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Doctor Smile Dental Clinic Pattaya. | | | | “Dental Filling" at Doctor Smile Dental Pattaya Thailand-Our practice provides the highest-quality dental services for restoring mouths that have been damaged by dental disease and injury and common problems
that require cosmetic dentistry. Our primary goal for our patients is to achieve and maintain optimum oral health through advances in techniques, technologies and by maintaining their scheduled dental exams.
| |   | | | |  | The concept of a “filling” is replacing and restoring your tooth structure that is damaged due to decay or fracture with a material. We will replace old, broken-down amalgam/metal fillings with white fillings (composites) to restore your smile and teeth to a more natural look and feel.
With today’s advancements, no longer will you have to suffer the embarrassmentof unsightly silver fillings or metal margins of the past. Eliminate the dark,black appearance in your teeth with new-age, state-of-the-art, tooth-coloredresin or porcelain materials.
Types of Dental Fillings
| | Composite Resin Fillings
There are no known health risks of receiving composite fillings. Composite resin dental fillings were created as an alternative to traditional metal dental fillings. Tooth fillings colored to look like a natural tooth are known as Composite Resin Dental Fillings, are made of a plastic dental resin. Composite Resin Dental Fillings are strong, durable, and make for a very natural looking smile. Many dental insurance plans cover their use. | |  | | | Amalgam Fillings
Amalgam fillings may contain mercury, and are often referred to as metal fillings. Their safety has been in question for a number of years due to concerns over the absorption of elemental mercury contributing to several diseases, including Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, dementia and arthritis. The FDA investigations have not proven that the minute amount of mercury vapors released from silver fillings is a health hazard. Amalgam fillings are a mixture of mercury liquid and small pieces of silver and other metals such as copper, tin and zinc. ;
| |  | | | Inlays and Onlays
If over half of your molar tooth's biting surface is decayed an inlay or onlay may be a better option than a filling. These options are basically for when more than a filling is needed but less than a crown will do. An inlay is placed in between the cusps of the tooth, whereas an only will cover one or more of the cusps. They can be made of a gold alloy, porcelain or tooth-colored resin and are cemented into place. | |  | | | | | | What are composite resin fillings?
Most of us have had amalgam fillings (silver) or gold filling restorations. Someamalgam fillings were what we have called mercury fillings, as some amalgam fillingscontained mercury. Metal fillings were effective, but very conspicuous and tendedto blacken in color over time.
Composite resin dental fillings were created as an alternative to traditionalmetal dental fillings.Tooth fillings colored to look like a natural tooth areknown as Composite Resin Dental Fillings,are made of a plastic dental resin.Composite Resin Dental Fillings are strong, durable, and make for a very naturallooking smile. Many dental insurance plans cover their use.
Who is a candidate for composite resin fillings?
If you have a cavity in a tooth, broken fillings, mercury fillings, or amalgamfillings, this type of dental filling is well worth discussing with your dentist.Mercury fillings or amalgam fillings can easily be removed and replaced withfar more attractive colored fillings. These fillings actually strengthen yourtooth beyond the level it had with the amalgam fillings.
Composite resins may also be used to enhance the appearance of any tooth, whichis a tooth bonding procedure. The composite resin will strengthen and enhancethe natural tooth structure as it does with use as a dental filling.
How are composite resin fillings different from amalgam fillings?
Composite resin dental fillings were created as an alternative to traditionalmetal dental fillings.Tooth fillings colored to look like a natural tooth areknown as Composite Resin Dental Fillings,are made of a plastic dental resin.Composite Resin Dental Fillings are strong, durable, and make for a very naturallooking smile. Many dental insurance plans cover their use.
How are composite resin fillings accomplished?
Your dentist will give you a local anesthetic to numb the area. The dentist thenprepares an access to the decayed area of the tooth and removes the decayed portions.This is accomplished with traditional drills, micro air abrasion or even witha dental laser. With a composite filling, your dentist will preserve more ofthe natural tooth as the composite resin can be bonded to the tooth in thin layers.If your tooth's decayed area is close to a nerve, a special liner will be usedto protect the nerve.
A special dental material is then used to open up the pores of your tooth's dentinand roughens up the surface of the exposed enamel. This achieves better and strongerbond. The bond resin is applied to stick the composite to your tooth. This materialis made of the same dental resin as the composite however it is much more fluid.This layer is then hardened and cured with a very bright light.
Composite resin fillings are applied in thin layers, and slowly built up to formthe complete filling. A bright dental light will harden each layer before thenext is applied.
Once your filling is completed, your dentist will use a special paper, articulatingpaper, to adjust the height of your dental filling and that your bite remainscorrect. Your tooth is then polished.
If such a filling is not going to be enough to protect your damaged tooth, orif your tooth enamel is thin and will easily fracture, or if your tooth has hada root canal that weakened your tooth condition, your tooth may require additionalprotection such as a crown.
| | |  |  | | Amalgam Fillings (Before) | Composite Resin Fillings (After) |
Pros and Cons of a composite resin fillings
Advantages:
The composite of composite resin fillings bonds to further support the remainingtooth structure, which helps prevent breakage and damage to your tooth. Theycertainly look better, and are color blended to match your natural tooth color.These fillings are often used to improve the appearance of misshapen, chippedor discolored teeth.
Composite resin fillings last about six to twelve years or more, and the procedureusually takes just one visit to your dentist. There is very little sensitivityto hot or cold items often experienced with amalgam fillings. The dentist won'tneed to drill as much of the tooth structure as with amalgam fillings.
Disadvantages:
Composite resin fillings require more time to apply than amalgam fillings. Thisresults in an increased cost for placing composite fillings. |
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