Fillings

Here at Battersea Smiles, our dentists are equipped with modern tools and techniques.

Our fillings are conducted under a local anaesthetic if needed to prevent any pain or discomfort, and the whole process is typically completed in a single visit.

With all the different shades of composite material, You can be sure that we’ll carefully match the colour to your teeth so it looks natural, like a tooth that has never had a cavity!

Amalgam fillings are made up of a mixture of different metals: Mostly mercury, with some tin, copper, and silver.

Amalgam fillings are known to release minute amounts of mercury vapour, but only in insignificant quantities. Plenty of research has been done into the safety of dental amalgam and has found that there is no significant risk of harm caused by that level of mercury exposure.

New research is always being published. Thus far, there’s no need to be alarmed. That said, amalgam fillings are being phased out for environmental reasons. The Minamata Convention is an international treaty that aims to phase out mercury products to reduce their presence in the environment.