Composite Fillings- Mercury-free
We now rarely recommend silver fillings when repairing cavities. Dr. Hiller would tell you that tooth-colored materials have come a long way over the years. We use composite or tooth-colored restorations as the most effective way to restore your teeth both in strength and cosmetics.
Using a mixture of ceramic quartz and resin, we create a strong and durable product. We use composite for various repairs: creating new fillings, replacing old fillings, altering the color of your teeth, filling cracks or fractures, and reshaping teeth. Additionally, composite fillings contain no mercury.
Dr. Hiller performs most dental filling procedures in 10 to 15 minutes per tooth, depending on the situation. He uses a mild etching to prepare the natural tooth surface, ensuring good adherence. Once ready, Dr. Hiller applies several layers of composite material directly onto the tooth. He uses a light source to harden and set the material.
Finally, Dr. Hiller shapes, smooths, and polishes the tooth surface, providing your tooth with a natural look. This repair should last several years but is subject to staining and chipping, just as your natural teeth would be.
FILTEK™ SUPREME ULTRA WHITE FILLINGS BONDED WITH OPTIBOND XTR ARE NOT SENSITIVE
Patients may not know about the various bonding composite materials that your dentist uses. At Mount Vista Family Dental, we hunted for the BEST composite fillings to provide our patients with the STRONGEST bonding agents.
We wanted a product that independent dental research firms like Clinicians Report have clinically proven. Based on the research we gathered, we are using Filtek™ Supreme Ultra by 3M – clinically proven by Clinicians Report to be the strongest, most aesthetic composite resin in the world today, for most of our white filling restorations.
Kerr makes the bonding agent Optibond XTR, which Clinicians Report ranks as one of the strongest. This is good news because the stronger the bond of the filling, the less likely it will ever cause sensitivity. If you experience sensitivity in old dental fillings, ask Dr. Hiller about replacing them with our products. Rest assured that only today’s best materials are in use at Mount Vista Family Dental.
TREATMENT SEQUENCE
1. Remove Decay
We start with removing the tooth decay present. Dr. Hiller uses an indicator that seeks caries to ensure thorough removal. He will then condition the remaining healthy tooth with an Optibond XTR bond.
2. Fill Tooth
Dr. Hiller will replace the missing portion of the tooth structure with Filtek™ Supreme Ultra composite resin filling material.
3. Harden
After the filling is shaped, smoothed, and polished, Dr. Hiller will use a UV light to harden the material. Patients can eat and chew immediately without any worry of damage to the new restoration.