I was told sliver would entail me losing a lot of my tooth during a dental filling is it true?
Q. I have joined a new NHS practice. I need a filling and have been told it would be highly recommended if i had a white filling. I asked why and was told silver would entail me losing alot of my tooth and white i will not lose any ! This is because of the amount of drilling envolved. Is this information correct? Also the price difference concerns me, that i am being given false information. Thanking you
A. When a tooth requires a filling it is either due to decay present or the restoration being a poor shape or leaking. When repacing this with a new metal restoration the hole needs to have undercut to stop it from falling out. The white fillings can be bonded to the tooth and do not require undercut. These can sometimes mean that less tooth requires to be removed
Hi i am 21 years old and i am also a student with an nhs dentist , was just wondering how much it would cost for one filling for my bottom back teeth
On the NHS treatment could be free so ask your dentist for a quote
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