Replacement Options for Defective Leaky Fillings
Thanks to advances in modern dental materials and techniques, dentists have more ways to create pleasing, natural-looking smiles. Dental researchers are continuing their often decades-long work developing materials, such as ceramics and polymer compounds that look more like natural teeth. As a result, dentists and patients today have several choices when it comes to selecting materials to repair missing, worn, damaged or decayed teeth.
Here at the Djawdan Center for Implant and Restorative Dentistry we offer our patients metal free solutions. We are committed to offering our patients modern and comfortable dentistry. The ideal replacement solution for restoring load bearing teeth (your chewing teeth) is a CEREC porcelain inlay. The CEREC inlay is superior to amalgam or composite fillings because of its superior esthetics and strength. With enamel-like material, they look and feel like your real teeth, and are longer lasting. And as with most CEREC restorations, your inlay can all be taken care of in ONE VISIT. You can avoid the impression materials, temporary and return appointment associated with lab-fabricated ceramic restorations. Dr. Djawdan has been successfully replacing defective amalgam and composite fillings with CEREC porcelain inlays since 1998.
Compare Composite and Porcelain to make the right choice for you:
Composite
- Tooth colored
- Bonded to teeth
- Up to 75% of tooth's strength
- Porous, weaker
- Short-term (often only 3-5 yrs )
CEREC
- One-visit convenience
- Up to 100% of tooth's strength
- Durable
- Long-term (can last 15+ yrs)
- High-quality esthetics
- Color-matching to blend with natural teeth
- Created from metal-free material that mimics natural tooth enamel
- Clinically proven and backed by more than 20 years of research
