Advances in dental materials and techniques have enabled dentists and patients today to have various choices when it comes to selecting materials for dental restorations. These factors include: the patient’s oral as well as general health, the components used in the tooth filling material, where and how the filling is placed, the chewing load that the tooth will have to bear, and the length and number of visits.
Composite or tooth-colored fillings:
Composite fillings are a mixture of glass or quartz filler in a resin medium that produces a tooth-colored filling. They are sometimes referred to as composites or filled resins. Composite fillings provide good durability and resistance to fracture in small to mid-sized restorations that need to withstand moderate chewing pressure.