If you had your choice, you’d probably opt to never need a filling in the first place. However, if you’re getting one soon, you do have an important decision to make: should you get a tooth-colored or an amalgam filling?
Amalgam fillings are made of metal, usually silver or gold, while tooth-colored fillings are constructed of composite resin colored to match your teeth. Tooth-colored fillings represent the latest in dental technology, and they have many benefits when compared to their amalgam counterparts. Here are just a few of them.
(more…)