Your dentist here at Hanwell Dental Centre can fit a white filling in as little as one appointment and remove amalgam (mercury) fillings that may be causing you to feel self-conscious about your teeth.
Treatment time: 1-2 appointments.
Repair: Dental decay and cracked/fractured teeth.
Results: Protects a tooth from further decay and cracks.
Anaesthetic and drilling: Yes (in some cases).
Suitable for: Patients looking for a discreet type of filling or wish to replace amalgam fillings.
Step 1: Initial consultation to assess the damage or decay.
Step 2: Local anaesthetic is applied to the area.
Step 3: The decayed area of the tooth is removed.
Step 4: The filling is fitted directly to your tooth (less tooth prep is needed compared with amalgam fillings).
White fillings contain no mercury, making them a more sustainable and healthy choice of filling for your mouth. White fillings are also less prone to expansion and compression due to temperature changes; therefore, they can be more resistant to cracks.
White fillings can last in the region of 7 to 10 years, though this will depend on how you care for them. Your dentist will provide you with clear aftercare instructions on an ongoing basis during your routine dental check-ups.
Yes. Even if your amalgam fillings are relatively new, we can replace these with white fillings, which are not yet offered by all practices in the UK.
Our aim is to provide our patients with all of the information they need in order to make an informed decision on the type of dentistry that they would like.
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