Re: Amalgam fillings

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Jackie

Well, at least you found somebody who would replace the amalgam fillings!

They did replace them with composites didn't they?

I know that before I even made my appointment, I explained to the dentist,

that I wanted the amalgam replaced with composite. I explained WHY I wanted

them replaced, because if they weren't going to use composite, I wasn't

having the dental work done. I'd just wait until my teeth got bad enough to

be pulled, and I'd have them pulled.

He agreed... Told me that he would replace the amalgams with composite, if

it was possible. I made the appointment, sat in the chair, he took out the

old fillings, prepped everything, and then took out the little container and

put it on the machine that mixes it. I said, I THOUGHT we were doing

composite. He proceeded to tell me there was such a minimal amount of

mercury in the " new " stuff, that it didn't matter!... There I sat with the

WHOLE upper side of my mouth with all these holes drilled in the teeth... I

really had NO choice but to let him put the amalgams back into my mouth!

(Oh, the appointment was only supposed to be for one or two teeth, not the

whole side at once)

Needless to say, He will NOT be seeing me again, and he will NOT be seeing

anybody in my immediate family again. [he also screwed up on 's upper

denture.. good thing we didn't order lower at the same time.. $926.. out of

our pocket for dentures that don't fit right! and he keeps telling that

it's not the dentures?] Anyway, I think I've helped him lose a few more

patients besides us. He's lost the family that recommended us to him (2

adults, and 2 little ones with teeth just coming in.. LOL). As well as other

members of the extended family.

I hope that he realizes his blunder... he screwed with the wrong patient..

LOL.. and my gift of gab goes on and on and on.. just like the energizer

bunny. And I'm not afraid to tell people why I won't be visiting him again.

Donna [will her tongue never cease?] LOL

Amalgam fillings

> Hi everyone,

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> I know we have had this topic of conversation before but I did it. I

> investigated the remaining benefit on my dental insurance and found

> that they will pay 80% of the cost to replace the amalgam fillings in

> my mouth. So ... as if I have any money, I went in today and had the

> left side fillings replaced. I put my 20% on my credit card. I have

> to go back on Jan 12 for the right side. I don't know if this is

> going to help, but I'm doing it anyway.

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> I had no balance on my credit card until I went on disability. It

> seems I throw things on there periodically because I feel I need to

> purchase SOMETHING! Maybe if I lived in the country and didn't go to

> the shops every now and again, I wouldn't be tempted, but I can shop

> online too. *sigh* It's so hard not to spend money.

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> -- Jackie

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