What's the best dental filling material for your children's teeth?

It depends.: Which material is best for your child depends on whether this is a baby tooth or one of the permanent teeth, and how big the filling will need to be. Tooth colored fillings are usually best for really small fillings since it binds with the tooth enamel. Though not all tooth colred fillings work on baby teeth. Silver fillings are stronger so they may be better for larger fillings.

Light cure composit: Mercury, tin, silver fillings have served well many years but new materials are available that do a good job without the potential risks or environmental issues that the classical mercury fillins present. Some literture has made the claim that the composit fillings may also be harmful and create an hormonal reaction but there is not enough evidence to quantify any deliterious effects.

Depends: On many different factors including age of child extent of decay and caries risk...

Best?: Honestly, the quality, care and expertise of the dentist is key. The type of filling material is secondary, especially on baby teeth as they will be lost and replaced by permanent teeth. I use tooth colored bonded fillings almost always. It requires slightly more patient cooperation to place. For most dentists nowadays, bonded composite fillings are the standard of care for permanent teeth.

Not one best: There is not one best material to restore a baby tooth. It will depend on the extent of the decay, the cooperation of the child and the history of decay. Most of the time composite, white, fillings are used if the decay is not too extensive. It is best to talk about yoour options wiht the dentist who is treating your child.Remember the skiill of the dentist is as important as the material.