i need to get a cavity filled and i want to know if it's possible for a cavity to be too deep for a clear filling and that instead i would need a amalgam (metal) filling
All Dental Options - Hi The only reason you would not be able to have a resin filling is if the tooth is vulnerable, then it would require a inlay, or crown, both of which are tooth colored. No one has to have amalgam fillings any more.
Matthew B - Traditional amalgam fillings are generally considered to be stronger than more modern clear fillings, and are usually reserved for the back teeth (which take more strain through chewing) I imagine the location of the tooth will be more important in deciding which filling material is used, rather than the depth of the cavity.
eHussam - from my personal experience, if the cavity is really close to the pulp, composite or white fillings can induce pulp necrosis, the tooth will require RCT procedure, but that's not always the case
where i live the amalgam fillings are allowed, id prefer it over composite fillings
amalgam toxicity (mercury) is a hoax, for years there is no documented case of it and it has been used safely, no one ever complained from it, especially after using machines to proportion the weight of mercury
but amalgam is toxic to the water reservoirs
this hoax is only for marketing, composite filling is more expensive and generates more profits for companies and dentists
i wonder why no one mentions the toxicity of composite, BIS GMA and BIS-Phenol-A i guess when something more expensive surfaces they will use it to diminish the composite filling
i need to get a cavity filled and i want to know if it's possible for a cavity to be too deep for a clear filling and that instead i would need a amalgam (metal) filling
All Dental Options - Hi
ReplyDeleteThe only reason you would not be able to have a resin filling is if the tooth is vulnerable, then it would require a inlay, or crown, both of which are tooth colored.
No one has to have amalgam fillings any more.
Matthew B - Traditional amalgam fillings are generally considered to be stronger than more modern clear fillings, and are usually reserved for the back teeth (which take more strain through chewing) I imagine the location of the tooth will be more important in deciding which filling material is used, rather than the depth of the cavity.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps!
eHussam - from my personal experience, if the cavity is really close to the pulp, composite or white fillings can induce pulp necrosis, the tooth will require RCT procedure, but that's not always the case
ReplyDeletewhere i live the amalgam fillings are allowed, id prefer it over composite fillings
amalgam toxicity (mercury) is a hoax, for years there is no documented case of it and it has been used safely, no one ever complained from it, especially after using machines to proportion the weight of mercury
but amalgam is toxic to the water reservoirs
this hoax is only for marketing, composite filling is more expensive and generates more profits for companies and dentists
i wonder why no one mentions the toxicity of composite, BIS GMA and BIS-Phenol-A
i guess when something more expensive surfaces they will use it to diminish the composite filling