Preventive dentistry
• TOOTH FILLINGS
• FILLINGS – CERAMIC INLAYS
Tooth fillings
Prevailing material used for fillings in Slovakia is a silver amalgam that is made of powder and mercury. Mercury is a cellular poison and is categorized as a hazardous waste. It has been proven that mercury is absorbed into the body many years after a tooth was filled with it.
In our practice we use plastic (white) fillings that exceed amalgam in stability and abrasive resistance. In addition, they have no health effects and look good. If a white filling is well done, it will not fall off, as is the case with other types of fillings. Materials we use act like a chameleon – they adjust to the color of the tooth and are invisible because they are molded to copy the shape of the real tooth, they are very aesthetic.
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| Secondary decay between front incisors | After treatment | Widespread decays of front teeth | After treatment | |
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| Chipped edges of canines | After application of filling | Non-aesthetic fillings | After application of filling | |
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| Non-aesthetic fillings | After application of filling and closing a gap | Not fitting amalgam fillings with a secondary decay | After application of filling and molding to a natural shape | |
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| Extreme decay | After reconstruction with filling | Non-aesthetic fillings of upper canines | Chameleon effect of the filling material – invisible filling | |
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| Decay under removed amalgam filling | After filling application | Chipped cutting edge | After reconstruction with filling | |
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| Common amalgam filling with chipped and decayed tooth | After tooth reconstruction with filling material | Chipped cutting edges | After treatment | |
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| Decay of canines | After treatment |
Fillings – ceramic inlays
The most recent method for filling teeth is the use of ceramic inlays in
the color of your tooth. If your tooth is restored using the ceramic
inlay it looks very natural and can hardly be distinguished from a real
tooth. The inlay is glued to the tooth with special cement that also
fills any gaps. This procedure results in a precise, long lasting and
highly aesthetic effect.
