Dental fillings are commonly used to repair cracked and broken teeth that perhaps have been worn down through misuse like nail-biting or tooth-grinding.
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If you are experiencing tooth pain, we suggest you visit our practice in W9 (a 2/5 minute walk from Maida Vale tube), so we can investigate the level and stage of tooth decay. Most toothache problems can be dealt with quickly with standard procedures like dental fillings.
To treat a cavity, we will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then fill the area with a material of your choice.
At Maida Smiles, as a cosmetic clinic, we can offer white fillings to help repairs blend flawlessly within the mouth while protecting your tooth structure.
The Cost Of White Fillings (Tooth-Coloured Composites)
White fillings are a favoured choice simply because they last for a good period and look more aesthetically pleasing in the mouth.
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Visiting Our Practice From Kensington
- Address: 207-209 Sutherland Ave, London W9 1RU. Finding us from Kensington.
- Telephone: 020 3583 9809.
- Open six days a week: Monday – Saturday.
From Kensington to our clinic in Maida Vale, it is a short 22-minute tube journey using the District, Circle and Bakerloo lines. Our clinic is a short walk from Maida Vale tube station (roughly 2-5 minutes).
If you plan to drive to our practice from Kensington, it’s only 2.7 miles away and typically takes around 16 minutes with heavy traffic.
Paid parking is available using ParkBee on Lanark Road (the road right next to the practice).
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“Excellent first experience. Easy to book online, the dentist saw me quickly and finished my cavity filling within 20 minutes. Nice offices with calming music. It was even quite affordable compared to others in the area. Couldn’t be happier, I highly recommend it.”
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Comparing Filling Types, Benefits And Limitations
If there’s one thing we understand better than most, it’s that patients like to be educated on the types of treatment available and then, with our recommendation, have the freedom to decide on their course of care.
So, we’ve created the below comparison table to highlight the benefits of each filling type, so you can have a good idea of what to expect before coming in for your appointment.
Direct And Indirect Fillings
There are two main types of filling:
Direct fillings: Used when the dentist removes the cavity and immediately applies a tooth-coloured resin to the tooth. Following this, the dentist will shape, cure and polish the filling.
Indirect fillings: These use a laboratory method to take the dental impression; the dentist will remove the cavity and then take an impression of the teeth using special putty, which is then sent to the lab to be custom-made for the patient. The filling in this instance will be similar to a traditional one. However, it will be cured in a particular way for better wear resistance. The lab can add custom features such as glazing or tooth shade matching.
The main difference between the two is that one is placed immediately, and the other is placed on a second appointment. Indirect fillings offer a more durable, better-fitting result at a cost and a slower pace.
Dental Filling FAQ
- How long do fillings last? It depends on the filling you choose. The longest-lasting fillings are gold and amalgam silver, lasting up to 15 years. Tooth-coloured fillings can last a long time with proper care. However, they are known to have shorter longevity of around 5-10 years.
- Which dental filling is the best? Undeniably, tooth-coloured, white fillings are the most popular choice for our London patients for obvious reasons. However, each filling type has its benefits, but at the end of the day, the decision tends to boil down to the finished look and aesthetics of the tooth. And as tooth-coloured fillings keep more of the natural tooth intact, they could be considered a better option to preserve as much of the original tooth as possible.
- Is a dental filling painful? While it’s not uncommon for patients to be nervous or fear having a cavity filled, it’s not common for the procedure to be painful. You’ll likely feel far worse pain with toothache from dental decay than you would from having the issue rectified.
- Do fillings weaken teeth? Many traditional fillings, like silver, require the tooth’s overall structure and shape to be modified to make room for the filling. This ultimately weakens the overall structure of the tooth. However, in cases of tooth-coloured composites, these keep much of the underlying tooth intact compared to their counterparts.
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