Fillings Gallery
A filling replaces a portion of a tooth due to decay or breakage. Fillings may take one or two appointments. A filling that is made in your mouth takes one appointment and one that is made out of your mouth typically takes two appointments.
Fillings Gallery Case
Before:
These are two old silver fillings that have served the patient well for many years. They are starting to show their age and need to be replaced.
After:
The left tooth was restored with a porcelain onlay, which covers the entire chewing surface of the tooth. The right tooth was restored with a porcelain inlay, which covers only the necessary part of the chewing surface.
Before:
This is a back molar with two separate silver fillings that are very old. They need to be replaced.
After:
The tooth was restored with a porcelain inlay, which leaves the cusps of the natural teeth exposed.
Before:
This is another silver filling that is showing its age and needs to be replaced.
After:
The tooth was restored with a porcelain onlay since the cusps, which are the tips of the teeth, were too weak to be restored without being covered.
Before:
This is a silver filling that had decay near the gumline and needed to be replaced.
After:
The filling was removed and replaced with a porcelain inlay. The majority of the tooth was healthy and did not need to be restored.
Before:
This is a lower molar with a fractured silver filling on the chewing surface and a separate silver filling on the outside portion of the tooth.
After:
The extent of the decay indicated replacement of the entire chewing surface, so a porcelain onlay was used.
Before:
These two teeth had old silver fillings that needed to be replaced.
After:
The smaller tooth was restored with a porcelain inlay and the larger tooth was restored with a porcelain onlay.
