While it is always best to avoid a dental filling if you can, a large majority of patients end up needing this type of tooth repair at some point during their lifetime. Fillings are the treatment of choice for cavities or minor areas of tooth damage that don’t warrant a dental crown. Fortunately, modern dentistry…
When a tooth suffers an area of decay or damage, it must be repaired. Unless the repair is large enough to require a crown or onlay, the tooth can be restored in one of two ways: amalgam fillings or composite resin fillings. Amalgam fillings have been around since 1895 and include a combination of metals.…
There are a variety of different types of materials that can be used to fill cavities in the teeth including the following: gold silver amalgam composite ceramic glass ionomers Some types of fillings are better suited for certain conditions. When trying to decide which type of filling is best suited for you, you need to…
Are you tired of looking at a mouth full of metal whenever you open your mouth? If you had silver amalgam fillings placed in your mouth to fill cavities and are tired of them, you are not alone. Everyday, individuals all over the country have their old silver amalgam fillings removed and replaced with porcelain…
For years now, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the safety of amalgam dental fillings. Amalgam fillings contain Mercury, a known neurotoxin. For this reason, many worry that exposure to Mercury vapors emitted from Amalgam fillings could be harmful, particularly to children and pregnant women. In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released…
If you have old silver amalgam fillings in your mouth, you may be wondering whether or not you should have them removed and replaced with another type of filling material such as composite resin or porcelain. You may have heard about the safety concerns surrounding silver amalgam fillings due to the fact that they contain…
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