What are the advantages of the adhesively bonded resins and porcelains?
1. As the name implies, this material is adhesively bonded to the tooth, something the old style silver mercury amalgam fillings don’t offer. The advantages to having a bonded filling include: • Enhanced strength of the tooth compared to that of one restored with a SMA with the properties of the tooth/restoration whole approaching that of the natural tooth. • Reduced chance of developing cracks and fractured teeth, something seen routinely with teeth restored with SMA fillings. • Reduced leakage of bacteria under the filling due to the bonded and sealed interface. 2. The material is natural tooth colored allowing you to restore teeth to their original natural look. 3. No known health risks. If there is even a slight chance that silver mercury fillings are even mildly unhealthy, why take that chance when there is an alternative like adhesive bonded materials that can be used instead, which offer no health risks and the added benefits as mentioned above?
