Composite resin restorations (also called white fillings) can be made to resemble the appearance of the natural tooth. They are strong, durable and cosmetically superior to silver or dark grey colored amalgam fillings.

Most modern composite resins are light-cured, meaning that they harden with light exposure. They can then be polished to achieve maximum aesthetic results. Composite resins experience a very small amount of shrinkage upon curing, causing the material to pull away from the walls of the cavity preparation. This makes the tooth slightly more vulnerable to microleakage and recurrent decay thus it more suited for small to medium size restorations. There are handling techniques combined with material selection,which minimize or eliminate microleakage which we adher to at First Choice Dental to achieve the best result for long lasting restorations.

These type of restorations are suited when less tooth structure can be removed compared to preparation for other dental materials such as amalgam and indirect methods of restoration. This is because composite resins bind to enamel (and dentin too, although not as well) via a micromechanical bond.Generally, composite fillings are used to fill a carious lesion involving highly visible areas (such as the central incisors or any other teeth that can be seen when smiling).

The bond of composite resin to tooth, is very affected by moisture contamination and cleanliness of the prepared surface. a strict protocole applied when restoring teeth with these restorations

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