Blog - Composite dental fillings

  • Why Does a Tooth with a Small Filling Need a Crown?

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: February 15, 2011

    Patients often wonder about why we recommend expensive treatments for teeth that don’t seem like they “need” it.  Today was an excellent example of why our recommended treatment may change while we are working on a tooth, as well as why we say you need a crown when nothing really seems wrong.  Lastly, it is […]

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  • New tooth-colored fillings sensitive? They should not be!

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: September 3, 2009

    What is “Dental Bonding?” When most people think of “bonding,” they are thinking of tooth-colored dental fillings, or composite fillings.  To be completely technical for a moment (I try to avoid that as much as possible to not bore you 😉 ), “bonding” is actually the series of steps and the products we dentists use […]

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