Composite Fillings 
Is the Blue Dental Curing Light Harmful?(10)
Recently, Christopher, a thirteen-year-old reader from Michigan wanted to know if the blue light that dentists use to cure fillings and sealants can hurt your teeth when used for a long period of time. He told me that when he was at the dentist’s office getting sealants placed on his back teeth, they shined a [...]
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How a Chipped Tooth Can Be Repaired With a White Composite Filling
Breaking one of your front teeth is something that nobody wants to go through, but unfortunately it is a common occurrence. Luckily, modern dentistry is able to make these teeth look normal after a tooth fracture has occurred. Chipped teeth can be repaired with crowns, veneers, and ordinary white composite fillings. Today in my pre-clinical [...]
Pain Caused By a High Filling – Why It Happens and How to Fix It
If you’ve ever received a filling at the dentist’s office, you probably vaguely remember the dentist putting a piece of colored paper in your mouth and telling you to bite together. Then, the dentist probably asked, “Does that feel too high?” Since the mouth is generally numbed during a filling, it’s often hard to tell [...]
Which Type of Filling Lasts Longest, White or Silver?
In my last two articles, I addressed the length of time that White (Composite or Tooth-Colored) fillings last and the length of time that Silver (Amalgam) fillings last. In this article, I simply wish to summarize the results and show a graph comparing the length of time that you can expect your fillings to last. [...]
How Long Do White Fillings Last?
Last week, I wrote about how long amalgam (silver-colored) fillings last. While many people have amalgam fillings in their mouths, others prefer white fillings because they are less-noticeable and made of different materials. As you can imagine, most people don’t want to walk around with a big silver filling on one of their front teeth! [...]
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