Porcelain Vs Plastic Consult

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Ach ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

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Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Mercury Fillings

• Fail pre d ictably

• C orrod e in m outh

• F illings turn black

• S aliva le aks around

filling

• Prod ucts of the

corros ion (m e rcury and

s ilve r) tattoo the tooth,

turning it purple around

the filling

Corros ion and chipping

Purple s tain due to leaking filling

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Mercury Fillings

• As the filling corrod e s it

e xpand s

• Th is cause s cracks in

the tooth s tructure

• It will fracture off part of

the tooth or split the

tooth in two

• Many tim e s the tooth is

NO T se ns itive or hurts

• You m ay ne e d gum

surge ry or root canal

the rapy

• you m ay lose the tooth

S evere Crack in tooth

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Mercury Fillings

• C orros ion le ts saliva und e r

filling

• S aliva is not s te rile (has

bacte ria in it)

• Bacte ria cause d e cay und e r

filling

• Le ad s to los s of tooth

s tructure and /or pulp

(ne rve ) d e ath

• Tre atm e nt is a Root C anal

and /or C rown

Purple s tain due to leaking filling

Crack in tooth

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Porcelain

•Tooth C olore d

•Bond e d to Tooth

•Fabricate d in the O ffice

•1 Appointm e nt

•Ve ry D urable

•Long Te rm Re storation

Plas tic

•Tooth C olore d

•Bond e d to Tooth

•Mad e in Mouth

•1 Appointm e nt

•Porous , We ake r

•S hort Te rm Re storation

Porcelain vs . Plas tic

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Plas tic Fillings :

• Re store up to 75% of original tooth ’s s tre ngth

• Mad e by placing a th ick paste into tooth ’s

cavity

• Paste is ‘C ure d ’ with blue light

• Not as d urable as porce lain

• Always m e ant for sm all or front fillings that are

not b iting with oppos ing tooth

• Large plastic re storations m ay only last 3 to 5

ye ars

GO

OD

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Porcelain Fillings :

• Re store 1 00% of tooth ’s natural stre ngth

• The be st of our ad he s ion d e ntis try

• C an last 1 5+ ye ars

• Ble nd s into tooth to be com e invis ible

• We ars like tooth e nam e l

• Mad e to give the be st fit be twe e n ne ighbor

te e th and oppos ing te e th

• Be st che wing with pe rfe ct surface anatom y

TH

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BE

ST

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Porcelain Fillings

• S om e m ay cove r 3/4ths of the tooth

• O ld d e ntal te rm inology: O nlay or 3/4 C rown

Note the S had e C hange

with Porce lain F illing

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

• S om e m ay cove r all of the tooth

• O ld d e ntal te rm inology: a “C rown”

No ugly black m e tal m argins

with Porce lain filling

Porcelain Fillings

Note the S had e C hange with

Porce lain F illing

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Porcelain Fillings

• S om e m ay only s it with in the tooth

• O ld d e ntal te rm inology: a “F illing or Inlay”

E d ge of Porce lain R e storation

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Plas tic Fillings

• G re at if sm all but:

• If too large it will have a re lative ly short life s pan

• R e storations will be com e large r and d e e pe r with e ach re place m e nt

wh ich runs the ris k of root canal the rapy or loss of the tooth

E d ge of

Plastic F illing

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Plas tic Fillings

• As plastic re s torations age the y ch ip and fracture

along the ir e d ge s

• Worn re storations be gin to le ak saliva and the d e cay

proce ss s tarts ove r

ch ips , cracks and fails

Afte r m ore than 5 ye ars

E d ge of

Plastic F illing

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Porcelain Res toration

Plas tic Res toration

15+ years

3 – 5 years

REPLACED

REPLACED OR REPAIRED

3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years

REPLACED REPLACED REPLACED

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years 3 – 5 years

Porcelain Res toration

Plas tic Res toration

15+ years

REPLACED

REPLACED OR REPAIRED

REPLACED REPLACED REPLACED

Root canal

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

If you ignore it, the proble m

will ge t worse !

It will be m ore e xpe ns ive

late r!

The d am age be com e s m ore

d ifficult as the bre akd own

continue s

•The cost of all m e d ical

tre atm e nts will ine vitably

incre ase ove r tim e .

2 Things are Guaranteed

#1 #2

•D e cay and bre akd own have

no tim e s che d ule s .

•The m ore tooth s tructure

that is d e s troye d the m ore

com prom is e d the tre atm e nt

will be

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

O ur Part

If our re s toration or ve ne e r

ne e d s re place m e nt in the

ne xt 2 ye ars , and the tooth

is s till s e rvice able and you

d o your part, we will:

4. R e place or re pair any

porce lain re s toration

5. R e place or re pair any

ve ne e r at no charge

Note : we cannot pre d ict if

and /or whe n any gum or ne rve

tre atm e nts m ay be re qu ire d

Your Part

2) Vis it our office a m in im um of

twice a ye ar (or as pe r

re com m e nd e d by our

hygie n is t)

3) C om ple te in our office all

re com m e nd e d tre atm e nt in

the quad rant with in a one

ye ar pe riod

4) Ad vis e us of any change s or

cance llations of appointm e nts

at le ast 24 hours in ad vance

10 Year Warranty

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Your Dental BenefitsD e ntal Insurance com panie s

will d e te rm ine what is

cove re d .

Typ ically, the m ost bas ic

proce d ure s are cove re d .

You m ust d e cid e :

d o you want the be s t care for

your m outh?

O r

the care agre e d upon and

purchase d by your e m ploye r?

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Most d e ntal be ne fit p lans will only cove r

what’s d e scribe d in the word ing of the

contract.

This contract is purchased for you by your employer.

Th is m ay m e an your Insurance C om pany

will only pay toward s a che ape r and

infe rior filling m ate rial unle s s ce rtain

crite ria are m e t prior to tre atm e nt.

Bes t plans pay for what YOU want

Are you cove re d for Porce lain or only Plastic?

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

What does your contract say?

Your d e ntal be ne fits contract m ay re qu ire

that you fracture a corne r of your tooth

be fore be ne fits are paid .

Wh ile th is m ay le ad to ‘R oot C anal’,

infe ction or e ve n tooth los s , it is an

e asy way for the Insurance C om pany

to d e ny liab ility for be tte r re storations .

Miss ing corne rs on two te e th from

untre ate d d e cay and tooth

cracking

Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

Always Remember:

Insurance com panie s will

ne ve r ne e d to sm ile us ing

your te e th …

S o choose what is the be st

fit for you !

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Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

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Porcelain Vs . Plas tic FillingsAch ie ving H e alth and Be auty with Mod e rn D e ntis try

Porcelain vs . Plas tic C hoos ing the R ight F illing

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