Composite FillingAlso known as white fillin gor Tooth Colored is a tooth-colored plastic mixture filled with glass (silicon dioxide) and is a composite quartz resin that usually contains some sort of light sensitive agent.
Advantage of Composite Filling
- non toxic ( because no mercury)
- prevent tooth from fracture because it doesnt require severe undercut
Disadvantage
- more expensive than amalgam restoration
- the material shrink and it usually last 5 years and you have to refill the tooth to prevent leakage
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