Tooth Coloured Filling Procedure

GC G-Aenial Composite Filling Material used at QRDP

Heraus Kulzer Venus Composite Used at QRDP

Tooth Coloured Fillings

Fillings are used to fill holes (cavities) that have formed in your teeth, usually as a result of decay or tooth wear.

Tooth-coloured fillings can be used instead of amalgam (silver) fillings, making them a natural-looking alternative. They are often used in teeth that show when you smile or talk. They don’t tend to last as long as amalgam, and so they aren’t always recommended for the grinding and chewing surfaces of the back teeth although advances in the materials available mean that in most cases, tooth coloured fillings can produce good long-term results.

Before you have your filling, your dentist will remove the decayed and weakened parts of your tooth using small drills, and clean the hole. With tooth-coloured fillings, your dentist may need to build the filling in layers, hardening each layer with a special blue light before placing the next. This technique takes a bit longer than having an amalgam filling done.

Tooth-coloured fillings must be kept completely dry while they set, so your dentist will take special precautions to keep saliva away from the area. This may include placing a sheet of rubber over your tooth (called a rubber dam).