Most
minor cavities are usually treated by removing
decay in teeth and replaced with dental fillings.
There are two basic types of dental fillings used:
Traditional Amalgam Fillings or mercury fillings
Composite Resin Tooth-Colored
Fillings
With today's advancement in techniques and technology,
tooth colored fillingsor white fillings using composite resin are
normally done for better esthetics. BIDC bangkok dental clinics are amalgam-free. Additional precautions for the safe
removal of mercury fillings may also be opted at our
bangkok dental clinics during dental fillings replacement treatments.
Amalgam Fillings versus Composite Resin White Fillings
Traditional Amalgam
Fillings
Amalgam
fillings (silver fillings) restorations
were commonly used in the past. Metal dental fillings
were effective, but tend to blacken in color
over time. Some amalgam fillings are said to contain
mercury and its safety has been in question
for a number of years.
Amalgam fillings are now commonly and easily
removed and replaced composite resin dental
fillings or white filligns.
Composite
Resin White Fillings
Composite
resin dental fillings are tooth-colored
white fillings that can be matched with natural
tooth color shades.
Made of a plastic dental resin, composite
resin has no known health risks relative to the contraversal silver mercury fillings. These tooth-colored
dental fillings are strong, durable and gives good
natural esthetics results.
Most
minor cavities are usually treated by removing
decay in teeth and replaced with dental fillings.
Amalgam
fillings (silver fillings) restorations
were commonly used in the past. Metal dental fillings
were effective, but tend to blacken in color
over time. Some amalgam fillings are said to contain
mercury and its safety has been in question
for a number of years. 
Composite
resin dental fillings are tooth-colored
white fillings that can be matched with natural
tooth color shades.
