{"id":89,"date":"2011-09-02T18:32:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T18:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.drbobbycarmen.com\/?p=89"},"modified":"2011-09-02T18:32:44","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T18:32:44","slug":"the-benefits-of-tooth-colored-fillings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/the-benefits-of-tooth-colored-fillings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Tooth-Colored Fillings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For years, dentists have used traditional amalgam fillings<\/strong> to treat tooth decay. So why does Dr. Carmen\u2019s Norman office<\/a> use tooth-colored fillings<\/a>? Well, there are a few reasons.<\/p>\n

One is that tooth-colored fillings<\/strong> come with a cosmetic benefit. Tooth-colored fillings<\/strong>, as the name suggests, are tooth-colored<\/strong>. So when you smile, you end up showing off beautiful, healthy teeth instead of dark fillings. That\u2019s because tooth-colored fillings<\/strong> can be shaded to blend in exactly with your teeth. Only you and Dr. Carmen<\/a> will even know you have fillings.<\/p>\n

But as great as this cosmetic benefit is, there are also the practical benefits to consider. Unlike traditional amalgam fillings<\/strong>, tooth-colored fillings<\/strong> are bonded to your teeth and actually support your tooth\u2019s structure. And because they\u2019re bonded together, you can look forward to long lasting protection.<\/p>\n

Amalgam fillings<\/strong>, meanwhile, can break down, change shape, and even begin to crack. Tooth-colored fillings<\/strong> won\u2019t do this. They\u2019ll keep their same shape, and they can even last for as long as 7 to 10 years, which is as long as traditional fillings can last.<\/p>\n

Because of all this, we consider tooth-colored fillings<\/strong> a conservative solution. Conservative dentistry<\/strong> is all about letting you keep as much of your natural smile as possible, and that\u2019s precisely what tooth-colored fillings<\/strong> let us do. And the more of your natural tooth structure that you get to keep, the healthier your smile is likely to be in the future.<\/p>\n

A Conservative Solution for Boosting Your Smile<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you live in Norman<\/strong>, Moore<\/strong>, Central Oklahoma<\/strong>, or near the University of Oklahoma<\/strong>, we\u2019d be more than happy to answer your questions about tooth-colored fillings. Call our office today<\/a> to schedule a consultation appointment, or your next checkup, with Dr. Carmen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For years, dentists have used traditional amalgam fillings to treat tooth decay. So why does Dr. Carmen\u2019s Norman office use tooth-colored fillings? Well, there are a few reasons. One is that tooth-colored fillings come with a cosmetic benefit. Tooth-colored fillings, as the name suggests, are tooth-colored. So when you smile, you end up showing off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[66,65,245,246,6,64,63],"class_list":["post-89","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-dentistry","tag-composite-fillings-dr-carmen","tag-composite-fillings-norman","tag-dr-bobby-carmen","tag-dr-bobby-j-carmen","tag-dr-carmen","tag-tooth-colored-dr-carmen","tag-tooth-colored-fillings-norman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}