But price is a factor a ceramic filling can be nearly as expensive as a gold cavity filling.
Ceramic tooth filling.
This blend of acrylic and glass is used to create a cavity filling.
Dental restoration dental fillings or simply fillings are treatments used to restore the function integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure resulting from caries or external trauma as well as to the replacement of such structure supported by dental implants.
The largest benefit of using porcelain ceramic fillings is the completely natural appearance of the repaired tooth or teeth once the procedure has been completed.
They are of two broad types direct and indirect and are further classified by location and size.
Resin composite and ceramic.
Tooth sparing preparation sometimes less tooth structure needs to be removed compared with amalgam fillings when removing decay and preparing for the filling.
Advantages of the ceramic.
Resin composite fillings are a soft plastic that is blended with ceramic or glass to help make them stronger.
Front teeth restored with ceramic laminates broken tooth restored with ceramic laminate.
Amalgam filling replaced with ceramic filling.
They bond with your teeth helping to seal a cavity against leakage to prevent decay around the filling.
These fillings are good.
Whether used for inlays and onlays crowns implants veneers or orthodontic brackets repaired teeth look indistinguishable from healthy teeth thanks to the ceramic filling material.