Say goodbye to mercury fillings

Unhappy with all that metal in your mouth?

If you are unhappy with the appearance of old mercury fillings in your mouth, there are more reasons than mere aesthetics to have them replaced. There is a health concern, too.
Over time, mercury fillings fail, corroding in the mouth and leading to several possible outcomes:

• Fractured teeth resulting from filling expansion
• Gum surgery or root canals as a result of decay under the filling
• Loss of tooth structure and/or tooth nerve death
• Tooth replacement with a crown

Plastic and porcelain offer a superior solution.

By replacing your mercury fillings with plastic or porcelain, we try to restore your teeth’s natural strength, and restore the natural color of your teeth at the same time.

Which one is right for you?

Think of it this way: plastic is good, but we find porcelain works exceptionally well. Porcelain restores more of the original tooth’s strength, is more durable, fits the best, wears like tooth enamel and forms the best surface for chewing. Here is an illustration of the chief differences:

Plastic

• Tooth colored
• Bonded to teeth
• Up to 75% of tooth’s strength
• Porous, weaker
• Short-term (often only 3-5 yrs )

Porcelain

• Tooth colored
• Bonded to teeth
• Up to 100% of tooth’s strength
• Very durable
• Long-term (can last 15+ yrs)