This question has been asked by many. Speaking of the procedure in question, tooth-colored filling involves replacing the part of the tooth that has been lost with a filling which is colored to resemble the original shade of the tooth. This procedure is done under anesthetic to numb the area around the tooth.

Mainly, tooth colored fillings are made of synthetic resin, glass particles and setting ingredient and the composite in the process of hardening, shrinks under blue light before it sticks to teeth. Tooth colored fillings appears to be very natural than silver or gold filling. It blends well with your natural tooth color hence the filling would never be noticed while opening your mouth.

The question “why would I need tooth-colored fillings?” also relates to the tooth location in the mouth. Tooth fillings have a temporary and quick fix function and are not suitable for large cavities or the grinding and chewing surfaces of premolars and molars. And people who prefer tooth-colored filling wants it because it will have a natural appearance and no one will ever notice the filled tooth or teeth.

There have been concerns in recent times about Bisphenol A (also known as BPA) which is a dental sealing agent from which some composite resins are derived. The concerns stemmed from the fact that BPA is estrogenic, that it is linked with breast cancer and prostate cancer and that research conducted revealed BPA to be evident in the saliva of patients on which those dental sealants had been used.

The tooth structures which tooth-colored filling tries to deal with include hollows, uneven surfaces and chipped enamels. Why not address how these can come about? Apart from habitual buying of chocolates, indifferent throwing five cubes of sugar into your coffee and day long sipping of high sugar concentrates, certain things we do unaware of their impacts can badly affect our teeth structure.

Habits like chewing on pens and biting fingernails have nothing to do with re-mineralization of the enamel and put unnecessary pressure on the teeth. Are you the type that tries to find an opener for your soft drink bottle or do you go ahead to use your teeth on the bottle stopper? This can be injurious to the structure of your teeth.

Eating sugar cane without neatly chopping it into moderate cube sizes stresses the canine and bicuspid, also, using teeth to break bone when eating meat, scatters debris of bone in the mouth which can bore holes in the enamel and get tightly stuck in between teeth.

We should all watch how and what we eat, certain habits and floss regularly as these would prevent Cracks, holes, breakages and decay in our teeth structure. Those who do not maintain proper oral hygiene will be subject to tooth decays and dental problems. It would be really embarrassing when laughing in front of other people with decayed and silver or gold colored filled teeth. Even after filling if the filling is visible then you would always be conscious while laughing in front of people. Tooth-colored filling makes the teeth resemble your natural teeth hence give you the confidence to laugh in front anyone without having to hide your teeth.