Tooth-colored cavity repairs designed to blend with your natural teeth.
Tooth-colored fillings use composite resin, a material that bonds to your tooth and can be shaded to blend with it. Composite can repair suitable cavities, chips, and small fractures. The best material depends on the size and location of the repair and the remaining tooth structure.
We use local anesthetic to keep you comfortable. You may feel pressure; tell us if you feel discomfort so we can pause and adjust.
The cavity is cleaned out conservatively, keeping every bit of healthy tooth we can.
Composite is placed in thin layers, each cured with a special light, and shaped to your natural anatomy.
We polish the filling to a natural sheen and fine-tune your bite. Eat normally as soon as the numbness fades.
Not automatically — a sound amalgam filling can keep serving. But old metal fillings that are cracked, leaking, or surrounded by new decay should be replaced, and many patients choose composite (or an inlay/onlay or crown, for larger repairs) when that day comes. We'll show you photos of yours and talk through what we see together.