Tooth-Colored Fillings Allentown
Repair Cavities While Preserving Your Smile’s Appearance
Try as we might to keep our smiles healthy, cavities are a common part of life. The use of shiny metal fillings was once the only way to repair tooth decay; however, their visibility was obvious to others, often causing patients to hide their smile. Nowadays, Dr. Bradford Young can repair cavities while preserving your smile’s appearance with tooth-colored fillings in Allentown! If you’re looking for a safe, aesthetically pleasing way to get your oral health back on track, don’t hesitate to call us today!
Why Choose Bradford Young Family & Cosmetic Dentistry for Tooth-Colored Fillings?
- Lifelike Materials – Composite Resin – Used to Repair Teeth
- Tailor-Made Treatment Plans for Dental Patients
- Dental Patients of All Ages Welcome in Our Practice
What are Tooth-Colored Fillings Made of?
Tooth-colored fillings are crafted from a strong, biocompatible, and customizable composite resin. Unlike traditional metal fillings that are made from an amalgam of silver and mercury, tooth-colored options are created from a mixture of plastics, ceramics, and other particles that won’t irritate your teeth, gums, or soft tissues. This gives them reliable durability and a lifelike appearance, making them a great choice for filling small or medium cavities in either the front or back of your mouth.
The Process of Getting a Filling
Most tooth-colored fillings can be placed in one quick, easy trip to your Allentown dentist. First, to ensure you’re as comfortable as possible during your treatment, we’ll use local anesthesia to numb that area of your mouth. Next, we’ll carefully remove all the damaged and decayed tissues from your enamel. Once the area is completely clean and healthy, a special solution will be applied. This will help your tooth-colored filling form a strong bond with your enamel and stay in place.
Then, we’ll select a shade of composite resin that looks just like the color of your teeth. We’ll fill the prepared space with it and sculpt it into place. To solidify the putty-like resin, we’ll use a special curing light to quickly harden it and speed up the bonding process. After Dr. Young polishes your filling and ensures your bite feels comfortable, you’ll be ready to enjoy your beautiful, healthy smile!
The Benefits of Getting a Tooth-Colored Filling
Tooth-colored fillings offer an array of benefits that make them a popular choice among both patients and dentists alike, including:
- Beautifully lifelike appearance: Composite resin can be shaded to match your personal smile, allowing your new filling to blend in seamlessly with the rest of your pearly whites.
- Preserves more enamel than amalgam fillings: Since composite resin is malleable and can easily bond to natural tooth structure, less enamel has to be removed for it to fit properly.
- Won’t react to hot or cold temperatures: Unlike metal fillings, composite resin won’t damage your tooth by expanding or shrinking when exposed to very hot or very cold temperatures.
- Safe, biocompatible, and mercury-free: Tooth-colored fillings are 100% mercury-free and offer an ideal solution for those with allergies or sensitivities to metal materials.
- Lasting lifespan: A thorough daily dental routine and biannual checkups with your dentist can easily keep your tooth-colored filling in great shape for 10-15 years or longer!
Do you need to have a cavity repaired, or are you interested in replacing your metal fillings with tooth-colored ones? Give us a call today so we can help you get back to enjoying your happy, healthy, and beautiful smile!