Dr.'s Leidy and Edenfield do not provide amalgam (silver-mercury) restorations
(fillings) any longer. The newer, state of the art, restorative materials are
now very strong and match your tooth shade and structure. We use composite
(about 70% porcelain and 30% acrylic) on small areas such as biting surfaces and
tongue or cheek surface. In larger areas of tooth damage or destruction, we use
all porcelain inlays. These are bonded to the tooth structure and are very
strong forming a bonded interface that makes it virtually impossible to have the
restoration ever come out of the tooth.
In still other situations where the entire tooth
must be covered, a crown restoration is provided for you. These are usually all
ceramic (porcelain) or porcelain fused to metal. They are either bonded to the
tooth (in the case of all ceramic) or cemented to the tooth (in case of the
latter). We used to use all gold cast restorations in these situations, but as
these newer materials have been developed, patients no longer want to have a
smile that shows gold.
In the final analysis we have found that nearly
all patients desire the esthetically pleasing tooth compatible natural looking
restorations. These are the type that we focus our advanced training, seminars
and workshops on so that we can provide state of the art dentistry for you.
Materials Used for Tooth Restoration
