All about dental tooth fillings

Fillings

Information for patients about dental tooth fillings

When your tooth has a cavity, you need a filling.

Choices for dental fillings for teeth:

A number of materials have been used for teeth fillings. Here are some of the choices that are available

	The most common material for dental fillings is silver amalgam.
	Newer white composite fillings are becoming very popular.
	Read about the pros and cons of silver amalgam versus white composite fillings for back teeth.
	There are a couple of types of gold fillings for teeth.
	Sometimes your dentist will want to place a temporary filling.
	What is meant by a sedative filling?

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