When decay or damage affects a tooth, Marketplace Smiles restores it using tooth-coloured composite resin — a material that bonds directly to the tooth structure and blends seamlessly with your natural enamel. Unlike older amalgam fillings, composite requires less removal of healthy tooth structure and can be precisely shade-matched to your surrounding teeth. Dr. Wilson and Dr. Fu use composite fillings for cavities of all sizes, as well as for repairing chipped or worn teeth, making them one of the most versatile restorative tools in the practice.
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With good oral hygiene and regular check-ups, composite fillings typically last 7–10 years, and many last considerably longer. Longevity depends on the size and location of the filling — fillings on back molars that bear heavy chewing forces may wear faster than those on front teeth.
For most fillings, a local anaesthetic injection is used to ensure the area is completely numb before Dr. Wilson or Dr. Fu begins. The injection itself is the only moment of discomfort — once numb, the preparation and placement of the composite is painless. Very small, shallow cavities occasionally require no anaesthetic at all.
Yes — many patients at Marketplace Smiles choose to have existing amalgam fillings replaced with composite for aesthetic or personal preference reasons. Dr. Wilson or Dr. Fu will assess each filling individually; replacement is only recommended when the existing filling is failing, cracked, or causing sensitivity, as removing a sound filling unnecessarily removes additional tooth structure.