Restore & Support Your Tooth With White Fillings in Nanaimo

Our devoted and patient-centric team is pleased to provide white fillings in Nanaimo, BC, for patients lacking durability and resistance in their tooth or teeth. White fillings, also known as composite fillings, are used as an alternative to gold or amalgam fillings due to their adaptability and natural design. If you’re interested in these fillings to restore your smile, we provide detailed insights into what they can offer you, the procedure process, and patient candidacy!

Why Are White Fillings Important, and What Are They?

White fillings are crafted to provide structure and strength for small to mid-size fillings so they can withstand moderate pressure from consistent stress and strain because of chewing. They can be used on either front or back teeth. In a society where a bright, white smile is desirable, white fillings have become a choice for patients desiring a restoration that blends with the natural colour of their teeth.

These fillings can also be more affordable than gold fillings and as they are direct fillings, they can typically be completed in a single appointment! Many years may pass before a filling needs to be replaced. However, chewing puts fillings under continual stress. Tooth enamel and fillings are also subjected to extreme force when teeth are clenched or ground. A filling may gradually wear away, chip, crack, or fall out as a result of any of these factors which is important to be aware of.

• How Are The Fillings Placed?
  Candidacy Evaluation: Our dentist will first determine your candidacy for white fillings. The tooth's location in your mouth determines whether you need this filling.
• Bonding Material: If you are deemed a candidate, the filling of the tooth will be cleaned to remove decay, and after the decay has been eradicated, the bonding material is applied to the inside of the tooth hole.
• Resin Placement: The white filling resin is then placed in the tooth hole in thin layers, and a specific light is used to cure each layer of composite resin.
• Shaping The Filling: To ideally achieve a seamless appearance and feel, our dentist shapes the filling once the last layer is hardened.

White fillings can give you a healthier, more confident smile. Call us to arrange a consultation, and if phone lines are busy, please call back!