Mercury Fillings?

I have several mercury fillings, and I have learned that they can leach mercury into your mouth? Can you get them replaced, if so, how much? Is it a health risk to keep these them in your mouth?

Mercury Fillings?
hi...i had mercury fillings in just about all of my teeth and for many years...most as a kid...but they eventually break down, very susceptible to decay and need to be replaced... and i don't believe that mercury is even being used anymore. they are using white fillings that look better and hold up better. i have heard also that the mercury gets into the system, especially the brain.... affects some, not others. i had all of my teeth redone... they look great now! I smile freely. I had to pay plenty for it though...i only have $1000 a year dental coverage, 2 teeth can take that up easily.


however, if there is a way for you to do as i did, i recommend you do so. before the mercury fillings are so bad, you need a costly root canal, then you have to crown that tooth because it will turn black, over time, after the root canal. i had several teeth in this situation. i did the worst teeth first, or with the biggest mercury filling. as you see black fillings going to white, it gives you incentive to set aside money to do another tooth and then another. i hope you have a good dental plan. go for it! you really do need to get the merc's out of your body. good luck!! i hope this helped. :D
Reply:it will not hurt you, you will only recieve a tiny amount of mercury if you had like 200 fillings, which isnt possible.
Reply:Used by dentists for more than a century, dental amalgam is the most thoroughly researched and tested restorative material among all those in use. It is durable, easy to use, highly resistant to wear and relatively inexpensive in comparison to other materials. For those reasons, it remains a valued treatment option for dentists and their patients


Dental amalgam is a stable alloy made by combining elemental mercury, silver, tin, copper and possibly other metallic elements. Although dental amalgam continues to be a safe, commonly used restorative material, some concern has been raised because of its mercury content. However, the mercury in amalgam combines with other metals to render it stable and safe for use in filling teeth.


While questions have arisen about the safety of dental amalgam relating to its mercury content, the major U.S. and international scientific and health bodies, including the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization, among others have been satisfied that dental amalgam is a safe, reliable and effective restorative material.


Because amalgam fillings can withstand very high chewing loads, they are particularly useful for restoring molars in the back of the mouth where chewing load is greatest. They are also useful in areas where a cavity preparation is difficult to keep dry during the filling replacement, such as in deep fillings below the gum line. Amalgam fillings, like other filling materials, are considered biocompatible—they are well tolerated by patients with only rare occurrences of allergic response.


Disadvantages of amalgam include possible short-term sensitivity to hot or cold after the filling is placed. The silver-colored filling is not as natural looking as one that is tooth-colored, especially when the restoration is near the front of the mouth, and shows when the patient laughs or speaks. And to prepare the tooth, the dentist may need to remove more tooth structure to accommodate an amalgam filling than for other types of fillings.


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Reply:You can replace them with a Resin filling ,which is white in color. Actually your dentist can match the color to your teeth. The material however is not as permanent as the mercury fillings, so they do need to be replaced in 5 to 7 years. They do cost more than the amalgam filling (silver), but most insurances are covering them now. It really deepens how big the filling is and how many surfaces of your tooth are affected. As to the health risk associated with not replacing the amalgam fillings is pretty slim. However if your fillings are pretty old you should go see a dentist to take an xray and make sure no bacteria is growing underneath the fillings.

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