Blog - Tooth-Colored Fillings

Most people in North Dallas have had at least one tooth cavity in their lives, and if you were born in the 20th century, odds are your dentist filled that cavity with silver metal amalgam. Unfortunately, while this material is extra-strong and resists breakage, it's also extremely unattractive, mainly because the metallic color is a stark contrast to your natural ...

Dental fillings provide invaluable strength and protection for teeth that have succumbed to decay or have been damaged due to injury. For decades, most fillings have been made of mercury and another metal, usually silver. Today, however, dental technology makes it possible to create strong, aesthetically pleasing fillings made from a tooth-colored composite. Dr. Joseph R. Loftus offers this preferred ...