Tooth-Colored Fillings – Franklin, TN
Conservatively Repairing or Correcting Flawed & Damaged Smiles
In the past, dentists relied on silver, amalgam fillings to repair minor damage and decay. For decades, these materials provided an adequate and effective solution. However, in recent years, more and more dentists have started to shift to using tooth-colored, composite resin filling materials. These cosmetically superior fillings allow our team to conservatively repair teeth with a material that can be custom shaded to blend seamlessly into the natural smile line. Call the Paige Prather Smiles team to find out more about smile repair and enhancement with composite resin tooth-colored fillings from our Franklin, TN cosmetic dentist or schedule an appointment today.
Composite resin fillings can be applied directly to a damaged tooth in a putty-like form. We can shape the resin into position where it seeps into even the smallest pits and grooves of the tooth. Once we’ve filled the decayed or damaged area, we use a curing light to harden the filling into position forming a solid, durable bond between the tooth and the filling that will last for years.
Benefits of Composite Resin Fillings
- Completely natural in color and texture, you may even forget which tooth has been treated
- More healthy tooth structure is maintained as the composite resin is applied directly to the surfaces of teeth with no need to create wedges to hold the filling in place
- Amalgams expand and contract when exposed to temperature changes which can be uncomfortable or further damage teeth, but composite’s rate of expansion is close to natural tooth structure
- Amalgam fillings are known to break away from the tooth overtime due to the repeated expansion and contraction which can also allow bacteria to access and damage the enamel below the filling and crack the tooth
