I have two amalgam fillings that are covering about 70% of their teeth. I wanted to switch them out for the white fillings because these are so unattractive. However, my dentist said that amalgam stains teeth and the results would not be as attractive as I was hoping. What about the amalgam stains the teeth? […]
Dental Implants with a Metal Allergy
I need to get a tooth replaced. I really and truly want to do it with a dental implant but someone told me they are made of metal. I have some metal allergies, some of which are pretty bad. The ones I really need to look out for are nickel, cobalt, and mercury. Is there […]
Can You Get Competent Holistic Dental Care?
I was excited to find a holistic dentist in my area. I’ve wanted to get rid of some metal dental work as well as switch out some mercury fillings. My old dentist was adamately oppossed to removing the dental work because he insists there is nothing unsafe with it. Unfortuanately, my experience with this dentist […]
Are Amalgam Fillings Stronger than Composite?
I have a mouth full of metal fillings that I want to switch to the white composite fillings. I spoke to my dentist about it and he said that the older fillings are much stronger than the white ones. He tried the white ones and all of them had problems. I’d done some readings on […]
Pain After White Fillings
I needed a filling for a back tooth. I really wanted a white filling, even though my dentist typically does the old fashioned silver ones. It took some convincing, but eventually he agreed to give me the white filling. However, since then, I have been having pain. When my teeth are clenched, I am fine, […]
Allergic to My Removable Partial Denture
I’ve had some health problems shortly after getting my removable partial denture and a filling. I get sores in my mouth and then was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma. The sores are always by the denture and filling but my dentist absolutely insists it is unrelated. I’ve noticed, however, that I feel slightly better at night […]
