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White Fillings
White fillings are special resin or ceramic composites that are shaped and shaded to assure a natural look.
Depending on the condition of your teeth we now have advanced alternatives to traditional silver fillings. Either with bonding or ceramics we can now carefully match, blend and contour these new restorations to compliment your teeth. These advanced materials make your mouth look the way you always wanted.
You can have these white fillings done in one session. With CAD/CAM we simply scan, design and mill a porcelain filling in one session that is natural and life-like making them difficult to distinguish between the filling and the natural tooth.
Why Cambridge City Dental does not use Mercury Fillings.
Amalgam contains a number of components including mercury, silver, copper, tin, zinc and other metals. Mercury is a major component of silver fillings in concentrations of 48 – 56%.
Published research papers show that mercury is a powerful poison being more toxic than cadmium, lead and arsenic. Small amounts of mercury can damage major organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and major glands and lead to a suppression of the immune system.
Mercury can enter the body in the form of abraded particles and vapor. Studies have shown that there is a correlation of the amount of mercury found in the brain and the number of surfaces of mercury fillings in the mouth.
The amount of mercury intake from dental mercury fillings far exceeds the combined intake of mercury derived from air, water, and food.
Mercury silver fillings exhibit corrosive properties which lead to complicated fractures and internal staining of teeth.
Countries such as Sweden have banned all mercury containing products including its use in dentistry and industrial use. Other countries will eventually follow suit.
Bonding Composites
Today’s dental patient is demanding white fillings. White fillings are special resin composites that adhere to teeth and shaped and shaded to match the patient’s own teeth to assure a natural look.
Amalgam is viewed by many to be potentially toxic. Recent advancements in research to achieve a more aesthetic and strong composite has allowed us to place these restorations in areas of the mouth to withstand high biting stresses such as back teeth and molars.
After decay and old filling material is removed...
The individually manufactured ceramic will be fitted exactly.
Depending on severity, the whole procedure will last between one and two hours.
Ceramic — Cerec®
A mouthful of mercury can be transformed to give you a white gleaming smile. At Cambridge City Dental, art and science become one with the latest in technological development.
Cerec ceramic fillings are produced using Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacture (CAD/CAM.) Ceramic fillings are biocompatible, highly aesthetic, long lasting and durable.
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step one
The defective filling and decay is removed. A reflective powder layer prepares the tooth for imaging. -
step two
An optical image is acquired with a small camera, directly in your mouth. The restoration is designed onscreen using the image and is then sent to a CAD/CAM machine. Diamond coated instruments mill a ceramic block to reproduce the design. -
step three
After polishing, the new restoration fits precisely. A unique light hardens the bonding material, uniting porcelain and tooth. Polishing and glazing ensures a pleasantly smooth and natural feel. The colour and appearance make the special ceramic material blend with your tooth. Perfectly bonded porcelain ensures an extremely long life for your teeth.
Maximum strength, great natural looks.