Re: White Composites Getting Black


<trueskew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I had silver fillings on 2-3 molars on the left, right, top, and bottom
> of my mouth for about 17 years. My dentist said they were getting old
> and possibly leaking, and he wanted to replace them. I'd been seeing
> him for a few years, so I had no reason to think that was wrong... and
> that also implied to me that they hadn't been leaking for years. I had
> the choice of metal fillings again or white composite. He suggested
> the white composite, since they would look the best. The price
> difference wasn't too great, so I did it in 3 sessions, 2 in 2001
> (right top, then right bottom), and 1 in 2002 (left top), all by the
> same dentist.
>
> The two done portions in 2001 now have dark areas on them, primarily
> where the filling meets the tooth. My new dentist (different person,
> same office) gave me what sounded like the general case story, the dark
> spots are leaks, it could've come from grinding, temperature
> variations, eating hard foods, moisture getting in when they were
> initially done ("there's no guarantee with these"). Also, sometimes on
> some people they last 2 years, sometimes 20 years. It's not likely
> that it's grinding, one of the dark spots is on the side, and my teeth
> don't show signs of grinding. I don't drink coffee or soda, the water
> I drink is filtered tap (I'm boring), and while I'm not on baby food, I
> don't anything that I have to struggle with (hard candies for
> instance).
>
> She wants to replace one of them already, I guess it looks bad to her.
> Insurance pays for some, I pay about $50.
>
> Most of the work done on those sides seems to be failing. What I'm
> trying to learn is whether the problem is natural or if it was just
> done badly. I found a website, http://www.mynewsmile.com/amalgam.htm,

The answers there are LIES!!!!!!



> that seems to be saying that it was done wrong, but I don't know for
> sure from that one source. If it was done wrong, and they were willing
> to replace them, I'd be ok with it. How long should they last? Is the
> fact that most of them are breaking down a sign that it wasn't done
> right? It's been 4 years, but that seems too short, especially
> compared to what I had before.
>
> If you have any advice or insights, I'd appreciate hearing them.
> Thanks for reading.

See a holistic dentist, and don't expect the truth from the dentists here.

LL


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