Dental amalgam was a common material used to fill cavities and still is used at many dental practices. Fillings made with amalgam are also commonly known as silver fillings or metallic fillings. Over the years, concerns have been raised about the use of amalgam for dental fillings because it contains mercury which is highly toxic to the human body.

Nowadays, tooth colored fillings are the latest way to do fillings. There are different types of tooth colored fillings which can be classified depending on the type of material, strength and level of biocompatibility. As at Dent Ally, we follow holistic/biological dentistry, our practice is mercury free and we only do the most biocompatible tooth colored fillings also known as biological fillings.