SW Edmonton Tooth Coloured Fillings

If you are worried about tooth decay or damage to your teeth, tooth coloured fillings might be right for you. Ellwood Dental is pleased to offer tooth coloured fillings to help restore your teeth to what they once were. Decay (also known as a cavity) or damage to teeth should be treated as quickly as possible to prevent it from worsening or potentially leading to a root canal or extraction. The most common way to treat a cavity is with a filling. Tooth coloured fillings are an excellent option for treating cavities because they are colour-matched to your existing natural teeth and so seamlessly blend into your existing smile; the function and shape of your teeth can be restored without anyone even noticing. Ellwood Dental is here to help restore your decayed or damaged teeth with tooth coloured fillings and get you smiling again!

A tooth-coloured filling is a restorative treatment option made up of tooth coloured composite resin used to restore or repair decayed or damaged teeth. When teeth have decay or a cavity, a hole develops in the tooth as a result of bateria producing acid from sugar.  This should be filled as quickly as possible to prevent growth and the spread of decay to adjacent teeth. Fillings are also used to repair broken or cracked teeth, and teeth that have been worn down from misuse. They are colour-matched to seamlessly blend into the rest of your existing teeth, making these fillings virtually undetectable in your mouth. The main objective of a tooth-coloured dental filling is to stop the progression of the decay by repairing the damaged tooth and restoring its normal function and appearance.

• They are virtually undetectable, due to the ability to blend different shades of white filling material to match the natural remaining tooth structure.
• The white filing material bonds directly to existing tooth structure. This makes it less likely that future breakage will occur and allows the filling to help insulate the tooth from temperature changes.
• They are extremely durable. Tooth coloured fillings typically last 5 to 10 years but, with proper care, could last much longer.
• They work with even the smallest of cavities and are now the preferred option to old-fashioned mercury, silver, or amalgam fillings.
• They can be used to build-up damaged teeth prior to various restorative dental procedures, such as dental bridges or dental crowns.
• They are an affordable option.