Tooth-colored fillings are an excellent solution for restoring your tooth to health when our dentists find small areas of tooth decay. A tooth-colored filling is made of durable, aesthetic composite resin that we can customize to blend seamlessly with your tooth.
Composite fillings are an affordable and less invasive treatment for tooth decay that we can use when we spot the problem in its early stages. Here's everything you need to know about tooth colored fillings in Northborough, MA.
What to Expect When Getting a Composite Filling
Getting a dental filling is simple, and some patients don't even require an anesthetic during the procedure. If you do, our dentists will start by numbing the tooth so you don't feel anything during the procedure.
Next, they'll remove the decayed areas from the tooth and fill them with a customized composite resin material for your smile. They cure the composite with a special light that hardens it and bonds it to the tooth, then polish it for a flawless blend with your tooth.
The Advantages of Composite Fillings
A composite filling provides exceptional durability since it bonds directly to your tooth. Your mouth deals with many temperature changes throughout the day. Metal expands and contracts in response to temperature changes, which can eventually cause it to break away from your tooth, allowing bacteria back in. Composite does not react to temperature, so it won't eventually allow bacteria to return to the tooth.
Composite fillings also preserve more of your natural tooth structure, since our dentists don't have to remove as much of it for placement as they would with metal fillings. Preserving your natural teeth for as long as possible is always our primary goal.
Patients also love the aesthetic benefits of composite fillings, as they're not noticeable and don't detract from your smile.
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