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WHITE FILLINGS
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The 'black' amalgam fillings date back to technology of over a century ago. Amalgam fillings are a concoction of metals, including mercury, which by contemporary standards are antiquated and obsolete. Compared to newer 'white', or tooth coloured fillings, made of composite or ceramic materials, amalgam fillings are brittle, weaken the remaining teeth and are of course unsightly. Material science and technique advances allow the latest tooth coloured fillings to integrate and strengthen existing teeth, are indistinguishable from surrounding tooth substrate, and require less removal, and hence damage, to your natural dentition. |
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