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Mercury (Silver) Fillings
ARE THESE FILLINGS SAFE?
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES TO SILVER (MERCURY) FILLINGS?
There has been much written and much more to be learned about mercury fillings and our health.
I am not a Physician and am not giving any medical advice, however do not believe they are all that safe. I cite evidence below and the fact that more and more agencies worldwide are restricting and banning mercury in medical devices which includes fillings.
I have not placed a mercury filling since 1998. I have many reasons listed below for not placing them.
- Mercury is released into the patient on placement , any time the filling is rubbed during eating, gum chewing, bruxism (nervous grinding of your teeth), and upon removal from your tooth. click on this link to view a video called "smoking teeth = poison gas"
- Mercury is poisoning our waste water system. The placement and removal of mercury fillings is causing huge amounts of mercury to be dumped intp our waste water system form the dental office.*click here to see article (Mercury in Wastewater)
- Mercury fillings have been banned in several European countries already and I believe will be banned in the United States. *Click here to ee article cited (Dental Mercury Ban in Europe)
- The FDA now states that mercury fillings should not be placed in pregnant women and young children. *Click here tot see article cited (FDA Revises Postion on the Safety of Mercury Fillings)
- Mercury damages nerve tissue among other organs in the body and has been blamed for possible links to many other diseases in the past few years. *Click on this link to see video on mercury related health issues (How Mercury Causes Neurodegeneration "Brain Damage")
- Mercury fillings leak constantly at the edge between the filling and the tooth, and as such there is small amounts of decay found under these fillings routinely. Mercury fillings are not bonded to the tooth with any adhesive . They oxidize over time and this "rust" is supposed to seal the tooth underneath from bacteria. 90% of the time decay can be found under normal looking fillings according to some studies.
- Mercury fillings crack teeth. They expand and contract with temperature changes from the foods you eat and can split a tooth in half in time. These cracked teeth need a new restoration as soon as possible. If not treated quickly the tooth could need a crown, root canal, or removal.
- Mercury fillings are just plain ugly. I constantly have patients asking me to remove the black fillings that are corroding and causing their teeth to turn grey, black, and blue.
What are the alternatives to Mercury fillings?
- CEREC... tooth colored inlays, crowns, or onlays made in the office out of high strength porcelain or ultra strong E-Max.
- Composites... tooth colored fillings made of an acrylic base with quarts glass filler made in the office.
- Cast gold inlays, onlays, and crowns fabricated at a dental lab and placed at a second appointment.
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