DENTAL FILLINGS

Dental Fillings - Tooth-colored Fillings and Dental Restorations at Phuket Dental Signature dental clinic

DENTAL FILLINGSTREATMENTS

WHAT IS a Dental Filling?

A dental filling may be made from amalgam or composite resin used to to repair minimal tooth fractures, tooth decay or otherwise damaged surfaces of the teeth.

Amalgam fillings are now commonly removed and replaced with tooth-colored composite resin fillings. Tooth-colored fillings materials are now more advance and stronger providing better aesthetics as well as being amalgam-free and metal-free.

Benefits of Dental Fillings

Dental filling even out tooth surfaces for better biting or chewing and fixes holes or chips in teeth.

Types of Dental Fillings

There are two commonly type of fillings

1) Amalgam Silver Fillings
Amalgam dental fillings are grey or silver colored fillings commonly used in the past.

2) tooth-colored Composite Fillings
Composite resin fillings or tooth-colored fillings