2006-06-17 07:59:48 · 7 answers · asked by safarlsun33 4 in Health ➔ Dental
The alloy material that they use to fill your teeth has a very miniscule amount of mercury in it, and it is very rare for someone to get mercury poisoning because of it. These metal fillings are much stronger and last longer than the tooth colored ones that you would replace your fillings with, but it is really a matter of personal preference. The cost would be the same as it would for just doing a normal filling, but if there is nothing wrong with the filling you have now, why mess with it?
2006-06-17 11:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ARe you rich? do you have the money to pay over and over again to have the white filling replaced more frequently. If you eat sea food you're exposed to way more mercury than those fillings ever will release. The only valid reason to replace those fillings is if they are faulty or your mental health is so fragile that you'll drive yourself sick with worry over a threat to your health that doesn't exist. Mercury fillings are removed from hundreds of patients everyday in the form of fullmouth extractions to get dentures. If there were any benefit from removeing teh mercury it would have been noticed by now in this subset of our population.
As for me scientifically and in my heart I feel mercury poisoning is a bunch of hocus pocus. But financially someday if the nuts who want them out are begging me to do it. Who am I to argue with them. Maybe I'll switch sides someday. But as long as I care about my patients I won't. Not yet anyways.
Swissnick has comented on this before, lets see how he feels in twenty years after multiple failures.
2006-06-17 09:31:35 · answer #2 · answered by dre 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I had it done completely about 18 months ago - and I'd do it anytime again. The flesh is much more healthy, and it's said that the body in general is healthier due to less acid in the mouth.
The costs? No idea what will be charged in the US...
Anyway, ask for some offers - and only go to a specialist who is specialized in mercury removal!!
2006-06-17 08:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dental amalgam is an alloy of silver, tin, copper and mercury.
Dentists replace amalgam fillings for a variety of reasons including recurring decay, fracture, endodontic treatment and appearance.
If you seek replacement of quite satisfactory amalgam fillings for other reasons, such as a concern about the effects of mercury, you may create problems that otherwise would not have occurred, such as:
> Possible damage to or weakening of teeth.
> Sensitivity or pain after the filling.
> Financial problems.
The World Health Organisation and the International Dental Federation have released a joint statement confirming the safety of dental amalgam as a filling material
2006-06-17 16:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by mickeymaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding? Think about your question. Someone is feeding you a bunch of bologna. Dentist are into making money, and they are putting a spin on what I call the old fashioned fillings. All of a sudden people are being told not to have them or have them removed. This angers me so much. Dentist want to sell you the most expensive kind of filling and will tell you they look better and look natural. Maybe in the front of your mouth, but in the back who can see it. Find yourself a new dentist. He is spinning you and you are taking his bait. Don't be a fool. Don't be a sucker, and don't be had. Dentist are con artist in disguise, and their prices are outrageous.
2006-06-17 13:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by You got Moxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be exposing yourself to more mercury having them removed than by keeping them in.
2006-06-18 12:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by ShortyDH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nooooooooo
2006-06-21 10:39:08 · answer #7 · answered by ladyofthehollow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋