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Types of Dental Fillings

Amalgam (Silver-Coloured)
Amalgam (Silver-Coloured)

Silver fillings (dental amalgam) Dental amalgam (‘silver filling’) is an inexpensive and highly durable material commonly used for filling teeth. Modern dental amalgam is a metal alloy that is generally made up of mercury, silver and tin, with small amounts of copper and zinc.

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Composite (Tooth-Coloured)
Composite (Tooth-Coloured)

To mimic the natural dentin in the teeth, today’s dental composite resins are common in non-amalgam fillings. These composites are made of a plastic resin and silica filler. Bonding. Metallic cavity fillings or amalgams could not bond with the tooth; they merely rested on it and provided a degree of protection.