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Question: In a recent checkup, my wife’s dentist found three cavities. She wanted them filled with white fillings, which the dentist did. After the white fillings, she started to experience pain in all three teeth, and the teeth had not bothered her before. When she visited the dentist, he told her to wait a week [...]

Amalgam Versus Composite Fillings Are white dental fillings best for your teeth? Mar 8, 2007 Cyrus Dehkan Dental amalgam has been used by dentists for the past 150 years. It has been the most tested dental material to date. Yet its safety as a filling material has been questioned. The controversy lies in its ingredients, [...]

This page provides information about the pros and cons of white composite fillings versus silver amalgam fillings. There are several important differences between the two types, it’s not just a matter of appearance. (Note: Many people find our web site content so valuable, they want to copy it onto their site. Click here if you [...]

Using tooth bonding to create tooth-colored fillings (composite fillings) for back teeth is a fairly new dental technique. Whereas the use of dental amalgam (the metal dentist use to create “silver” fillings) can be traced back for more than 150 years, the routine use of dental bonding (dental composite) for fillings for back teeth has [...]

White Composite Fillings Tooth-colored fillings are a safer and more attractive alternative to older silver amalgam fillings. By precisely matching tooth-colored composite fillings with the natural color of your teeth, a skilled cosmetic dentist is able to provide you with white fillings that are virtually invisible. The removal of amalgam fillings can provide patients with [...]

Teeth whitening pain is pretty common. Though this condition can be painful, a more accurate way to describe it would be teeth sensitivity. This may occur no matter what type of system or product is used. However, it most commonly occurs when an individual gets their teeth professionally whitened. This is because the dentist will [...]

A) The tooth-colored appearance of composite fillings is more cosmetically appealing than dental amalgam. There is no question that the tooth-colored appearance of composite fillings is more cosmetically pleasing than the silver coloration of dental amalgam fillings. And in those cases where the use of either restorative is appropriate it is easy to see why [...]

A few days ago I broke one of my bottom front teeth. Luckily it didn’t hurt, but I figured I should get it fixed. That started a serious of events that led to one of the more painful experiences of my life. They started to fix my tooth but then I mentioned that I had [...]

There doesn’t have to be any pain or discomfort associated with professional teeth whitening treatments. But just like with any type of peroxide-based teeth whitening, side effects can and do occur… What type of side effects can be experienced during an in-office whitening treatment? The peroxide bleaching agents that dentists use when they perform professional [...]

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