Dental research has resulted in the development of new tooth-colored materials that are not only durable but attractive as well. These composite resin materials provide an attractive, natural look while restoring strength and durability to your tooth.

Advantages of Tooth-colored restorations over silver fillings:

Silver fillings absorb moisture and expand and contract with heat and cold at a much higher rate then the rest of your natural teeth. So, as the silver fillings age it can eventually fracture your tooth requiring a crown.  Tooth colored composite fillings expand and contract much like natural teeth causing less stress and fewer fractures.

When a silver filling is placed, extra healthy tooth structure has to be removed just so the filling stays in place. When your tooth is restored with a composite resin filling, only the decayed portion of the tooth has to be removed because the bond anchors the material tightly in place. This means yo retain more healthy tooth strcture.