For over 100 years, dentistry has restored teeth primarily with a material
made of mercury and silver. It has done its job well, although we have had
to live with its weaknesses. Those weaknesses consist of cracking teeth due to
expansion of the material, and restorations turning black as the silver in the
material corrodes.
Now we have many ways to provide tooth-colored restorations. We can use adhesives to bond tooth parts that look and act like
teeth. We can provide a bright, healthy and strong smile with these exciting new
techniques in adhesion dentistry.