Should I get a mercury-free dentist to remove my silver fillings right away?

Can you tell me if it’s urgent for me to see a mercury free dentist? I have 3 silver fillings that are 22 yrs old. I had 4 but one of them cracked my tooth and I needed to get a crown instead. My dentist didn’t really say anything about the 3 remaining fillings and… Continue reading Should I get a mercury-free dentist to remove my silver fillings right away?

How quickly do I need to see a mercury-free dentist?

I haven’t had a cavity since I was 17 years old and now I am 37 years old. The cavity I did have was filled with silver. So my dentist told me last week when the filling wears out he will replace it with composite. I guess my wife and I never discussed tooth fillings… Continue reading How quickly do I need to see a mercury-free dentist?

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