Dental Fillings in Atlanta | Atlanta Dental Spa

Q: WHY SHOULD I GET A PORCELAIN FILLING?

Restores Teeth From Tooth Decay: At Atlanta Dental Spa, we prefer to keep your teeth intact and restore only the unhealthy or unstable parts of your teeth. Inlays and onlays are more conservative than crowns for that reason, and they don’t result in that ugly gray line at the gum. Strengthens Tooth: Once your inlay or onlay is bonded in place, your tooth will be stronger than it was before and it will be able to bear up to 75% more chewing force. And, in some cases, your tooth will be just as strong as it was originally – before it was ever decayed or broken. Fixes Broken & Chipped Teeth: In the back of the mouth, smaller chips or breaks may require a simple tooth-colored filling. Back teeth generate a lot of force so fillings aren’t always appropriate. For larger chips or breaks involving a cusp of a tooth, an inlay or onlay may be a better option.

Dentists used to have to grind teeth down to nubs and place crowns on teeth, but not anymore.

Dental inlays and onlays are porcelain fillings that are alternatives to crowns. When a tooth is cracked, or an old amalgam filling is leaking or failing, an inlay or onlay is an ideal way to restore the tooth.

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Restores Teeth From Tooth Decay

At Atlanta Dental Spa, we prefer to keep your teeth intact and restore only the unhealthy or unstable parts of your teeth. Inlays and onlays are more conservative than crowns for that reason, and they don’t result in that ugly gray line at the gum.

Strengthens Tooth

Once your inlay or onlay is bonded in place, your tooth will be stronger than it was before and it will be able to bear up to 75% more chewing force. And, in some cases, your tooth will be just as strong as it was originally – before it was ever decayed or broken.

Fixes Broken & Chipped Teeth

In the back of the mouth, smaller chips or breaks may require a simple tooth-colored filling. Back teeth generate a lot of force so fillings aren’t always appropriate. For larger chips or breaks involving a cusp of a tooth, an inlay or onlay may be a better option.

We're going to hopefully help accomplish getting her self-confidence back to where she can be herself. Where she can glow and shine and smile and be bright like she wants to" - Dr. Hamilton

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Remove Decay

The process is a two-visit procedure. At the first visit, we remove the unhealthy part of the tooth, whether that is decay, old mercury fillings, cracks, etc.

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Prepare Design

We then prepare the design of your restoration for the ceramist to follow. Our master ceramist then creates a beautiful porcelain filling to fit your tooth exactly.