Guest guest Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 The white ones. And they have to be replaced, generally, every few years. > > My son is 17 and has no fillings of any kind in his teeth. When he went to the dentist this week he said he had two tiny cavities that would need to be filled within the next few months; nothing pressing. What type of fillings do we get if not amalgams? What do I request? > > Thanks, > D. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Excuse me? Every few years. I've had mine for 25 years. No problems so far. Tammy [ ] Fillings The white ones. And they have to be replaced, generally, every few years. > > My son is 17 and has no fillings of any kind in his teeth. When he went to the dentist this week he said he had two tiny cavities that would need to be filled within the next few months; nothing pressing. What type of fillings do we get if not amalgams? What do I request? > > Thanks, > D. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Going on 6 yrs here. I did hear they won't last as long as silver fillings. Not sure how you got away with yours lasting so long. AND... didn't know they had composites 25 years ago. Progressive dentist. I had 1 composite that was placed by an inexperienced dentist, and it needed to be replaced within 3 years. My guess is they will last longer as dentists become more skilled in their creation/placement. Pam > > > > My son is 17 and has no fillings of any kind in his teeth. When he went to the dentist this week he said he had two tiny cavities that would need to be filled within the next few months; nothing pressing. What type of fillings do we get if not amalgams? What do I request? > > > > Thanks, > > D. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 ****My replies are starred.**** > > > > > > > > > > Needing to be replaced often is a rumor spread by the pro-mercury folks, which has been picked up by dentists inexperienced in using compositie (requires more skill than amalgam) and by insurance companies who don't want to cover the healthier options. > > > > > S S > > > > > > > > > > Re: Fillings > > > > > Posted by: " Tammy Kuhn " tkuhn1@ bailykuhn > > > > > Wed May 19, 2010 7:46 pm (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Excuse me? Every few years. I've had mine for 25 years. No problems so far. > > > > > > > > > > Tammy > > > > > > > > > > [ ] Fillings > > > > > > > > > > The white ones. And they have to be replaced, generally, every few years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Composite resins have a notorious reputation for shrinking upon curing, which would lend them to not set well in general, and need to be replaced more often.(Nothing to do with the dentist in this situation -shrinkage.) > > Needing to be replaced often is a rumor spread by the pro-mercury folks, which has been picked up by dentists inexperienced in using compositie (requires more skill than amalgam) and by insurance companies who don't want to cover the healthier options. > S S > > Re: Fillings > Posted by: " Tammy Kuhn " tkuhn1@... bailykuhn > Wed May 19, 2010 7:46 pm (PDT) > > > Excuse me? Every few years. I've had mine for 25 years. No problems so far. > > Tammy > > [ ] Fillings > > The white ones. And they have to be replaced, generally, every few years. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Your fillings are mercury amalgams which are just that: mostly mercury. You are confused about the " 3% mercury " because amalgams contain approximately equal parts of 1) 50% of liquid mercury and 2) 50% of an alloy powder containing: * > 65% silver (Ag) * < 29% tin (Sn) * < 6% copper (Cu) * < 2% zinc (Zn) * < 3% mercury (Hg) What the dental assistant is doing when your dentist asks them to " prepare the amalgam " is mixing this powder with the liquid mercury. This forms a malleable, semi-liquid amalgam paste that is packed into the drilled-out hole in your tooth. So here we have 50% + some amount <1.5% of mercury. This makes the amalgam more mercury than anything else. Silver comes next at > 32%. More below: > > > > > > > > > > > > Needing to be replaced often is a rumor spread by the pro-mercury folks, which has been picked up by dentists inexperienced in using compositie (requires more skill than amalgam) and by insurance companies who don't want to cover the healthier options. > > > > > > S S > > > > > > > > > > > > Re: Fillings > > > > > > Posted by: " Tammy Kuhn " tkuhn1@ bailykuhn > > > > > > Wed May 19, 2010 7:46 pm (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Excuse me? Every few years. I've had mine for 25 years. No problems so far. > > > > > > > > > > > > Tammy > > > > > > > > > > > > [ ] Fillings > > > > > > > > > > > > The white ones. And they have to be replaced, generally, every few years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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