Mercury-Free Dentistry, Safe and Reliable Restorations for a Healthy, Beautiful Smile

Cavities are an inevitable part of life. While they are preventable by brushing and flossing teeth, they can sometimes sneak into our teeth. Fortunately, treating cavities is pretty easy with a dental filling. But wait! Will any dental filling cut it? While you want to get rid of your cavity, it’s essential to use safe materials to avoid introducing new problems to your body.

At The Center For Holistic Dental Medicine in Red Bank, New Jersey, we use mercury-safe dental restorations to revive your smile. Instead of amalgam (silver-colored) fillings known to contain mercury, we use toxic-free materials to restore the health of your teeth.

Common Mercury-Free Restorations

In the past, amalgam fillings—made from a mixture of metals, including mercury, silver, tin, and copper—have been the go-to dental procedure for cavities. Besides, traditional crowns have always used metal for strength. Today, dentists like Dr. Glenn MacFarlane are moving away from metal to offer the following metal-free restorations:

• Composite fillings: These are made from a mixture of plastic and glass fillings to treat your cavities without messing up your natural esthetics.
• Porcelain crowns: Ceramic dental crowns are natural-looking and safe for patients with metal allergies.
• Ceramic inlays/onlays: We use metal-free dental restorations to repair cavities too small for dental crowns and quite extensive for typical dental fillings.

Worried about your unsafe mercury-filled dental restorations? Don’t be. Dr. MacFarlane and the team have the experience and technology to replace old mercury fillings with new toxic-free restorations.

Benefits of Mercury-Free Dentistry

Containing toxic materials is hardly the only drawback of amalgam fillings. Silver-colored fillings are dark or grey — a color not so different from your decayed teeth. These fillings are easy to spot whenever you open your mouth, telling the whole world you once had tooth decay. We prefer mercury-free restorations because of benefits like:

• Natural appearance: We use natural materials such as composite resin, which blend perfectly with your natural teeth. They are hard to spot once in your mouth.
• Safety: Mercury-free restorations don’t contain mercury or other toxic materials. We use biocompatible materials to avoid toxifying your body or triggering immunological responses due to incompatibility.
• Durable: Our dental restorations may not contain metal, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t long-lasting. Our mercury-free fillings can last for over 10 years with proper maintenance.

Why jeopardise your health with toxic restorations while you can get safe, mercury-free alternatives in Red Bank, New Jersey? Please dial (732) 517-7785 to enjoy mercury-free dentistry from The Center For Holistic Dental Medicine.

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