Black or esthetic fillings?

Nowadays our patients request their restorations to be aesthetic ones, as the ugly silver filling belongs to the past. Present day materials have sufficient quality as to allow us to use aesthetic fillings even for the back teeth where chewing force is greater.
So, is it recommendable replacing old dark fillings with aesthetic ones?
In many instances it is even convenient - the dark filling is much harder than the tooth and acts like an edge which favours the fracture of the surrounding dental material.
So why do some dentists still prefer the old dark fillings? Because the “white” aesthetic filling requires a much more refined and demanding technique allowing no errors. If correctly done, the aesthetic filling works very well and can last many years. It is recommended though to have yearly check ups in order to detect early any filtration that could jeopardize the tooth’s health and integrity.
At Omega Clinic we apply the technique by the book, step by step. The composite is placed in thin layers and is photo polymerized (hardened) under a special light in a saliva-free environment created by placing a special kind of operative field (the green one in the photo) called rubber dam (a great invention but seldom used).







The aesthetic filling works…when it’s correctly placed

Se also esthetical filling on a broken front tooth.