Traditionally, dental fillings were made of metal. It is not uncommon to find someone with a silver amalgam also known as mercury amalgam. With modern advancements, dentists such as Dr. Sally Kashani are striving to replace mercury fillings with better solutions.

A dental filling is usually used on a fractured tooth. It serves as a protection from further damage. However, mercury has been confirmed to cause problems down the line.

First, mercury may leak into your system and cause problems in your body. Secondly, it is also linked with tooth decay which then beats the main purpose with which it was initially intended to serve.

But what can you do if you have a silver/mercury filling? Well, worry not. Dr. Sally Kashani serves the North Hollywood, Burbank, Studio City and Sherman Oaks regions providing modern dentistry solutions.

Dr. Sally Kashani will remove silver amalgam fillings and use inlay/onlays to give you a healthy functional teeth that doesn’t cause any harm.

An inlay or onlay is a lab fabricated restorative piece that fits nicely onto your tooth to replace the lost tooth structure. The advantage are

• They are more conservative of the natural tooth structure, require less shaving
• They protect the tooth from cracks effectively
• They look very natural and blend with your tooth

Call (818) 508–7272 to Schedule a Consultation with Dr. Sally Kashani.