Fillings are the most common treatment for small to moderately sized cavities. Although fillings can be made of silver amalgam, at Trovato Family Laser Dentistry, we prefer tooth-colored composite resin fillings. This material blends seamlessly with your smile and, unlike metal fillings, it will not show through your teeth. Additionally, resin bonds more strongly with your teeth and they expand and contract with temperature changes at the same rate as a tooth so they don’t lead to the cracking of tooth structure as a silver/mercury filling does.