This is a great question that comes around all of the time still, even though I haven’t placed a mercury filling in almost 25 years. It’s a tricky question that needs to be looked at from a few different perspectives. We can start by looking at the differences between the options of dental amalgam and [...]
We set the tone of our office by the music we select for every patient that comes in, but we don’t do Heavy Metal. OK, at least not in the teeth. As dentistry has evolved, we’ve moved away from metal restorations. Porcelains have gotten stronger and more versatile over the years. We’ve been admiring all [...]
Here’s a blog from a progressive office I really like with some annotations of my thoughts. Despite our best efforts, most patients in our practice have had at least one cavity and filling in their lives, and if you are in your thirties or older, there is a good chance that at least some of [...]
Despite our best efforts, most patients in our practice have had at least one cavity and filling in their lives, and if you are in your thirties or older, chances are your fillings were made of metal. Recently these fillings have become a controversial topic in the health press. This material, known as “amalgam,” is [...]
