Trying to keep silver mercury fillings out of my kids’ teeth

I told my kids’ pediatric dentist that I don’t want mercury fillings in their teeth and she looked at me like I had grown a 3rd eye. If so many adults including me don’t want mercury fillings, why would I let my kids have them? She mumbled something about the teeth being baby teeRead More

Want silver mercury fillings removed

My dentist doesn’t want to remove my silver mercury fillings because they are only 3 years old. He says that when they are worn out he will replace them with white fillings. I am very serious about not having mercury fillings in my mouth. How do I convince my dentist to remove them? Thanks. D.RRead… Continue reading Want silver mercury fillings removed

Can I scrape mercury fillings off my teeth?

I have old mercury fillings in my teeth. I want them out but I had this conversation with my dentist before and he is not going to remove them until he thinks they need to be replace. Can I scrape them out? – Brian Brian – You should not attempt to remove the amalgam fillings… Continue reading Can I scrape mercury fillings off my teeth?

Do silver amalgam fillings stain teeth?

I have four silver fillings on molars that I want replaced with white fillings. My dentist said that my teeth appear to be stained by the fillings and the white fillings might not look as good as I want. He will still do them, but he advised me because he doesn’t want me to be… Continue reading Do silver amalgam fillings stain teeth?