All filling materials have advantages and disadvantages, after a complete examination of your mouth, we will be able to recommend the filling best suited to your needs.
The advances of modern dentistry are many, but we yet have to find a way of reversing the ravages of tooth decay. Once caries have been detected in a tooth, the only way to stop its progression is to remove the decay until sound tooth structure has been reached, and replace it with a filling material.
Fillings fall into the following categories: