If you have old silver fillings, they can make your smile shine in a bad way. Visit one of our offices for removal of your metal tooth fillings and replacement using beautiful tooth-colored fillings. Call us today at 210-951-4444 (Medical Center at Babcock & Huebner), 210-942-5047 (Alamo Ranch), or 210-934-8188 (Stone Oak).
Fillings are usually needed if you have decay in your tooth, also known as a cavity. Amalgam fillings, or what you might know as silver fillings, are a mix of mercury and other metals. Some patients are concerned about small amounts of mercury entering their body, so proactive dentists like Dr. John A. Moore and Dr. Ruiwen Ma have readily embraced composite tooth fillings. Since the safety of amalgam fillings is still in question, we do not offer them to our patients.
Composite tooth fillings are made of resin and are mercury-free. They’re matched to the shade of your natural teeth, so they won’t affect the beauty of your smile. There are size limitations to composite tooth fillings, so if your cavity or the damage to your tooth is more severe, we can use a dental crown to restore your tooth.
CEREC fillings or restorations are another great aesthetic option for patients needing large fillings or extensive dental work. Our professionals remove the decay first and then take a digital photo of the tooth before custom-designing the filling. The CEREC machine then shapes the porcelain restoration with advanced technology to perfectly fit the filling into the tooth.
Since our dental practice focuses on cosmetic dentistry, aesthetics are just as important to us as restoring the use of your teeth. With new technology, dental work that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional is now available to all our patients.
Call us now at 210-951-4444 (Medical Center at Babcock & Huebner), 210-942-5047 (Alamo Ranch), or 210-934-8188 (Stone Oak) to ask about getting our San Antonio tooth fillings and scheduling your appointment. You can also schedule online. Out-of-town patients are always welcome.
I am extremely happy with the end result of my new veneers! Dr. Moore did an excellent job, he really took the time to make sure each tooth was absolutely perfect! It is very apparent that he truly cares about the overall outcome of the appearance of my teeth and my happiness!
CDA was awesome! I had always wanted to try Invisalign and Dr. Moore made it happen! I started Invisalign when I first came in and was out of the Invisalign trays in less than a year. I am in LOVE with my teeth and couldn’t be any happier. Dr. Moore and his staff were awesome and made my whole experience worthwhile.
On my first visit, I received the sculpting and extraction of one front tooth. I immediately had a temporary upper jaw full of teeth. The next visit, 2 weeks later, CDA delivered the real permanent, beautiful porcelain teeth, which were tweaked to perfection.
I am 70 years old and a dental appt sends me into a nervous frenzy. When I made my first appointment to get a consultation I was greeted by a large group of the happiest enthusiastic and kind group of people in any medical facility I’ve ever been in. I felt completely relaxed and immediately signed up for a full upper veneer treatment.
It has been 14 years since I have ever felt confident with my smile. I am completely stunned with CDA and Dr. Moore’s work. They have given me confidence and my smile back! I couldn’t be more thankful, and so blessed! Thank you so much!
My veneers are ten years old. I LOVE them! People tell me all the time how much they love my teeth, and I think that’s important. Dr. Moore is the Neiman Marcus of dentists. The best of the best!
Now since Invisalign straightened out my teeth, I smile a lot more. It doesn’t matter where I am. Now I’m more confident. Dr. Moore is really cool. Super-friendly! If there’s a problem, he corrects it. He’s a good doctor.
Dr. Moore understood what I was looking for, and when he gave me the mirror, it was amazing! I started crying. They feel like they’re my teeth. Sometimes I don’t even think that I have veneers.
I am 70 years old and a dental appt sends me into a nervous frenzy. When I made my first appointment to get a consultation I was greeted by a large group of the happiest enthusiastic and kind group of people in any medical facility I’ve ever been in. I felt completely relaxed.
In an accident, I broke a tooth. I had it fixed, and it was never the same. I had this phobia of smiling because I was afraid people would see all my imperfections. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Dr. Moore and came to visit him. … He recommended what I should do to get my smile back. I’ve had my smile back ever since.
A dental filling repairs damage caused by tooth decay so that it doesn’t do further harm to your tooth, your oral function, or your oral health. Most of the time, your dentist will catch tooth decay at your routine hygiene appointments before it has had enough time to cause too much damage. We remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then strengthen and preserve the tooth with a composite filling to keep a larger cavity from forming.
Most of our tooth fillings are a mercury-free composite resin that is not only easier on your teeth than standard metal fillings, but it allows us to preserve more of the healthy structure of the tooth as well. There is also a cosmetic benefit to composite fillings because they seamlessly blend in with the natural color of your teeth so you won’t see any dark spots in your mouth when you smile, speak, and laugh.
The answer depends on which kind of filling is used, where it’s located in your mouth, your oral hygiene habits, and other factors. Metal fillings typically last longer than composite fillings. For this reason, some dentists may reserve them for hidden areas of your mouth that experience more force from chewing. With proper care, most tooth fillings should last at least five years.
When you’re committed to routine dental care, the chances that a tooth filling will fall out are pretty low. We can often spot potential signs of trouble with restorations and take steps to fix them, often before you even notice a problem. But that doesn’t mean fillings don’t come loose or fall out on occasion. If you lose a filling, call us right away so we can arrange an emergency appointment as soon as possible.
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