Dental question: amalgam under crown

[Guest guest]

I had my 4 amalgams removed by a mercury-free dentist. Since I also have a

crown and I don't know if there is an amalgam under it, I asked him two

questions: 1) if there is a way to figure out if there is an amalgam under a

crown, and 2) if it is there, will it be possible to remove it. He said, it

wasn't possible to find out without taking off the crown, but I shouldn't

worry, if an amalgam is under a crown, the mercury does not leek from under

it. Is that so? I wanted to have some orthodontic work done, but before that

I wanted to make sure there will be no mercury coming out from under the

crown.

Thank you for your help,

Elena

[Guest guest]

> I had my 4 amalgams removed by a mercury-free dentist. Since I also have a

> crown and I don't know if there is an amalgam under it, I asked him two

> questions: 1) if there is a way to figure out if there is an amalgam under a

> crown, and 2) if it is there, will it be possible to remove it. He said, it

> wasn't possible to find out without taking off the crown,

Correct.

>but I shouldn't

> worry, if an amalgam is under a crown, the mercury does not leek from under

> it.

Not correct.

>Is that so? I wanted to have some orthodontic work done, but before that

> I wanted to make sure there will be no mercury coming out from under the

> crown.

>

> Thank you for your help,

>

> Elena

[Guest guest]

amalgam under crowns is a larger problem than just having a filling. The

biggest reason for large exposures to mercury from amalgam is galvanic currents

from mixed metals in the mouth.

www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/galv.html

Historically most crowns have amalgam under them for most dentists,

and the dentist would know what his practice was. But its possible sometime

where you don't know to drill a small hole in the crown, check whats under the

metal, then fill the hole if no amalgam is found.

Bernie

[Guest guest]

Help I'm confused. I just had a crown done, and it was on a tooth that had

amalgam in it. But he literally drilled the tooth down really low and it

appeared that all the amalgam was removed. Also had to have a root canal on

this one too. It was just a short stubby tooth remaining visibly with no

silver. Why would amalgams be down under the crowns? If I am to remove my

amalgams on my 4 remaining molars, they are so large that crowns will have to be

the next step on 3 of them versus replacing them. (Plus I already have 3).

Can someone point me in the direction of getting these crowns put on correctly?

Thanks,

Kari

[ ] Re: Dental question: amalgam under crown

amalgam under crowns is a larger problem than just having a filling. The

biggest reason for large exposures to mercury from amalgam is galvanic currents

from mixed metals in the mouth.

www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/galv.html

Historically most crowns have amalgam under them for most dentists,

and the dentist would know what his practice was. But its possible sometime

where you don't know to drill a small hole in the crown, check whats under the

metal, then fill the hole if no amalgam is found.

Bernie