Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Come to think of it, I have one white filling that was put in a front tooth. Got it when I was nine. I am now 59, so it lasted a very long time. The rest(a lot of them) are silver. From: thebestfedbaby <summermcfarland@...> Subject: [ ] Re: fillings Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 9:29 AM Â I am sure you trust your dentist and we all defend the ones we trust, but there is no harm with confirming from a third party. There is a difference between a filling - which can fall off, out, etc. and a crown, and if you have a filling that should have been a crown, then that is most likely going to crack and need a crown eventually. Then, there are also fillings for young children for cavity prevention that sometime fall out or wear down, but there is also the consideration for whether or not there are dental caries under the filling causing an issue. If these are regular composites, my DENTIST would be concerned if they needed to be replaced every three years. Sure, you get them checked every time you go in, but you don't replace them unless you have to... that is a lot of trauma to a body that is healing. Maybe your dentist was giving you a worst case scenario? I would call the ADA and ask them, because their literature states that they should last at LEAST 5 and up to 15 years. " Worn-Out Fillings Some fillings can last for 15 years or longer. Others, however, will have to be replaced in as little as five years. Your dentist can determine if your fillings are worn enough that they need to be replaced. " " Keeping Your Fillings Although some fillings can last for many years, the average life of an amalgam filling is about 12 years. Composite fillings may not last this long. " * http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW/st.31850/t.31916/pr.3.html#Why\ _Replace_a_Filling_ As for mercury content: " Dental Amalgam and Mercury Dental amalgam fillings are created by mixing elemental mercury (between 43 percent and 54 percent) and an alloy powder composed mainly of silver, tin and copper. " * http://www.ada.org/sections/publicResources/pdfs/dental_fillings_facts_full.pdf Just to put this out there - I can charge up to $125/hr, but if I am paying my assistant for a 20 hour week and she has nothing to do, taking a job at $25/hr still makes me money because it is paying her. Anything that can be billed at a rate more than the cost to perform the service is a profit, " minimal " or not. Warm Regards, Summer McFarland 1.22 HEAL KIDS 1.224.325.5437 ---------------------------------------------------------- Over fourteen years of organic search engine optimization, marketing and design. > > , The dentist has absolutely nothing to gain by lying about my daughter's filling being replaced. We have 100% dental coverage and she makes minimal $$ from them (the insurance company). If it needs to be replaced, then it needs to be replaced. The filling is less than 3 years old. > I know sticky gum and candy, as well as ice, are not good for any fillings...and maybe that is a contributing factor. Afterall, she is only 13 years-old. > Kudos to those who have had composite fillings for over 25 years. > I guess they don't make them like they used to. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Please do not take cheap shots at my character. I am done talking to you. (And not because you are right; it is because you are rude.) > > > > > > Mercury amalgam dental fillings *happen* to contain approximately 52% mercury. > > > S S > > > > > > Re: Fillings > > > Posted by: " agirlnamedsuess21 " agirlnamedsuess@ agirlnamedsuess21 > > > Fri May 21, 2010 11:50 pm (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > > > ****My replies are starred.**** > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I never cease to be surprised by all the mental illness on this group, and wonder if it has to do with all the mercury poisoning. If you're going to claim that mercury amalgams are not 50% (approximately) mercury, then please provide some evidence. Otherwise you do look like you just won't admit to being wrong. Go over to the ADA website, and even they say, point blank, that amalgam is half elemental liquid mercury and half alloy powder. Of course not everyone mixes it perfectly, so the percentages may vary slightly, but using that to argue that they are not half mercury in those instances looks like pedantry. There's no such thing as 3% mercury amalgam. If you are arguing there is, then prove it. If not, be a big girl and admit you're wrong. And fyi, facts are not facts because two people told you so. If any dentist told you your mercury amalgams are 3% mercury, they're liars. > > > > > > > > Mercury amalgam dental fillings *happen* to contain approximately 52% mercury. > > > > S S > > > > > > > > Re: Fillings > > > > Posted by: " agirlnamedsuess21 " agirlnamedsuess@ agirlnamedsuess21 > > > > Fri May 21, 2010 11:50 pm (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ****My replies are starred.**** > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I moved in 93 and the new dentist told me I should have all my " white " fillings removed and replaced with silver. Told me my white fillings weren't very good. Still there but one. I told him I wasn't going to fix what wasn't broken. Knowing what I know now, LUCK! Just had my teeth cleaned a month ago. They hate that I won't do x-rays. I won't let them do on my kids either. Years ago, I had a ton. I shudder at that thought today. We always had dental insurance but not needing work and cost, well it's cheaper to pay cash for once a year cleaning. Boys have no issues thankfully. He's mercury free, but.... Tammy [ ] Re: fillings , The dentist has absolutely nothing to gain by lying about my daughter's filling being replaced. We have 100% dental coverage and she makes minimal $$ from them (the insurance company). If it needs to be replaced, then it needs to be replaced. The filling is less than 3 years old. I know sticky gum and candy, as well as ice, are not good for any fillings...and maybe that is a contributing factor. Afterall, she is only 13 years-old. Kudos to those who have had composite fillings for over 25 years. I guess they don't make them like they used to. > > If a dentist told me composite fillings had to be replaced every two to three years I would find another dentist. > S S > > > > , This is not a rumor. My daughter has some of the whie composite fillings. WE go to the pediatric dentist every 6 months. On the last visit, they told me they needed to replace a filling. I inquired as to why and was told, " The white fillings generally need to be replaced every 2-3 years. " Not a rumor, a fact the dentist told me (and they do not push silver fillings because we have metal allergies.) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 If you're saying that out of compassion and understanding, of the greater Objectivity? (where, aren't lies such a b*tch?!? but do people even understand what they say, or mean, or are?!.) I'd have to *agree* with you.. . I often feel the *entire* of humanity is afflicted with a mental disorder, and I might be right in that respect, I believe you'd agree.. . (somewhat.. . (of how relative everything is, and I suppose people might need a clarification on that (of as much?!. (Whatever I'm looking at the *positive* of as much. (Really) Glavic Oh, *sweet,* going with The thread.. . of what I Feel as Understand (but what else? .. . ! and for *Us* too, Thereof, no doubt, of as much! Moderator, of Sorts? My sense of It.. . (I got our point is my sense of that > > > > > > > > > > Mercury amalgam dental fillings *happen* to contain approximately 52% mercury. > > > > > S S > > > > > > > > > > Re: Fillings > > > > > Posted by: " agirlnamedsuess21 " agirlnamedsuess@ agirlnamedsuess21 > > > > > Fri May 21, 2010 11:50 pm (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ****My replies are starred.**** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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