{"id":1213,"date":"2013-10-29T21:24:29","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T02:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Centralparkdentistry.com\/site\/?page_id=1213"},"modified":"2020-05-23T19:55:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T19:55:44","slug":"amalgam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centralparkdentistry.com\/site\/dental-health-rx-library\/restorations\/amalgam\/","title":{"rendered":"Amalgam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header module_class=&#8221;dct-header-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; content_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; content_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.71)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/centralparkdentistry.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dentist-02-300&#215;158.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;200px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;50px|||&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Amalgam<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]Carefully carved Silver fillings are a durable and affordable way to restore teeth that have been damaged by cavities.<\/p>\n<p>We want the entire procedure to be comfortable for you, so the first thing we do is make sure the tooth and surrounding area are thoroughly numb. 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