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Call Waverley Dental Care in Belmont to reserve your family’s appointments with Dr. David Salibian, and he’ll work with you to establish and maintain a smile you’ll love. Patients of all ages will receive the compassionate, clinically excellent dental care they deserve from our dedicated team of professionals. Established in 2002, our Belmont, MA dental office serves patients from Belmont, Watertown, Cambridge, Waltham, Lexington, Newton, Lexington, Boston, Bedford, Burlington, Winchester, Medford, Somerville, Malden, Brighton, Allston, Woburn, Arlington, and surrounding communities. We also have patients who come from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Maine to experience excellent dentistry!

Tooth-Colored Fillings

If you're embarrassed about your smile because of decay or dark fillings in your teeth, you may be a good candidate for composite resins. A silicon dioxide-filled, tooth-colored plastic mixture, composite resins can restore teeth to an attractive, healthy state. Composite resins represent several advantages over traditional silver or amalgam fillings.

Because composite resins are not made of metal, we can blend and mix shades to find the perfect color to match your natural teeth. This means only you and your dentist will know you have fillings. Another pro is that the tooth/composite bond actually supports the remaining tooth structure, deterring breakage and insulating against temperature changes. Medium and small composites can last seven to ten years – that’s as long as the tried and true amalgams. Best of all, composite resins allow us to keep more of your natural tooth structure intact than amalgams. We believe in conservative dentistry – the more natural tooth structure you keep, the better teeth you’ll likely have in the future.

Some patients experience mild and temporary post-placement sensitivity from composite resin fillings. The only caution we usually mention is that coffee, tea, and other staining foods and beverages may discolor your composites.