Re: Denture Causing Tooth Pain?

Thanks for your reply Steve. This was a concern of mine as well since
my teeth were never very strong to begin with. I returned to my dentist
today and he determined that one of the flat metal stops on the denture
that rests on top of the left 2nd molar was partially contacting an old
amalgam filling, thereby inducing a galvanic current. I suspected
something like this since the sensation was similar to biting on a
piece of aluminum but not as intense. He removed some of the metal from
the stop and coated it and the filling with a sealer to insulate it. If
this fails, he's going to remove the old filling and replace it with a
non-metallic one. We'll see how the sealer works out for now. So far it
has helped considerably.

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