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Amalgam And Composite Fillings

Premium Questions

Dr.      Honey Arora MD

Hi I had a dental amalgam filling last week. Later I came to know silver fillings use mercury. Now I am worried. Will it cause any harm to me? It was done as on my back molar as little part of the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Honey Arora ( Dentist)
Dr.   Dariush Saghafi MD

I have lost about 70% of my ability to smell. And I now seem to always smell burning metal. I feel ... removed 8 months ago (1-2) which had a crack in it. I now only have 2 teeth left that have amalgam ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr. Neha Sumra MD

able to cause elevated blood pressure? I have 4 amalgam filling and a bottom retainer. Kind Regards ...Good day, I was wondering how much truth there is to the hype around amalgam filling releasing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neha Sumra ( Dentist)
Dr. Bibhu Dutt Nanda MD

used to get before. Composite veneer is a bad idea and can get stained easily? I did my research before ... I ask my dentist to reduce the length and make it the normal size as before I had the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bibhu Dutt Nanda ( Dentist)
Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon MD

use composite resin in a bridge I use as a temporary due to a nerve condition. Composite resin was white and being so, easily adjusted should it feel too tight. This time, however, he put in some kind... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon ( Dentist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Neha Sumra MD

Hi, I had two fillings yesterday without enough suctioning and as a result I swallowed some my old silver-amalgam filling that may have had mercury and tin, and some of my new filling... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neha Sumra ( Dentist)
Dr.  Anshumala Singh MD

I.ve got my first amalgam fillings at the age of 8 .almost 50 years ago. Later got 10 more. My ... thoughts. very hihg blood preassure. I beleive this all comes from amalgams fillings. Am I right?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshumala Singh ( Dentist)
Dr.  Mahesh Kumar T S MD

Hi i believe i have mercury poisoning from my amalgam fillings, i am currently waiting for my blood tests to come in, my question is if i get the teeth removed with the amalgam will there be any... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S ( Dentist)
Dr.   Priyanka Tiwari MD

I have many deep amalgam fillings , some over 40 years old. I also have tinnitus and hearing loss. Do you think it s related? Even if not, should I seriously consider removing all my silver... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka Tiwari ( Dentist)
Dr.  Rajesh Choda MD

Is it possible I am allergic to composite resin fillings? I had a bunch of gumline cavities filled with composite resin. After the top teeth were done my upper lip swelled. MD thought I had a spider ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajesh Choda ( Ayurveda Specialist)