Here at NY Center for Esthetic & Laser Dentistry we are dedicated to providing the highest quality of dental care possible for our patients. This includes filling cavities with white composite material only (as opposed to mercury containing amalgam fillings).

The average amalgam is 50% mercury bonded to 30% silver and a bit of copper, tin, and zinc.  We, at NY Center for Esthetic & Laser Dentistry, do not use amalgams for the following reasons:

• A tooth colored filling is stronger because it actually bonds to your tooth. The composite bonds all the remaining walls of the tooth together. Because amalgams do not bond to tooth structure, there is a gap between the filling and the tooth, which significantly decreases the strength of the tooth. This gap provides a pathway for bacteria and acids to get into and cause further decay.
  
• Amalgam fillings expand and contract so much, they create a wedge in the tooth leading to a weakened tooth structure. The tooth, over time will eventually break apart and the only thing remaining in your mouth will be the filling. Silver fillings are ugly. We like to give people beautiful teeth.