Ceramic Fillings

Making fillings disappear with tooth-colored ceramic fillings

Until recently, tooth-colored fillings placed on the chewing surfaces of back teeth were doomed to failure due to the polymerization shrinkage and subsequent micro-leakage associated with these materials. Now, a new "directed shrinkage" technique permits dentists to place tooth-colored restorative materials in molars and bicuspids with reliable results.

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When utilized within the limits of the material, these new adhesive composite restorations are expected to perform favorably when compared to the earlier non-adhesion restorative materials. Because these new materials adhere to the teeth, contain no mercury and essentially wear at the same rate as "silver" fillings, the are now considered by many to be state-of-the-art and the new standard of care for dentistry.

Contact Cleveland cosmetic dentist Steven P. Marsh, D.D.S. to arrange a consultation about tooth-colored ceramic fillings.

Dr. Marsh serves patients in the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area for all cosmetic dental procedures, including dental bonding, porcelain veneers, teeth whitening, dental implants, ceramic fillings, crowns & bridges, and extreme dental makeovers.