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Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Ach ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
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Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Mercury Fillings
• Fail pre d ictably
• C orrod e in m outh
• F illings turn black
• S aliva le aks around
filling
• Prod ucts of the
corros ion (m e rcury and
s ilve r) tattoo the tooth,
turning it purple around
the filling
Corros ion and chipping
Purple s tain due to leaking filling
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Mercury Fillings
• As the filling corrod e s it
e xpand s
• Th is cause s cracks in
the tooth s tructure
• It will fracture off part of
the tooth or split the
tooth in two
• Many tim e s the tooth is
NO T se ns itive or hurts
• You m ay ne e d gum
surge ry or root canal
the rapy
• you m ay lose the tooth
S evere Crack in tooth
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Mercury Fillings
• C orros ion le ts saliva und e r
filling
• S aliva is not s te rile (has
bacte ria in it)
• Bacte ria cause d e cay und e r
filling
• Le ad s to los s of tooth
s tructure and /or pulp
(ne rve ) d e ath
• Tre atm e nt is a Root C anal
and /or C rown
Purple s tain due to leaking filling
Crack in tooth
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Porcelain
•Tooth C olore d
•Bond e d to Tooth
•Fabricate d in the O ffice
•1 Appointm e nt
•Ve ry D urable
•Long Te rm Re storation
Plas tic
•Tooth C olore d
•Bond e d to Tooth
•Mad e in Mouth
•1 Appointm e nt
•Porous , We ake r
•S hort Te rm Re storation
Porcelain vs . Plas tic
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Plas tic Fillings :
• Re store up to 75% of original tooth ’s s tre ngth
• Mad e by placing a th ick paste into tooth ’s
cavity
• Paste is ‘C ure d ’ with blue light
• Not as d urable as porce lain
• Always m e ant for sm all or front fillings that are
not b iting with oppos ing tooth
• Large plastic re storations m ay only last 3 to 5
ye ars
GO
OD
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Porcelain Fillings :
• Re store 1 00% of tooth ’s natural stre ngth
• The be st of our ad he s ion d e ntis try
• C an last 1 5+ ye ars
• Ble nd s into tooth to be com e invis ible
• We ars like tooth e nam e l
• Mad e to give the be st fit be twe e n ne ighbor
te e th and oppos ing te e th
• Be st che wing with pe rfe ct surface anatom y
TH
E
BE
ST
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Porcelain Fillings
• S om e m ay cove r 3/4ths of the tooth
• O ld d e ntal te rm inology: O nlay or 3/4 C rown
Note the S had e C hange
with Porce lain F illing
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
• S om e m ay cove r all of the tooth
• O ld d e ntal te rm inology: a “C rown”
No ugly black m e tal m argins
with Porce lain filling
Porcelain Fillings
Note the S had e C hange with
Porce lain F illing
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Porcelain Fillings
• S om e m ay only s it with in the tooth
• O ld d e ntal te rm inology: a “F illing or Inlay”
E d ge of Porce lain R e storation
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Plas tic Fillings
• G re at if sm all but:
• If too large it will have a re lative ly short life s pan
• R e storations will be com e large r and d e e pe r with e ach re place m e nt
wh ich runs the ris k of root canal the rapy or loss of the tooth
E d ge of
Plastic F illing
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Plas tic Fillings
• As plastic re s torations age the y ch ip and fracture
along the ir e d ge s
• Worn re storations be gin to le ak saliva and the d e cay
proce ss s tarts ove r
ch ips , cracks and fails
Afte r m ore than 5 ye ars
E d ge of
Plastic F illing
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Porcelain Res toration
Plas tic Res toration
15+ years
3 – 5 years
REPLACED
REPLACED OR REPAIRED
3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years
REPLACED REPLACED REPLACED
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years
Porcelain Res toration
Plas tic Res toration
15+ years
REPLACED
REPLACED OR REPAIRED
REPLACED REPLACED REPLACED
Root canal
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
If you ignore it, the proble m
will ge t worse !
It will be m ore e xpe ns ive
late r!
The d am age be com e s m ore
d ifficult as the bre akd own
continue s
•The cost of all m e d ical
tre atm e nts will ine vitably
incre ase ove r tim e .
2 Things are Guaranteed
#1 #2
•D e cay and bre akd own have
no tim e s che d ule s .
•The m ore tooth s tructure
that is d e s troye d the m ore
com prom is e d the tre atm e nt
will be
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
O ur Part
If our re s toration or ve ne e r
ne e d s re place m e nt in the
ne xt 2 ye ars , and the tooth
is s till s e rvice able and you
d o your part, we will:
4. R e place or re pair any
porce lain re s toration
5. R e place or re pair any
ve ne e r at no charge
Note : we cannot pre d ict if
and /or whe n any gum or ne rve
tre atm e nts m ay be re qu ire d
Your Part
2) Vis it our office a m in im um of
twice a ye ar (or as pe r
re com m e nd e d by our
hygie n is t)
3) C om ple te in our office all
re com m e nd e d tre atm e nt in
the quad rant with in a one
ye ar pe riod
4) Ad vis e us of any change s or
cance llations of appointm e nts
at le ast 24 hours in ad vance
10 Year Warranty
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Your Dental BenefitsD e ntal Insurance com panie s
will d e te rm ine what is
cove re d .
Typ ically, the m ost bas ic
proce d ure s are cove re d .
You m ust d e cid e :
d o you want the be s t care for
your m outh?
O r
the care agre e d upon and
purchase d by your e m ploye r?
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Most d e ntal be ne fit p lans will only cove r
what’s d e scribe d in the word ing of the
contract.
This contract is purchased for you by your employer.
Th is m ay m e an your Insurance C om pany
will only pay toward s a che ape r and
infe rior filling m ate rial unle s s ce rtain
crite ria are m e t prior to tre atm e nt.
Bes t plans pay for what YOU want
Are you cove re d for Porce lain or only Plastic?
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
What does your contract say?
Your d e ntal be ne fits contract m ay re qu ire
that you fracture a corne r of your tooth
be fore be ne fits are paid .
Wh ile th is m ay le ad to ‘R oot C anal’,
infe ction or e ve n tooth los s , it is an
e asy way for the Insurance C om pany
to d e ny liab ility for be tte r re storations .
Miss ing corne rs on two te e th from
untre ate d d e cay and tooth
cracking
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Always Remember:
Insurance com panie s will
ne ve r ne e d to sm ile us ing
your te e th …
S o choose what is the be st
fit for you !
Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
Your des tination
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Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try
Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing
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