Advantages

White fillings have many advantages over metal fillings. The main benefits are cosmetic because they look much better matching the same shade and colour as your natural teeth and healthier because they do not contain mercury.

The problem with metal fillings

Over the past few years the use of mercury in the dental industry has been put into question, because mercury is an extremely toxic substance. The fear is that using mercury to replace a part of the human body is a risk that need not be taken anymore because there are alternatives that are clearly safer. So why is it used? Well, it’s used because it is strong and it has been proven to last much longer than other materials and therefore, considered the best option. It is also believed by the General Dental Council that once it in place, it does not prove a risk to health but, can cause harm if not place correctly or removed incorrectly. It is also very difficult to monitor the effects of mercury poisoning due to it affecting the central nervous system.

The Smiles Centre is not just your average dental practice, the Smiles Centre has its very own in house dental laboratory as well as clinical rooms. With a full staff of expert technicians, dentists, nurses, and therapists, we can carry out not just amalgam replacements but some of the more complex treatments like dental implants, implant retained dentures and root canal.

With our in-house dental laboratory we are able to produce, repair and alter removable dental appliances like dentures, night guards, anti-snoring and sports mouthguards faster and to a higher quality than anywhere else in Swindon!