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Dentists have used dental amalgam to make metal fillings for a long time, but the material is more controversial now than ever before. Some worry the silver/mercury alloy may cause health problems, while others think it’s still superior to tooth-colored composite fillings.
Lots of dentists think mercury fillings are perfectly safe. “I have 40 year old silver in my mouth and no concerns whatever,” offered an Oregon dentist. “Mercury poison causes mercury poison symptoms. To my knowledge amalgam fillings never have. They try to blame amalgams on every disease under the sun. Why do people without fillings get the same diseases?” asked a Kentucky dentist.
Amalgam is seen as an old-fashioned material by many. “It was an excellent material for 90 years, but more biocompatible materials are now available,” declared a Georgia pediatric dentist. “At least a half a dozen countries in Europe have now done away with amalgam. Don’t kid yourself; we are just a stone’s throw in the US from the same ruling,” warned a Colorado dentist.
Dental amalgam is most often used to restore back teeth, where its metal color is less visible. “Next to gold inlays/onlays, amalgam fillings are the longest lasting and sturdiest posterior restorations that exist,” said a Virginia dentist.
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