Cosmetic Dentistry of Doylestown PA Exposes the Metal Myth
The reasons for choosing metal-free restorations are quite compelling: safety, strength and appearance. Today, silver mercury (metal) amalgams are obsolete. If you have old metal fillings, or even if you have new ones, your teeth and your health are at risk.
Not only do metal fillings detract from the appearance of the teeth, turning them dark and gray, but they also damage the teeth they're meant to protect!
Metal fillings expand and contract with temperature changes. This movement weakens and cracks teeth. It also creates a space between the tooth wall and the filling, allowing bacteria to enter, causing decay that your dentist can't see, not even on an x-ray until it gets bigger. Worse yet, there is much controversy over the hazard of amalgams with studies that show that they leach mercury toxins for up to 20 years!
Living Metal-Free with Doylestown PA Cosmetic Dentistry
For a healthy, attractive smile, insist on metal-free dentistry. Whether restoring a tooth to health or replacing an existing metal tilling, there are a variety of non-metal restorations available.
The options in tooth colored restorations range from composite resins for smaller fillings to porcelain onlays and crowns for larger restorations. An onlay is like a smaller version of a crown where more natural tooth structure is left untouched and intact. The benefit to any of these is that they protect fragile tooth structure and are chemically bonded to your tooth restoring it back to up to 97% of its original healthy strength.
Say Goodbye to Those Ugly Black Lines, Dark Teeth & Swollen Gums - Doylestown PA Cosmetic Dentistry Can Help
You′ve seen those black lines at the top of crowns that look very unnatural. There are several reasons why this happens. The lines can be caused by metal under the crown that blocks natural light from the tooth. They can be a result of earlier trauma to a tooth that has deadened the tooth and turned it dark. Or the line can be from a reaction of the gums to the metal around the crown. Many people have metal reactions that cause the gums to swell, but the swelling is blamed on poor hygiene or gum disease. All of these problems can lie treated by new techniques that utilize all porcelain restorations.
