{"id":22,"date":"2022-11-30T15:48:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.towncenterdentalgarland.com\/blog\/?p=22"},"modified":"2022-11-30T15:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:48:55","slug":"why-replace-metal-fillings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.towncenterdentalgarland.com\/blog\/why-replace-metal-fillings\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it a Good Idea to Replace Metal Fillings?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A medical text in China dating back to about 700 B.C. showed that metal tooth fillings have been around longer than historians ever expected. It wasn\u2019t until the 19th<\/sup> century that compounds like silver, tin, and gold were being more frequently used to keep decay from eating away at teeth. While metal fillings were once considered the latest and greatest that dentistry had to offer when it came to cavity treatments<\/a>, advances in technology have gained the field an even better, biocompatible solution called composite resin, or tooth-colored fillings. Read on to learn why studies suggest replacing your outdated metal fillings with better, aesthetically pleasing tooth-colored ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What are the Downsides of Metal Fillings?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, the term used for metal fillings is amalgam, which is a mixture of metals that includes mercury, nickel, silver, and more. It\u2019s not life-threatening if you have an outdated amalgam filling. In fact, the American Dental Association asserts that they\u2019re completely safe for most patients; however, they\u2019re known for being a less efficient, effective, and more invasive alternative than newer tooth-colored fillings. Some additional downsides of this outdated treatment include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n