How Replacing Silver Fillings with White Fillings Works
After the mercury filling removal, we replace the restoration with strong, reliable composite resin restoration materials or porcelain (if the tooth requires strengthening). For replacing silver fillings with white ones, we use high quality and aesthetic composites such as Z250 BY 3M or G-ænial from GC, with low shrinkage properties in order to prevent post-operative sensitivity.
A particular shade is selected to match the natural shade of your teeth. Often two or more shades maybe used, to build up the dentine and then the enamel shades (no tooth is one colour, instead the area near the gum is darker, whereas the area closer to the biting surface is more translucent and lighter).
The Health and Safety Executive states:
‘Mercury forms a large number of organic and inorganic compounds. Mercury vapour and almost all of these compounds are highly toxic. Less hazardous substitutes should be used whenever possible’.
More recently, the British Dental Association has released a statement saying that more research needs to be carried out to ensure safety of amalgam fillings.
The UK Department of Health advises all dentists not to remove or replace amalgam fillings in pregnant women; if you are currently pregnant and are interested in mercury filling removal, we advise that you wait until after the birth for replacing silver fillings with white.
We ensure our patients that the the removal of mercury fillings is extremely safe if done in a perfect manner and correct protocols / guidelines are followed.
