This type of fillings is the perfect way to restore your damaged back teeth. Made from the special composite materials and utilizing the bonding technique that reliably connects the filling with the tooth structure, they are an excellent modern alternative to any metal, providing natural look and feel to your teeth. We can replace your old mercury contained and worn out fillings perfectly matching the color of the material to the shade of your teeth. Nobody will ever notice them. Eat, laugh and smile uninhibited.

Q&A: I have all my teeth in the back filled with silver. I understand that today dentists use different white fillings. Are they better than silver fillings?

The silver filling is, in fact, not made from silver. They represent a blend (amalgam) of several metals, which hardens after they are mixed together with mercury. Therefore, mercury makes about half of the "silver filling". In the past the common belief was that after the mixture is hardened it becomes a new substance. It turned out that mercury continues to evaporate from these fillings every time you chew, or drink something hot. There is an evidence of the increased mercury level in blood and urine associated with these fillings. The harmful effect of mercury on human body is well known - mercury is a heavy metal poison leading to many health problems reflected by chronic fatigue, irritability, headaches, depression, loss of memory and concentration, etc. Is the amount of the mercury evaporating from these fillings considerable enough to affect the general health? This remains the subject of many debates and controversies. In some countries the use of such material is forbidden and in the US the scrap from these fillings considered to be an environmental hazard. Without taking sides in those debates we invite you to study this issue and come to your own conclusions. The ceramic fillings, on another hand, are esthetically pleasant; they blend with your teeth and are made from a very strong polymers or porcelain. Sculptured either directly on the tooth in one office visit or custom produced for you in the lab the ceramic replacements are not only beautifully replicate the original shape of your tooth but also are firmly fastened to it by the process called bonding. What is also very special about it is the fact that, unlike silver fillings, this process includes the creation of a tough layer on the prepared surface hermetically sealing your tooth from bacteria that cause tooth decay. For almost two-decades we have not been using the mercury contained fillings maintaining safe and mercury free environment in our office. Instead, we have been pioneering and perfecting the technique of ceramic replacements that gives you so many benefits and advantages.

Testimonials

"...My mom and dad always called me “sunshine” for my big smile. In years the dark fillings in my teeth put my smile to a holt. After all this wonderful job you did I am a sunshine again. And I keep smiling knowing that I do not have all this bad stuff in my teeth...Thank you for putting my smile back on my face". —Mrs. A. 48 y.o.