i have become so discusted with dentists the only work i will allow is extraction.i had all amalgamen removed a paid cash for the gold implants.i really dident want them but was told it was the best i could get.now most of them have detatched.clue,..the dentist had a high employee turnover.
2006-11-11 14:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by stratoframe 5 in Health ➔ Dental
I have mercury amalgams that I have had for over 30 years..I know that is no help BUT still...a lawyer perhaps?
Have they come unglued? I know some people have issues with the new "safer" glue...or is it decay? Trust me the dentist in question is the issue NOT all dentists...I have crowns from when I was 13 and they are all fine.
2006-11-11 14:13:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mod M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean gold inlays.
You say that there appears to be air under them as seen by X-rays. Is this the opinion of another dentist, or the one who placed them?
Most dental glues (cements) are very insoluble when fully set. However, there can be differences in how they show up on X-rays. We prefer to use cements that are radio-opaque i.e. show up on X-rays as white areas, but there are some that are radiolucent i.e. don't show up but appear as dark areas. Perhaps this is what you have.
Unless the work has other obvious faults that call the inlays into questions (poor margins, overhangs, ...), then there may be nothing wrong with them at all.
Call up the dentist who did the work and arrange a time to discuss your concerns.
I'm sorry to hear you are having difficulties. I don't understand why you "...didn't really want them...". What choices were you given? And what was wrong with the amalgams? Good gold inlays are nice to have, if you can afford them.
2006-11-11 17:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Matt W (Australia) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about here? In your previous question you said "gold fillings" and now you are saying "gold implants." If you had your amalgam fillings replaced, I assume it is really gold inlays. What can I say? If the dentist was the one who suggested you remove all of your amalgam fillings, I'd suggest that he is just money hungry and not a very good dentist at that.
Please do not judge everybody based on this loser.
2006-11-11 14:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how the high employee turnover had anything to do with your implants. Have you gone for a second opinion to an oral surgeon who is board certified? Without seeing an x-ray of your implants no one can tell what the problem is...
2006-11-11 14:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by lanaember 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋