Tooth-Colored Fillings: True-or-False Quiz

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smilingwomanbrownhairNobody gets too excited about a cavity, but a tooth-colored filling? Understanding the benefits can certainly make the experience something to smile about. While you may think you’re in for a run-of-the-mill filling, this restorative dental solution actually provides a wide variety of advantages that you may be overlooking by focusing on tooth decay. Test your knowledge and scheduling your trip for your white filling may start to sound better than you thought it could.

Your Quiz

You know that ignoring your cavity will only give it time to grow, but metal fillings of the past have left much to be desired. With today’s advances in technology, we offer you tooth-colored fillings, so you can say goodbye to tooth decay and hello to improved oral health. Need a little more convincing? Learn more with the following quiz questions:

  1. A white filling will cause just as much sensitivity as a metal one
  2. Choosing this filling will provide you with long-term wear
  3. Everyone will be able to see that you received a filling
  4. This treatment is more accessible than amalgam fillings
  5. A composite filling may allow the dentist to preserve more of your natural tooth when compared with alternative solutions

Your Answers

  1. False. Unlike metal, composite will does not conduct heat or cold. This means your filling will not result in temperature-based sensitivity.
  2. True. Today’s tooth-colored fillings provide you with long-term wear. Unlike metal, they bond directly to your tooth. Because they do not grow and shrink like metal, your chances of fractures or filling loss is greatly decreased.
  3. False. Aside from your dentist, nobody will be able to tell that you have a filling. This includes you!
  4. True. Because it is metal free, composite is safe for use by people with metal allergies as well as pregnant women.
  5. True. Your dentist will typically not need to remove as much of your tooth tissue for a white filling, which often extends the structural integrity and life of your tooth.

About Your Livonia Dentist:

James R. Stewart, Jr, DDS, PC and our compassionate staff proudly serve patients of all ages from Livonia, Farmington Hills, Plymouth, Northville, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, and all surrounding communities. To schedule an appointment, call our office today at (734) 425-4400.

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Is Smokeless Tobacco any Less Harmful?

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Are you one of the many people who think chewing tobacco is safer than smoking it? Some people think that because they are not inhaling cigarette or pipe smoke, they won’t get cancer associated with smoking. However, just because chewing tobacco is smokeless, doesn’t mean it’s any less harmful to your oral health. In today’s blog, your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart, explains why smokeless tobacco isn’t any less harmful.

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Town Peddler Craft & Antique Mall

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antiquesWith the holidays right around the corner you may already be thinking about that special gift for that special person. If you’re looking for something unique, an addition to a collection, or a conversation piece for your living room wall, your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart, suggests visiting the Town Peddler Craft & Antique Mall in Detroit, only twenty-three minutes from Livonia.

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Microbeads in your Toothpaste: Do They Help or do They Hurt?

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microThere are many ingredients in your foods and other products that you are unaware of.  If you were to read every single ingredient in every product you ever purchased it would probably add up to days, weeks, or possibly years of your lifetime. That’s why you rely on the news and research to find out what’s safe and what is not. For instance, microbeads, what are they and are they harmful? Today, your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart, discusses microbeads in your toothpaste and tells us do they help or do they hurt?

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Going to the Dentist

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dentGoing to the dentist isn’t just about oral health. Your overall health and the condition of your oral health have been linked through research. Taking care of your mouth and teeth contributes to the health of the rest of your body. One hundred million Americans avoid seeing the dentist each year. Some of that number is due to dental phobia, but some is due to the fact that people don’t think dental health is all that important. Today, your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart, explains why it is.

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What is Cosmetic Dental Bonding?

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bondingThere are many cosmetic dental treatments available. Some are more invasive than others which probably means they are more expensive too. Others are quick, simple, and less costly. Some people will opt for the more costly, invasive treatment, while others prefer the opposite. Cosmetic bonding is one of the easiest and least expensive cosmetic dental procedures. In today’s blog, your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart explains cosmetic bonding.

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Almond Joy the Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo

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rooWinter is not here yet and even if it were you can still visit the zoo! The zoo is always an exciting and entertaining place to spend time for people of all ages. Bring the kids, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandma and grandpa. Your Livonia, MI dentist, Dr. James Stewart, suggests visiting Almond Joy, the Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo, the Zoo’s September animal attraction.

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