Supplementary dental insurance for plastic fillings: Top 10 tariffs in comparison & test

A tooth filling is necessary if a tooth is damaged by caries, heavy wear or an accident. Different materials are available to the dentist for the filling. Fillings made of amalgam or special plastics are most commonly used for minor tooth damage. Although amalgam has long been criticized for its mercury content and its potentially harmful effects, it is still the only solution that is entirely borne by the health insurance company. Plastic fillings, on the other hand, are tooth-colored, reach the durability of an amalgam filling and are better tolerated. However, they are only covered by the health insurance for the anterior region. In all other cases, the patient must pay the difference to the amalgam filling himself. Most private dental insurance, however, also bear the cost of a plastic filling.

Plastic filling in teeth: advantages and disadvantages

March 25, 2019

Plastic filling

Valeria Dahm is a freelance writer in the NetDoktor medical department. She studied medicine at the Technical University of Munich. It is particularly important to her that she gives the curious reader an insight into the exciting subject area of medicine and at the same time maintains its content.

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The Plastic filling (Composite filling, composite tooth filling) belongs to the plastic tooth fillings. In contrast to rigid tooth fillings (inlays, onlays), it is inserted into the tooth defect in a still deformable state and adapted to it. Read more here about what a plastic filling is, how it is used and what advantages and disadvantages it has.