Dental Fillings in Walnut Creek

Thankfully, dentists no longer need to use the metallic, unsightly fillings of the past. Mercury-free composite fillings are made from a tooth-colored resin that blends seamlessly with the rest of your teeth. This resin is just as strong as the old metal fillings and actually bonds more securely to your tooth, creating a longer-lasting and more durable restoration.

If you have a silver-colored amalgam filling currently in your mouth, there’s no reason to be overly concerned about the amount of mercury involved but there are other associated issues that a composite filling could fix. Amalgam fillings can expand and contract based on temperature, allowing food to enter hard-to-reach spots between or within your teeth, and that bit of silver in your mouth can be visible when you talk or chew. The good news is that those fillings are replaceable with the new composite resin, so you don’t have to live with that metal forever.