Controversy about silver fillings - what is the current data??!
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Controversy about silver fillings - what is the current data??
Just today I had several silver fillings put into my mouth. When my dentist asked me if I wanted 'silver' or 'white' fillings, she informed me that the 'white' fillings wouldn't last as long, but she made no mention at all about the mercury in the silver fillings. I came home and happened to look up the info. and was startled to see all the articles opposing silver fillings because of mercury risk. Now I'm terrified and feel very misled....I don't know what to believe!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As a dentist, I can tell you that silver amalgams are as safe as the white composite fillings and, for back teeth, will last longer. There has been hoopla about amalgams ever since I can remember [I graduated dental school in 1970] and that's all it's been....hoopla. Go to this site http://www.ada.org/public/topics/filling... and you can read what the ADA has to say. I practiced in the USAF for almost 3 years and, i can tell you, if amalgams were unsafe, there would be a LOT of military personnel ill as amalgams were pretty much routine, and I'm talking huge ones. I have some small amalgams in my back teeth that have been there for almost 40 years and I'm not suffering. Hope this helps.