Service
Amalgam filling replacement
Silver amalgam fillings can wear, crack or leak after many years. When one needs replacing, a tooth-coloured filling restores the tooth and looks natural.
When to replace a filling
A filling that is cracked, loose, worn down, or has decay beneath it should be replaced. A sound filling that is not causing problems can usually stay.
Tooth-coloured instead
Composite fillings are matched to the shade of your tooth and bond to it, so the repair is hard to see.
Questions
Questions
How it works
How a filling is replaced
One visit, a tooth that looks like a tooth again.
1We check the filling
An exam and an X-ray show whether the filling still protects the tooth.
2The old filling comes out
The tooth is numbed, and the old filling and any decay are removed.
3The new filling goes in
A tooth-coloured filling is placed, shaped and polished.
About us
Why families choose Happy Smiles
At the same address in Columbia for over fifty years — started by Dr. Brockley, then Dr. Qilin Xu.
Fifty years, one address
543 Locust St has been the practice's home the whole time.
A dentist who knows you
Dr. Xu holds degrees in medicine and dentistry — the same doctor at every visit.
Routine to emergency
Exams and cleanings, fillings, dentures and veneers, whitening — and emergency care when something cannot wait.
Services
Other services
Everything we do, under one roof.
Questions about an old filling? Ask us
Visit us
We're waiting for you in Columbia
543 Locust St
Columbia, PA 17512
- Monday – Thursday
- 8:00AM – 5:00PM