Porcelain Inlays and Onlays

Serving Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale, Arizona

Replace Your Old Fillings

Whether your old fillings are failing or just look bad, you don’t have to live with them. Dr. LeSueur and Dr. Dodaro can replace them with beautiful white composite fillings or porcelain inlays and onlays.

Preventative maintenance - more than just looks

Everyone knows that replacing your old fillings will make you look better. What you may not know is that your old fillings could be damaging your teeth, and possibly your health.

Silver amalgam fillings contain mercury. Mercury reacts to temperature changes by expanding and contracting. Your old fillings expand and contract whenever you put hot or cold foods and beverages in your mouth. This can:

• Crack and fracture your teeth
• Allow particles to get under the filling causing decay
• Weaken your tooth
• Cause tooth pain
• Allow the filling to come loose or fall out

Comfort

Pain sensitivity to heat and cold can be caused by your old metal fillings. White composite fillings and porcelain inlays and onlays do not conduct the heat and cold and therefore do not make your teeth sensitive. You can eat ice cream and really enjoy it again!

Beauty

When you first got your old fillings they were bright and shiny metal. If you were a kid, you might have even thought that was pretty cool. Over time, however, they have probably tarnished and darkened. Now they look like decaying, unhealthy teeth. They may have even stained your teeth.

Even in the back of your mouth, your old fillings are visible when you talk and laugh.

Your porcelain inlay or onlays replacements will not tarnish, become stained, or stain your teeth. They will be perfectly matched to the color of you natural teeth, fit seamlessly, and look real and alive.

Health

The potential health impact of silver amalgam fillings is still a matter of debate within the medical community. There is no question that mercury poisoning has a devastating impact on your health. However, at this time it is uncertain whether or not enough mercury can be released from your fillings into your body to cause significant harm.

Rather than take a wait-and-see approach, many patients choose to have their old fillings replaced for this reason alone.

Dr. LeSueur and Dr. Dodaro, serving Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe and other East Valley Cities in Arizona, combine LVI training and state-of-the-art technology to bring you, and your entire family, the very best and healthiest cosmetic dentistry solutions. You can learn more by reading our Porcelain Inlays and Onlays. Contact our cosmetic dentist office today to schedule your initial inlay and onlays filling consultation.