Holistic Dentistry - "Metal Free"

We at Cherrytree Dental Care believe in a minimally invasive, preventative and holistic approach to any dental care.  Our friendly dentists take every care from the first meeting to the last visit of any treatment ensuring that you are treated with the highest level of workmanship, in the caring and calm surroundings of our surgeries.

What are 'Composite' tooth coloured fillings?

Composite; meaning a combination of several different materials, is a modern tooth coloured restorative material used in dentistry providing long term adhesive, truly natural aesthetic fillings.

We pride ourselves to offer metal free white 'composite' fillings exclusively, and we focus on preventing the need for large silver fillings by detecting decay when in the early stages so that treatment is minimally invasive.  Thereby preseerving more of the natural tooth structure.  We utilise the most modern 'composite' materials and equipment to provide long lasting and natural fillings you will find hard to spot!

Why choose white 'composite fillings instead of silver fillings?

There is evidence that shows mercury (from silver metal restorations) can be released throughout their life in the oral cavity.  This can lead to oral conditions such as Lichenoid reaction or may be implicated in Oral Lichen Planus which are conditions that can cause soreness of the mouth. 

They also pose a risk of ingestion when being placed, as well as vapor release during removal. This not only potentially poses a risk for the patient and dental staff, but also as a potential pollutant to the environment.

Whereas white 'composite' fillings contain no metal or mercury.  They are resin based fillings which are adhesively stuck to the tooth structure making them much better at supporting the remaining tooth when compared with silver fillings. 

This ability to stick to the tooth means that white 'composite' fillings can preserve more of the tooth structure as you only need to remove the decayed and defective tooth structure, unlike silver fillings which require to have undercuts so that they do not fall out.  This means silver fillings require further healthy tooth to be removed to keep them in place mechanically.

The future?

We focus on providing dentistry in a holistic and minimally invasive approach.  Following the lead as in Sweden where amalgam is no longer used, we believe that in the future silver fillings will be superseded by more modern and less potentially harmful materials.  So why not enquire now call and book your consultation today.

How do you remove old silver fillings?

We use very powerful high volume suction to collect any vapour during the removal of silver fillings as well as isolating the tooth that has the amalgam (silver/mercury) restorations form the rest  of your mouth (to prevent ingestion). These two combinations will ensure that the old silver fillings can be removed safely allowing the new white 'composite' fillings to replace them.

If you would like more information or to discuss further please call us on: 02086 179 180