Our Focus is on You,

            Our Patient

Patrick G. Weakland, D.D.S.

(970) 686-5544

Patrick G. Weakland, D.D.S.
214 5th Street
Windsor, CO  80550
Phone: 970-686-5544
Fax: 970-686-6872

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Regular Office Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday  

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

(The office is open random Mondays and Fridays as well)

Voted Best Dentist 

in the 

Windsor Beacon's Best of Windsor Poll 

for 6 years

 at

The Windsor Gardener

Restorative Dentistry:  Tooth Colored Fillings

Amalgam Fillings | Tooth Colored Fillings | Root Canals | Crowns and Bridges | Full and Partial Dentures | Implants 

Tooth fillings colored to look like a natural tooth are known as composite fillings. They are made of a plastic dental resin. Composite fillings can be placed on the back as well as the front teeth.

Composites are a solution for restoring decayed teeth, making cosmetic improvements and even changing the color of your teeth or the reshaping of teeth. When used to improve the esthetics of the front teeth, the procedure is commonly called "Bonding". Composite bonding can lighten any stains you may have, close up minor gaps and can be used to correct crooked teeth. Basically, bonding will cover any natural flaws applying a thin coating of a plastic material on the front surface of your teeth. After this, your cosmetic dentist will apply a bonding material and sculpt, color and shape it to provide a pleasing result. A high-intensity light then hardens the plastic, and the surface is finely polished.

You may be a candidate for bonding, if you have close, small gaps between your front teeth, or if you have chipped or cracked teeth. Bonding is also used for patients who have discolored teeth, uneven teeth, gum recession or tooth decay.

Disadvantages of composite fillings include a moderate resistance to wear where chewing loads are high but less so than amalgam fillings. The cost is moderate and depends on the size of the filling and the technique used by the dentist to place it in the prepared tooth. The time required to place a composite filling is usually longer than what is required for an amalgam filling. Composite fillings require a cavity that can be kept clean and dry during filling and they are subject to stain and discoloration over time.