I need to have mercury amalgam fillings removed. I plan to have this done in the near future. It has caused a great deal of health problems for me.
2006-10-18 09:38:10 · 9 answers · asked by MannaAngel 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Where is the toxicity coming from? Cuz unless you have metal allergies (which is rare) it isn't caused by your dental alloy. If you want to challege me on this then get a blood test and we will compare it with a year after you get them removed. I'll bet you money the mercury in your system will be unchanged. Mercury, my friend is in the environment....and if alloy was so bad, then dentists would show more symptoms than anyone...which they don't. Listen at the very least....before you get them removed read about it....get both sides. Any smart person would look at both sides before making a decision.
If I don't change your mind then: No, you won't experience any new problems once they are removed. Unfortunately, your health won't be improved either. Be very careful with the resin white fillings...they don't last as long as the alloy ones.
Good luck
REPLY to the two people below me who beleive resins do last as long....you are right that you cannot generalize....but on average they do NOT last as long....I've seen alloys last 50 plus years...the early resins sucked so I would doubt you would find any that have lasted that long. So why don't they last as long you may ask....Resins shrink (whether light cured or self cured) when they harden leaving much larger gaps...Ask any dentist about the importance of margins on fillings and he/she will tell you that the worse the margin the greater the chance of failure. Alloys do have problems ie (aesthetics, cracks) but resins still fail at a higher rate...I'm not saying they cannot last as long...they just normally don't. Good news though...resins are getting better(shrinkage has gone down) and alloy will eventually be replaced...but not due to toxicity.
2006-10-18 09:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by nighttrain551 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had my amalgam fillings removed almost 16 years ago and it was the best thing I ever had done. When my dentist removed them I had to have a rubber "dam" inserted into my mouth to prevent any amalgam being swallowed. Whilst this was done both my dentist and myself wore masks to prevent us breathing in any "dust".
For those dentists here who say that the white fillings do not last as long as the amalgam ones do, I would just like to say that you cannot generalise like that as everybody reacts differently to different substances. I always had my teeth checked at the recommended 6 months, and I ALWAYS had to have at least two fillings replaced. It will be 16 yrs in January since the fillings were replaced and I still have the majority of the original composite fillings.
When I was tested to find out why I was always ill after having a metal filling replaced, it was found that I had enough electricity in my mouth to power a small radio...or so I was told. I was having some sort of a reaction with my saliva which was melting the fillings.
You can believe this or not...I really don't care,...I'm just stating that amalgam fillings can, and do, cause problems for some people and that the white ones can last substantially longer than amalgam ones.
2006-10-18 12:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't believe in the BS about amalgam fillings being bad for your health, I just think they are a crappy filling. Don't believe everything that Tom is telling you---composite fillings are just of a good restoration than amalgams. I've had a composite for over 15 years on a molar with no problems and I see the same thing with my patients. If there's nothing wrong with your amalgam fillings, leave them be, but if there are signs of decay under them, get them out. Good luck
2006-10-18 12:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by justine 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
white or rather off white and had the first one on return to Spain in 1990, when a mercury filling "dropped out" 2 days after a visit to dentist in UK . This is still as good as then and is stronger than mercury as the laser welds it to the shell. All others have been changed to off white. Still have 20 original teeth. Your teeth look great and probably have all your originals at your young age.
2016-05-22 00:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody NEEDS to have silver fillings removed for health reasons.
Check out http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fillings.asp#amalgam for a discussion on amalgam fillings.
Find a new dentist.
2006-10-18 11:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
just make sure that you understand that white fillings do not last anywhere near as long as silver fillings. also, when they do go bad, they usually lead to root canals which is fine by me since i still have a steep student loan bill.
also, you get more mercury into your system by having a silver filling removed than when you had it placed AND throughout the lifetime of the restoration. even then though it's a different kind of mercury than there is in fish or a thermometer. i'll spare you the chemistry lesson.
2006-10-18 10:04:32 · answer #6 · answered by tomh311 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
have been slowly getting rid of mine only because they have been in my teeth for decades and are beginning to fail...have had no problems and with the newer bonding tooth repair techniques available now, the teeth get to stay in my mouth...really had no problems at all...go for it if it gives you better health and peace of mind
2006-10-18 10:56:34 · answer #7 · answered by OliveRuth 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None, and the above answers are all correct. You are being taken for a ride.
2006-10-18 12:29:42 · answer #8 · answered by mickeymaz 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i am a dental nurse, listen to the dentist, he knows what hes talking about ..............
2006-10-18 10:54:22 · answer #9 · answered by theresa d 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋