The largest benefit of using porcelain ceramic fillings is the completely natural appearance of the repaired tooth or teeth once the procedure has been completed.
Ceramic tooth filling.
Dental restoration dental fillings or simply fillings are treatments used to restore the function integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure resulting from caries or external trauma as well as to the replacement of such structure supported by dental implants.
Tooth sparing preparation sometimes less tooth structure needs to be removed compared with amalgam fillings when removing decay and preparing for the filling.
A ceramic cavity filling usually made of porcelain is tooth colored and it may be less likely to show tooth stains over time than a composite cavity filling.
They are of two broad types direct and indirect and are further classified by location and size.
Tooth colored fillings come in two main types.
This blend of acrylic and glass is used to create a cavity filling.
They bond with your teeth helping to seal a cavity against leakage to prevent decay around the filling.
Resin composite fillings are a soft plastic that is blended with ceramic or glass to help make them stronger.
But price is a factor a ceramic filling can be nearly as expensive as a gold cavity filling.
Resin composite and ceramic.
Front teeth restored with ceramic laminates broken tooth restored with ceramic laminate.
Whether used for inlays and onlays crowns implants veneers or orthodontic brackets repaired teeth look indistinguishable from healthy teeth thanks to the ceramic filling material.
Advantages of the ceramic.