Tooth Colored Restorations

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Tooth Colored Restorations
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• At Enamel Newport Beach we use tooth colored
  materials to restore teeth. Recently there has
  been a big shift away from silver fillings and
  crowns with metal in them due to a fear of
  caustic metals such as mercury in the alloys. At
  Enamel we use biocompatible materials such as
  composite resins or Porcelain. When the decay in
  the tooth is small we can use composite resins,
  commonly the material for white fillings, to
  restore the tooth.

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• As the cavity gets bigger and more tooth
  structure is lost porcelain must be used to
  restore the tooth. If the cavity is medium sized
  an inlay or onlay can be done which is like a
  porcelain filling. This allows to be as
  conservative as possible. Lastly if there was a
  large cavity, many times a crown is needed. The
  crowns at Enamel are made out of porcelain and
  they cover and protect the tooth. No matter what
  restoration we decide on at Enamel, be assured
  that it will be safe, strong, and look excellent!

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• At Enamel Newport Beach we use tooth colored
  materials to restore teeth. Recently there has
  been a big shift away from silver fillings and
  crowns with metal in them due to a fear of
  caustic metals such as mercury in the alloys. At
  Enamel we use biocompatible materials such as
  Bis-GMA free composite resins or Porcelain.
  Composites and porcelain are more biocompatible
  with the body and dont leak any heavy metals or
  irritate any tissue.

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• As your Newport Beach dentist we want you to be
  as safe as possible while having the most
  beautiful smile and thats why we use these
  materials.

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Replacing old metal fillings and crowns

• Many people have old Metal fillings which are
  leaking and causing their teeth to look grey.
  When we see this during our exam we can recommend
  what to replace the metal with. Sometimes its as
  simple as a Bis-GMA free filling or sometimes
  more extensive work is needed because of the
  leakage from the filling.

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• If we need to reinforce the tooth more we can
  choose from an Inlay/onlay or an all porcelain
  crown. Porcelains crowns and porcelain
  inlays/onlays are stronger than the filling
  material because it is processed in the lab. As
  your cosmetic dentist, whatever your need is we
  can make that tooth look white and beautiful
  again. We also have many patients that have old
  crowns where you can see the grey by the gum
  line. Lots of people dont know what the grey is.
  

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• It can be decay leaking under the crown, the
  metal in the substructure of the crown, or the
  tooth that has darkened. At Enamel Newport Beach
  we have some tricks to take that old metal
  substructure crown off and mask the tooth so its
  white and place an all porcelain crown. If you
  have grey in your smile that is causing you to be
  self conscious about your smile give us a call
  and well restore your smile to what it should
  be!

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Bis-GMA free composite fillings

• In 1986 Proposition 65 was passed which required
  businesses to inform their clients/patients if
  that was anything possibly unsafe in the
  materials they were using. For dentists this
  meant that they had to warn patients about the
  mercury in amalgam (silver) fillings. Recently,
  we have discovered that some composite filling
  materials contain Bis-GMA which can be harmful to
  us.

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• As your holistic dentist we strive to use the
  safest materials and maintain the cleanest dental
  office possible. Having said that, when a patient
  comes in with small cavities or small silver
  fillings they want to replace we use Bis-GMA free
  composite fillings to make teeth whole again. We
  have different shades to match the color of your
  teeth so it looks like the tooth was never
  touched to begin with!

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Inlays and Onlays

• When tooth decay is medium sized or if we are
  replacing a medium sized silver filling we will
  opt to restore the tooth with a porcelain inlay
  or onlay. The advantage to using inlays and
  onlays are their strength. Because they are made
  out of porcelain in the lab they provide superior
  strength compared to fillings. As your dentist we
  will indicate when this treatment is needed.
  Inlays and onlays also hold their polish and
  hinder stain build up better than white fillings.

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• The disadvantage to white fillings is that it
  takes multiple appointments to complete an Inlay
  or onlay similar to a porcelain crown. The first
  appointment your dentist will prepare the tooth
  and you will leave with a temporary filling in
  place. After 2 weeks the patient will return to
  the dental office and the dentist will cement the
  onlay or inlay to complete the procedure.

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Crowns

• For many years dentists have been using metal
  crowns and metal crowns with porcelain layered
  over them. This gives the teeth an opaque look to
  them and you sometimes you can see the metal
  margin at the gum line. At Enamel Newport Beach
  we use the newest porcelain materials to
  fabricate crowns that match your smile perfectly.

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• We use the latest in photography to communicate
  the correct shade with the lab. In the event the
  color match isnt perfect we can even have the
  lab technician check out your smile to get the
  perfect color to make your smile seemless. We
  hear it from patients all the time when they have
  mismatched crowns and teeth. They believe that
  was the best that could be done but as your
  cosmetic dentist were here to tell you we can
  make your smile perfect!

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