Old silver dental fillings frequently have decay (cavities) under these old fillings. The combination of silver and mercury are combined together to form this amalgam filling material. In time… these “silver dental fillings” wear and corrode away allowing bacterial to percolate underneath the filling. Highlands Ranch Dentists Dr. James DeLapp andDr. H. Candace DeLapp have many different solutions to this problem.   If left unattended… these cavities under old silver filling could cause substantial additional dental problems.

The most common dental solution for replacing old worn out silver fillings

In most situations you  can replace old worn out dental fillings with a variety of dental materials.  In some instances replacing with amalgam filling material may be in order.  In our practice “most” of our Highlands Ranch Dental patients do not like the looks of the old silver (black) fillingmaterial. Newer more esthetic dental material are available. These materials include but are not limited to:

• Composite or white dental filling material
• Bonded porcelain like dental material
• White all porcelain dental crown
• Porcelain fused to metal dental crown
• Gold or similar colored all-metal dental crown

Delta Dental Insurance Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch Delta Dental Insurance helps pay for a portion of the cost of dental filling replacement. Deltal Dental and most other dental insurance planspay a portions of the cost of replacement of dental fillings.  In many instance they pay for the cheapest (silver filling) material.  Typically reimbursement run about 50% of the fee but plans vary up and down from this percentage.

Call our Highlands ranch dental office today and make an appointment

Please feel free to call and make an appointment today by calling (303) 694-9740.  Please let our office know that you found us on the Internet. Our dental office serves the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Denver, Denver Tech, and Greenwood Village areas of Colorado

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