Composite Tooth-Colored Fillings, a Long-Lasting Cavity Protection

Cavities have the potential to destroy your teeth and ruin your smile. Prompt cavity treatment can curtail the spread of decay and restore your dental health. Dr. Vidya Suri treats decay with composite resin mercury-free fillings at Frisco Elm Dental, Little Elm, Texas. Composite resin fillings are strong, long-lasting, and effective in treating small to moderate-sized cavities and can even be used to repair small chips and cracks in your teeth to enhance their appearance.

Positive Aspects of Composite Fillings

Composite fillings offer distinct advantages over other types, making them a better fit for many people. These advantages include:

• Visual appeal – A tooth-colored composite filling will blend in with the color of your natural teeth, making it hardly noticeable when you smile
• Strength and durability – Composite fillings form a tight bond with your teeth, making them less likely to come loose or fall off. The resin material helps strengthen your tooth structure, making it more resilient against chips and cracks. These aspects make composite fillings suitable for both front and back teeth
• Quick and easy application – Composite fillings don’t require extensive drilling or removal of tooth enamel for application, making it a faster and easier procedure
• Easy maintenance – Maintaining tooth-colored fillings are easy. All they need is regular brushing, flossing, and dental cleaning to stay in good shape
• Mercury and metal-free – Composite fillings are mercury and metal-free and pose no risk to your gums or teeth

Longevity of Composite Fillings

Composite fillings provide long-lasting cavity protection. With proper care, these fillings can last up to 10 years before needing repairs or replacement, depending on their use. Their durable composition can withstand years of grinding and chewing all kinds of food. 

Certain behaviors, however, can cause damage to your fillings as well as your teeth. Such behaviors include nail biting, teeth grinding, smoking, chewing on ice or other hard objects, and using your teeth like tools to open bottles or packages. 

To schedule an appointment for composite filling cavity treatment, contact Frisco Elm Dental, Little Elm, TX, at (214) 705-7100.

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Dr. Vidya Suri

A graduate from University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, Dr. Vidya Suri is an established dentist who prioritizes her patients and strives to provide them with the best possible dental care. She brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and skills including her ability to pay close attention to the details to provide her patients with the most optimal outcomes that exceed their expectations.

Dr. Suri treats patients of all ages. In order to ensure that she is doing her best, she regularly participates in continuing education courses to stay abreast of new practices, technology, and advancements in the industry. Dr. Suri is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Dental Association.