Drs. Atkinson offer a
wide variety of services. One of our specialties is bonded porcelain or composite
tooth restoration. Often not encouraged by dental offices which have made a less
concerted effort to embrace new technologies, there are multiple advantages to the use of
composite (white) fillings. Composite fillings bond with and strengthen the tooth and seal
out bacteria; whereas silver expands, can fracture teeth and cause leakage. Composite
fillings are mercury-free, act as insulators (rather than metallic conductors) of hot and
cold, and their trace amounts of fluoride help to prevent future decay. Finally, the color
matching of composite fillings consists of four layers, for the closest replacement to
natural teeth.

In addition to white composite fillings, the following is a partial list of the services
which our office offers: |