Blog - Tooth-Colored Fillings

The choice of a dentist in Winston-Salem, NC, is an important one; you want a dental office that genuinely cares about your oral health, but you also want a dentist who will listen to you and help you make informed decisions about any dental work you may need. If that sounds good to you, look no further than the office ...

Gone are the days of silver amalgam fillings! While some dentists still use these fillings to treat patients’ cavities, many dentists have moved on and only use fillings made with a natural-looking composite material that blends right into their patients’ smiles. 

We can customize composite fillings to make the material indistinguishable from your other teeth, so no one even needs to ...

Even if you take fantastic care of your teeth, odds are you’ll probably have a cavity at some point. Cavities, which leave tiny holes in your teeth, pose a threat to your oral health and can compromise the structure of your smile. 

The best way to treat a cavity is to clean the area by removing the decay and then packing ...

Tooth-colored resin has long been used to fill dental cavities aesthetically, replacing silver amalgam that can detract from your smile. Patients are even requesting removal of the silver in exchange for the more modern white, and we perform this switch often in our Winston-Salem dental office.

But this same material is also an inexpensive and non-invasive way to conceal tooth flaws, ...