White Fillings in Glasgow: White Fillings, Matched to Your Teeth
Every filling here is composite, shaded to the tooth around it and built up in layers so it disappears. One visit, with as little of the tooth removed as possible.
Front teeth from £105 and back teeth from £118, priced by the number of surfaces the filling covers, or 10% less for dental plan members.2
What a White Filling Fixes
Composite bonds to the tooth, so it works for more than cavities.
New Cavities
Decay removed and the tooth sealed with a filling that matches it.
Replacing Metal Fillings
Old amalgam fillings that are cracked, leaking or simply visible, replaced with composite.
Chips and Worn Edges
Small chips and worn biting edges rebuilt in composite; for front teeth that's composite bonding.
Large Build-Ups
A tooth that has lost a lot of structure, rebuilt as one piece before a crown or onlay, or as the final restoration (£350).
Deep Cavities
Decay close to the nerve, with a biocompatible liner (£60) to protect it and, where the cavity goes below the gum, deep margin elevation (£105) so a good seal is possible.
Sensitive, Worn Necks of Teeth
The grooves that form at the gum line from brushing and acid, covered so they stop stinging.
Filling, Onlay or Crown?
We always keep as much of your natural tooth as we can.
How It Works
Examination and X-Ray
Decay between the teeth and under old fillings shows on an X-ray long before it hurts. Your dentist shows you what's there and what's needed.
Numbing and Preparation
The tooth is numbed, the decay or old filling removed and the tooth kept dry, which is what makes the bond last.
Layered Composite
Composite is placed in thin layers, each set with a light, shaded to match the tooth.
Shaped and Polished
The filling is carved to your bite and polished, and you can eat as soon as the numbness wears off.
How Long White Fillings Last
A well-placed composite filling typically lasts five to ten years, often longer. Small fillings last longest; large ones carry more load and are more likely to need an onlay or crown in time. Grinding, sugary snacking and decay at the edges are what shorten their life, and your dental examinations catch those early.
Should you replace metal fillings? Not just because they're metal. A sound amalgam filling can stay. One that's cracked, leaking, has decay under it or shows when you smile is worth replacing, and we'll say which is which at your examination. Our guide to replacing metal fillings goes through it.
On the NHS, tooth-coloured fillings are provided where clinically appropriate, usually on front teeth; back teeth are often filled with amalgam. Privately, every filling here is tooth-coloured, whichever tooth it's in.
Looking After a Filling
Fees
Confirmed in your written plan before treatment starts. Dental plan members save 10%. Prices checked October 2026.2
| Front tooth, 1 surface | £105 |
| Front tooth, 2 surfaces | £130 |
| Front tooth, 3 surfaces | £145 |
| Back tooth, 1 surface | £118 |
| Back tooth, 2 surfaces | £145 |
| Back tooth, 3 surfaces | £165 |
| Full build-up | £350 |
| Deep margin elevation | £105 |
| Biocompatible liner (MTA) | £60 |
| Examination with X-rays, new patients | £70 |
Questions
Cost, surfaces, the NHS and metal fillings.
Filling Guides
Find Out What Your Tooth Needs
An examination with X-rays shows what's there, whether a filling will do, and the fee, before anything is done.