Dr. Timon's Pediatric Dental Blog

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Amalgam or Composite fillings

I had an email recently asking why I used Composite (white) fillings instead of Amalgam (Silver). Both types are excellent filling materials and I am not worried about the Mercury in the Silver fillings. Silver is probably a better choice if you are not brushing well but Composite has gotten better recently and now lasts for many years. I use Composite because I like the natural look of the tooth colored material and am satisfied with it's longevity.

Labels: amalgam, composites, filling matrerials

posted by Neal Timon, DDS at 1:59 PM

2Comments:

Williams said...: Compared to amalgam, composite fillings make the teeth look natural, and its properties stick better with the teeth. Actually, I've requested my dentist to replace my amalgam fillings with composite ones so my teeth would stay white.

Williams Schermer; January 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM
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