Silver or White Filling

WHICH FILLING IS BEST FOR ME – CHOOSING BETWEEN SILVER OR WHITE

By considering your individual needs and desire, we’ll help you choose the type of filling that’s right for you.

Advantages of Silver Fillings

• Less expensive
• Stronger material
• Tried and true with long history of use and durability

Advantages of White Fillings

• Cosmetically appealing
• Strong, safe and unobtrusive
• Mercury free
• Restores the natural appearance of teeth
• Composite bond to the tooth, restoring most of the original strength of the tooth.
• Teeth restored with white fillings are less sensitive to hot and cold than those restored with silver amalgam.
• Composites require less removal of tooth structure. Particularly with new cavities, the size of the hole made by the filling can be dramatically smaller preserving most of the original tooth.

Advisory: Daily consumption of alcohol can cause premature deterioration of composite fillings