March 19, 2011

White Fillings: Restore the Good Looks of Your Teeth

By Arthur Kezian

If your tooth is damaged due to a traumatic injury or decay caused by negligence, you can get them back into shape with synthetic materials known as fillings. White Fillings Los Angeles helps in restoring your confidence. You can now smile without inhibition of feeling self conscious about those decayed or damaged teeth.

Fillings can be of various materials that includes gold, silver and metal alloys. Alloys of metals such as tin, silver and mercury are used to repair damaged and decayed teeth to stop their condition from aggravating further. However, technological advancement in the field of dental treatment has helped dentists create fillings that match natural tooth enamel.

White fillings are made from composite resins and porcelain. These types of dental fillings are in great demand because they provide the much needed strength and durability to your dentures. Composite filings are a mixture of resins and fine particles. They are designed to match the color of your teeth and are a good aesthetic alternative as compared to metal fillings. In some cases, they are cemented or bonded to your teeth to achieve better adhesion.

White fillings are used by reputable dentists to enhance the looks of teeth affected by decay or damage. Tooth colored materials such as ionomers are also used for dental fillings. They are made from a variety of materials including ground glass and acrylic resins. They are preferred when filling is to be done near the gum line or tooth root where the chewing process does not exert much pressure.

Porcelain or ceramic fillings are usually a combination of porcelain, glass powder and ceramic. They are frequently used by dentists because of their higher levels of durability. Their color can be easily matched to that of your existing teeth. Those who have crowns, veneers and inlays and outlays done on their teeth are ideal candidates to receive porcelain tooth colored fillings.

White fillings are not a time consuming or tedious process. It is easy, painless and easily affordable. If you have a tooth that is showing signs of decay or damaged due to an accident or a fall, then white fillings are just what you need.
Dr. Arthur A. Kezian DDS 443 N. Larchmont Blvd Los AngelesCA 90004 (323) 467-2777 

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