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is the difference between amalgam and composite fillings?

April 26, 2017amalgam Composite difference fillings

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is the difference between amalgam and composite fillings?

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Amalgam fillings (silver in color) are extremely strong; however they do not give strength to a tooth. A composite restoration, on the other hand, bonds to the tooth giving it strength. It is also aesthetically more pleasing, in that it is tooth colored and has no mercury to discolor the tooth.