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Safe Amalgam Removal | Silver Fillings Removal
March 5th, 2010. Published under healthy teeth. No Comments.
Mercury Safe Dentistry
Dr. Saylor is convinced that mercury is very toxic and it does not belong in your mouth. There are better materials and it no longer has a place in dentistry. Your silver fillings are 50% mercury and this is released when chewing and when brushing. Any stimulation that heats amalgam (silver filling) releases mercury vapor. It doesn’t take much exposure to mercury to be harmful. You can’t see, smell or taste this vapor.
We are not only a mercury-free dental office (i.e. we don’t use mercury fillings) , but we are committed to removing the mercury fillings you DO have in a way that is safe to both you and the environment.
The Problem with Silver Fillings
February 19th, 2009. Published under cosmetic dentistry. No Comments.
This is a patient that we have seen recently. He thought that he had broken a filling, but, in reality what we found was that his tooth was broken below the gum line. *Note the dark line at the back part of tooth. This entire cusp is separated from the rest of the tooth. The problem with silver or mercury fillings is that they create a wedge effect as they start to age. If we had replaced the silver filling with a white or composite filling 2 months ago…an expensive crown would have been prevented!