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For your
own beautiful smile and white fillings
- La Jolla and San Diego
Cosmetic Fillings
Call: 858-459-6224
"My tooth-colored fillings are great -- I can't believe how much
they improved my smile and my feeling of security with my teeth." ~ R.T.
"I wish I'd changed to white fillings years ago. It looks so much better and I'm
sure they are better for my health..." ~ G.L.
Dr. D'Angelo - voted "Best Dentist" in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 by
readers of the La Jolla Light
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1111 Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA
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Cosmetic Fillings - Tooth Colored Fillings
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A large number of people had amalgam fillings (silver) or gold filling restorations in the past.
Some amalgam fillings contained mercury. Metal fillings were effective, but very conspicuous and tended to blacken in color over time.
Tooth-colored fillings (white fillings) or composite resin dental fillings were created as an alternative to traditional metal dental fillings.
Composite tooth colored fillings are made of a resin filled with microscopic porcelain particles. The strength of current composites is similar to the strength of silver mercury fillings.
The advantage of a composite filling is that it is bonded to the tooth. Research has shown that a well-sealed composite filling can restore the strength of a decayed tooth almost to the level of an unfilled tooth.
 
A well-sealed composite filling can last as long as a silver mercury filling. A composite restoration can take twice as long to place as a silver mercury filling, so they are usually more costly in the short run.
However, they may also prevent a tooth from fracturing, which saves time and money in the long run.
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