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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / July 2006replacement of fillings?
hi folks, my dentist is recommending that i have all my fillings replaced (4). she wants to take out the traditional amalgam and replace them with ceramic onlays and composite fillings. unfortunately my dental insurance does not cover anything but traditional amalgam and i don't have a couple thousand dollars to spare right now. my fillings range from 3 to 6 years old. they seem perfectly fine to me, i have not had any problems with my fillings and no pain. my dentist indicated i should have the amalgam replaced because they are old and the ceramic/composite fillings would look better. setting aside aesthetics and the amalgam mercury toxicity issues, is there any reason to arbitrarily replace older fillings that seem to be performing well? my gut instinct is to stick with my current fillings until there is a problem? is this asking for trouble? otherwise my teeth are fine and i take pretty good care of them in general. any advice would be appreciated. best, alex > hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > best, > alex What makes you think 4 fillings will cost a couple of thousand? The FACT is amalgams ARE toxic. Jan > > hi folks, > > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Jan He said he may need ceramic inlays/onlays....they are often very expensive. Leave your fillings alone for now...when they actually need replacing, have the dentist use the material that you feel is best for you. T If there are no signs (clinical or on xrays) that your fillings are failing and no aesthetic concerns on your part, the prudent thing would be to leave them alone. There is certainly no good clinical reason to replace sound restorations. That said, if you have any fillings on back teeth that have been treated with root canal treatment, it is always advised to have them replaced with full coverage restorations (crowns or onlays usually) in order to protect the tooth from fracturing in the future and to prevent recontamination of the root canals. Regards, George quoted: What makes you think 4 fillings will cost a couple of thousand? The FACT is amalgams ARE toxic. Jan REPLY Many have died already ..... a slow painful death -- Joel34 thank you all for your information and suggestions. indeed my dentist was recommending onlays, which are quite expensive. i am going to stick with what i got for a few more years and get them replaced when they need it. again, thanks! best, alex > quoted: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > -- > Joel344 Thanks for proving you are still an idiot. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Joel344's Profile: http://dentalcom.net/forum/member.php?userid=12 > View this thread: http://dentalcom.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4727 > hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > my dentist indicated i should have the amalgam replaced because they > are old Three- to- six year-old fillings old??? I had one replaced last year (only because the tooth was chipped, likely from being weakened by the drilling and filling) that was over 38 years old! I had the tooth filled when I was nine years old! It was a huge filling, btw, looked more like a cap, and it was amalgam too, which never made me sick or killed me. >and the ceramic/composite fillings would look better. setting > aside aesthetics and the amalgam mercury toxicity issues, is there any > reason to arbitrarily replace older fillings that seem to be performing > well? None that I can see. This girl dentist is obviously more interested in your money than you or your teeth. I'd flee. ------- Kill ratio of Palestinian children to Israeli children 5.7-to-1, Israel's favor. Kill ratio of all Palestinians to Israelis: over 3-to-1. --------- http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/print/mear01_.html ---------- "Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it." ---Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, 2001  SignatureCliff |
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