to older metal fillings.

During your next visit feel free to ask us about the benefits of replacing silver fillings with virtually ‘invisible’ composite fillings, your smile will thank you.