My impression is that most dentists are not strongly marketing the replacement of amalgam fillings because people might start asking: “What were you putting into our mouths all these years?”
My dentist stopped using amalgam in 1984. I had my old amalgam fillings replaced over two years ago. One benefit is that its hard to tell I have any fillings, because the plastic is very similar in color to my teeth.
“My impression is that most dentists are not strongly marketing the replacement of amalgam fillings because people might start asking: “What were you putting into our mouths all these years?””
Another reason to consider, removing the old amalgam fillings may actually increase the mercury exposure of the patient (even drastically). So, to replace old fillings, fo no other reason to remove the mercury amalgam, may actually have a negative benefit.
“My impression is that most dentists are not strongly marketing the replacement of amalgam fillings because people might start asking: “What were you putting into our mouths all these years?””
When I asked my Dentists about it, he said that ALL fillings had Mercury in them, and then gave me the standard boilerplate speech about how the FDA, medical researchers, and the EPA had all cleared Mercury for use in fillings, etc etc etc. I’m still a little disturbed at the knowledge that I’ve had mercury in my mouth for years.