Tooth Fillings – Natural-Looking Quality Fillings for Aesthetics, Durability, and Versatility

When it comes to tooth fillings, Gordon residents should know that the team at Gordon Family Dental provide mercury-free composite (white) dental fillings at our modern dental clinic. Chosen for their aesthetics, durability, and versatility, our natural-looking tooth-coloured fillings have the ability to reliably restore a smile.

To find out more about our reliable tooth fillings and how they can restore your tooth to its previous state, contact our team on 02 9159 6163 today.

Composite white tooth filling – The durability factor

For a very long time, amalgam silver fillings were the only form of tooth restorations that lasted any length of time. Nowadays, that has all changed. Composite white mercury-free fillings are far more durable than they once were. As a result, our highly skilled team of dentists can place a white filling to fully restore teeth and create a healthy smile without compromising on protection, functionality, and aesthetics.

White dental fillings – Absolute Versatility

White composite resin tooth fillings are very versatile. While silver amalgam fillings have only a single use, to fill a cavity to restore a tooth, composite fillings have a number of uses. They include:

• Filling a cavity
• Providing protection for a tooth
• Replacements for old silver amalgam materials to create a white smile, and…
• A variety of minor cosmetic dental corrections, including altering tooth shape/length or restoring slightly chipped or cracked teeth.

Whatever your reasons for undergoing a white filling procedure, you should know that our experienced dentists are skilled at creating improved smiles. They are highly skilled in utilising white composite materials in such a way that aids functionality while creating an aesthetic appearance.

Tooth fillings –The procedure

In most cases, our dentist will gently administer a local anaesthetic to the area that needs to be filled. This ensures better comfort for patients.

Once the area has been numbed, our dentist will place a rubberised dam around the problem tooth. Initially, the composite filling material must be kept away from moisture, which the rubber sheet helps to ensure.

Next, any decay contained within the tooth cavity is removed. The cavity is then flushed out, dried, and shaped; this enables it to accommodate the tooth filling material. The cavity is then filled, and each layer is hardened before the next layer is applied.

Finally, the filling is shaped to your bite and polished to create a smooth finish. Typically, the procedure takes around 20 minutes. However, the exact length depends on the size of the cavity.

If you would like to find out more about how simple white tooth fillings can improve your smile, then ask our team about our mercury-free dental fillings. Call our dentist today on 02 9159 6163 to book an appointment.