Tooth-Colored Fillings – Fairfax, VA

Resolve Decay with Beautiful Restorations

Untreated tooth decay is an unpleasant and common oral health problem that can lead to serious oral and overall health issues like chronic pain, agonizing toothaches, tooth loss, and possibly serious secondary infections like sepsis or pneumonia. Thankfully, the team and MJM Family Dentistry is trained and equipped to place beautiful tooth-colored fillings that are indistinguishable from healthy enamel. Here’s how these lovely restorations can resolve tooth decay and preserve the strength and health of your grin.

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Why Choose MJM Family Dentistry for Tooth-Colored Fillings?

Experienced and Compassionate Dental Team
Eliminate Dental Infections While Preserving Your Smile
Dental Insurance Welcomed

What Are Tooth-Colored Fillings?

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Tooth-colored fillings are dental restorations made from composite resin, a putty-like material that can mimic the color, luster, and curves of natural enamel after being hardened. These devices are used to replace dental structures destroyed by infection or injury, and they can help a compromised tooth stay healthy and strong for life. Since they don’t contain metal, tooth-colored fillings may be safer for patients with metal allergies, and they are virtually indistinguishable from natural dental structure.

The Process of Getting a Tooth-Colored Filling

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Placing a tooth-colored filling typically takes only a single appointment that lasts about an hour. The process always begins with our dentist administering a local anesthetic to ensure that the patient feels no pain, and we offer sedation treatments for those who need extra help staying calm and still. Once the patient is ready, we will remove the decayed matter from the enamel and sanitize the tooth to kill lingering bacteria. Then, we will apply tooth-colored resin in layers to replace the lost structure. After hardening the restoration with an ultraviolet light, we will sculpt and polish the resin until it is indistinguishable from the rest of your smile.

The Benefits of Tooth-Colored Fillings

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Tooth-colored fillings can provide a range of impressive benefits like:

Ending a painful dental infection.
Preserving the health and appearance of the tooth.
Remaining indistinguishable from natural enamel with excellent care.
Requiring the removal of less healthy tooth structure during placement than traditional metal fillings.
Not conducting heat well, which prevents thermal expansion and contraction that could stress the enamel and pulp tissue.
Not causing teeth to become discolored over time.
Lasting up to seven years with appropriate maintenance.

Requiring only conventional oral hygiene measures like daily brushing and flossing and regular dental visits.