If you have a cavity or minor damage, a filling is the most common and essential restorative treatment. At Wallan Dental, we exclusively use White Fillings (also known as Composite Fillings) to repair teeth. Unlike old silver fillings, white composite resin matches your tooth color perfectly, providing a seamless, durable, and highly aesthetic solution.
White fillings restore the strength and integrity of your tooth, stopping decay from spreading while ensuring your smile looks completely natural. They are bonded directly to the tooth structure, often requiring less removal of healthy enamel than traditional fillings.
Composite fillings are made of a resin blended with fine glass or quartz particles. This material is not only beautiful but is also versatile for correcting minor imperfections:
The area is numbed with a local anesthetic to ensure complete comfort. Your dentist carefully removes all decay or damaged material from the tooth.
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The tooth is lightly etched, and a bonding agent is applied. This is crucial as it allows the composite resin to adhere strongly to the tooth structure.
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The tooth-colored composite material is applied in layers, then carefully shaped and sculpted to match the natural contours and function of your tooth.
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A specialized light is used to rapidly harden ("cure") the resin. The filling is then polished and adjusted to ensure your bite is comfortable and the filling is completely invisible.
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Safe removal of old silver (amalgam) fillings and replacement with modern, aesthetically superior, and durable white composite material.
Indirect restorations used when a filling is too large for a standard composite but a full crown is not needed, preserving more of your natural tooth structure.
Specialized treatment to save a tooth when its nerve and pulp become infected or inflamed, relieving pain and avoiding extraction.
Comfortable removal of teeth that are too damaged by decay or trauma to be saved, performed gently and efficiently.
Utilising advanced dental lasers as a precise tool for certain restorative procedures, often resulting in quicker healing and increased patient comfort.
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With proper care (good hygiene and regular check-ups), modern composite fillings can typically last 7 to 10 years or longer. Their lifespan depends heavily on the size of the filling and where it is located in the mouth.
With proper care (good hygiene and regular check-ups), modern composite fillings can typically last 7 to 10 years or longer. Their lifespan depends heavily on the size of the filling and where it is located in the mouth.
No. We ensure the area is completely numb with local anesthetic before the dentist begins working, making the procedure painless. You may feel slight pressure, but no sharp discomfort.
No. We ensure the area is completely numb with local anesthetic before the dentist begins working, making the procedure painless. You may feel slight pressure, but no sharp discomfort.
It is common to experience mild, temporary sensitivity to hot, cold, or pressure for a few days up to a couple of weeks after the procedure. This is usually mild and subsides as the tooth adjusts.
It is common to experience mild, temporary sensitivity to hot, cold, or pressure for a few days up to a couple of weeks after the procedure. This is usually mild and subsides as the tooth adjusts.
White fillings are superior because they match the color of your tooth, are bonded directly to the tooth (strengthening the structure), and contain no mercury, addressing cosmetic and health concerns associated with amalgam.
White fillings are superior because they match the color of your tooth, are bonded directly to the tooth (strengthening the structure), and contain no mercury, addressing cosmetic and health concerns associated with amalgam.
Yes, because composite fillings are hardened instantly by a special curing light, you can generally eat and drink immediately after leaving our office.
Yes, because composite fillings are hardened instantly by a special curing light, you can generally eat and drink immediately after leaving our office.
Exam, Clean, Fluoride treatment, and X-rays.
