Tooth-Colored Composite Fillings in Franklin Park, IL
Repair cavities, chips and worn spots with a filling that matches the natural shade of your tooth. Serving Franklin Park, Schiller Park, Melrose Park, River Grove and the Chicago area.
What Is a Composite Filling?
A composite filling is a tooth-colored resin used to repair a tooth damaged by decay or a small fracture. Your dentist removes the decayed part of the tooth, then bonds the resin in thin layers and shapes it to restore the tooth’s natural form and bite.
Because composite is shaded to blend with your tooth, fillings are hard to notice when you smile or talk. Treating a cavity early with a filling helps keep it from growing into a larger problem that needs a crown or root canal.
Benefits of Tooth-Colored Fillings
A modern way to repair cavities and small chips.
Natural Look
Composite is matched to the shade of your tooth, so the repair blends in.
Bonded to Your Tooth
The resin bonds directly to the tooth, which helps support the remaining tooth structure.
Silver Filling Replacement
Old silver (amalgam) fillings that are worn or cracked can be replaced with tooth-colored composite.
What to Expect at Your Visit
- Step 1
Exam & X-rays
Your dentist confirms the size and location of the cavity.
- Step 2
Preparation
The decayed part of the tooth is removed and the area is cleaned.
- Step 3
Layering
Composite is placed in thin layers and hardened with a curing light.
- Step 4
Shaping & Polish
The filling is shaped to your bite and polished to a natural finish.
Signs you may need a filling
- Sensitivity to sweets, hot or cold
- A visible hole or dark spot on a tooth
- Food getting stuck in the same place
- A rough or chipped edge on a tooth
Insurance & payment
Most PPO and many HMO dental plans help cover this treatment. Our team checks your benefits before you begin, and financing through Cherry is available for any remaining balance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a Cavity or Chipped Tooth?
Let’s Fix It.
Book an exam at Astra Dental. Serving Franklin Park, Schiller Park, Melrose Park, River Grove and all Chicago suburbs.
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