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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / May 2008Re-replace resin fillings with amalgam?
Here's an interesting question: is it practical to re-replace resin fillings with amalgam? I never bought into the anti-amalgam craze and ever since I've had the resins put it I've had nothing but discomfort all over my mouth. (I didn't ask for the resin fillings: the dentist just did it without asking.) I wouldn't do it, but I don't use amalgam. I would replace the fillings with some that were done correctly<G>. If you can't find anyone good at resin placement, amalgam would work though. They will likely be cold sensitive for a few weeks, but if your teeth are already uncomfortable it wouldn't be a major issue. JMO, D > Here's an interesting question: is it practical to re-replace resin fillings > with amalgam? I never bought into the anti-amalgam craze and ever since > I've had the resins put it I've had nothing but discomfort all over my > mouth. (I didn't ask for the resin fillings: the dentist just did it > without asking.) >I wouldn't do it, but I don't use amalgam. I would replace the fillings > with some that were done correctly<G>. If you can't find anyone good at > resin placement, amalgam would work though. They will likely be cold > sensitive for a few weeks, but if your teeth are already uncomfortable > it wouldn't be a major issue. Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is going on underneath the other resin fillings. FWIW - the resins were placed by a "factory" dentist - you know the kind that works on massive volumes of people going through the office. > Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a > resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is > going > on underneath the other resin fillings. Reminds me of my friend from Scotland. Newbie helped me with part of that case. >> Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a >> resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Reminds me of my friend from Scotland. Newbie helped me with part of that > case. What did you (or your friend) end up doing? I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his head.  Signature/ Amatus / >> >>> Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > What did you (or your friend) end up doing? > I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his > head. How did you temporize? Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 What's a temporary? rim-shot Signature/ Amatus / >> I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in >> his head. > > How did you temporize? > > Steve > What's a temporary? > > rim-shot "I just flew in from Seattle, and boy--are my arms tired!!" SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> What's a temporary? >> >> rim-shot > >"I just flew in from Seattle, and boy--are my arms tired!!" Saw an 85 year old patient today and he told me that he got married to a 21 y.o. and was having sex every morning and evening. I said "good for you but why are you telling me" ? He looked me straight in the eye and smiled and said: "I'm telling *everyone* ! Ba-dump-dump... >I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his >head. For the non-dentists among us here, what does that mean? Restored with what? How? Do you mean you placed crowns on all of them? Implants? Something else? Thanks. Mostly machine milled ceramic partial crowns. Some resin direct restorations. Signature/ Amatus / >>I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in >>his head. > > For the non-dentists among us here, what does that mean? Restored with > what? How? Do you mean you placed crowns on all of them? Implants? > Something else? Thanks. > Mostly machine milled ceramic partial crowns. Some resin direct > restorations. Did replacing the resin fillings also require root canals? btw - how long ago was this and how is he doing now? >> Mostly machine milled ceramic partial crowns. Some resin direct >> restorations. > >Did replacing the resin fillings also require root canals? Only the cariously exposed ones. >btw - how long ago was this and how is he doing now? Summer Solstice 2003 IIRC Quite fine as of last report, Amatus knows more than me about the long term success. Doing great as of yesterday!! AC Time for some Bach >>> Mostly machine milled ceramic partial crowns. Some resin direct >>> restorations. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Quite fine as of last report, Amatus knows more than me > about the long term success. We need to go there for a visit. >Doing great as of yesterday!! > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> Quite fine as of last report, Amatus knows more than me >> about the long term success. yes Signature/ Amatus / > > We need to go there for a visit. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> Quite fine as of last report, Amatus knows more than me >>> about the long term success. > Doing great as of yesterday!! > > AC > > Time for some Bach What's your favorite recording of the sonatas and partitas? I don't remember if I have any other than the Milstein recording from the '70s on DG. I understand he made a recording in the '50s that most people prefer. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 Right now I spend most of my listening time with CD's of string quartets. Pleyel is very pleasant. The later Beethoven quartets are also enjoyable. Signature/ Amatus / >> Doing great as of yesterday!! >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Steve > Right now I spend most of my listening time with CD's of string quartets. > Pleyel is very pleasant. The later Beethoven quartets are also enjoyable. Never heard of him. I see on Amazon that he lived a long time, and for a while lived with Haydn. Any recommendations? I've spent too much money following recommendations of the guys (very few gals) on rec.music.classical.recordings. I got this set of the Beethoven quartets, but have bought so much recently I haven't had a chance to even listen to them: http://tinyurl.com/3twuyh I have the trios, which are great: http://tinyurl.com/4y4mhw Steve The Julliard String Quartet is very good. At summer camp last year, the Artists in Residence were the Enso String Quartet. They performed some Pleyel during their evening concerts. They are scheduled to be there this year as well :-) They have two CD's of Pleyel String Quartets. I highly recommend these. Check out some Janacek Quartet music (sp?) Signature/ Amatus / >> Right now I spend most of my listening time with CD's of string quartets. >> Pleyel is very pleasant. The later Beethoven quartets are also [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Steve > The Julliard String Quartet is very good. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Check out some Janacek Quartet music (sp?) Thanks--I'll look for them. I think your spelling of Janacek is right except for some of those funky dipsy doodle accent marks over or under the "c". Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his >head. Not to mention a few endos (RCT) >> Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a >> resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Reminds me of my friend from Scotland. Newbie helped me with part of that >case. Yep it was a downright mess. Mass production and skilled hand-crafted items of any kind do not go together well. Dentists need to be efficient and get work done in a timely fashion, but not at the expense of cutting corners (poor decay removal, sloppy bonding techniques, etc.). D >>I wouldn't do it, but I don't use amalgam. I would replace the fillings >>with some that were done correctly<G>. If you can't find anyone good at [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > FWIW - the resins were placed by a "factory" dentist - you know the kind > that works on massive volumes of people going through the office. |
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