{"id":35,"date":"2007-04-14T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2007-04-14T21:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2007-04-14T14:57:09","modified_gmt":"2007-04-14T21:57:09","slug":"replacing-silver-fillings-with-white-fillings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/replacing-silver-fillings-with-white-fillings\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing silver fillings with white fillings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you have silver fillings<\/a> taken out and replace them with white fillings<\/a>?
\n– Tim from Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Tim,
\nYes, you can have silver amalgam fillings<\/a> taken out and replaced with white fillings. People do it all the time. But go to an expert cosmetic dentist<\/a> who knows what he or she is doing. Most dental schools do not teach the very specialized techniques that are required for doing white fillings on back teeth, and, as a result, patients find out the next day that all their new fillings hurt, and it’s a big problem.<\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons for replacing old silver amalgam fillings. The white ones look better, of course. Also, it is easy for tooth decay to hide under silver fillings and the dentist can’t see it. White fillings bond to the teeth, so they leave the teeth stronger. And they are more comfortable, when they’re done right.
\n– Dr. Hall<\/p>\n

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