{"id":167,"date":"2008-04-10T14:12:16","date_gmt":"2008-04-10T21:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2008-04-10T14:12:16","modified_gmt":"2008-04-10T21:12:16","slug":"should-i-have-my-amalgam-fillings-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/should-i-have-my-amalgam-fillings-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I have my amalgam fillings replaced?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Dr. Hall,
\nYour web site is very helpful and well organized!<\/p>\n

I read the Blog question dated July 31, 2007 \u201cShould I let my dentist replace my fillings?\u201d and in my case the cosmetic dentist I just had a consultation with wants to replace my four amalgam fillings (there is nothing wrong with them).<\/p>\n

He says that they may crack in the future and he wants to perform a T-Scan after the fillings. He also said that if these fillings are not done now, but changed later, the T-Scan would have to be performed again to measure the proper occlusion.<\/p>\n

Should risk replacing these fillings now? What if he cracks a tooth and then I have the added expense of a crown!<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nEvelyn from California<\/p>\n

Dear Evelyn,
\nI am suspicious. But please understand that I have limited information here and can only give you my impressions. Maybe you really need these fillings and all of these things you say. I don’t know. But I’m suspicious. At least your dentist is honest enough to tell you there’s nothing wrong with the teeth.<\/p>\n

You could say, about any tooth that has an amalgam filling<\/a>, that the tooth MAY crack. In fact, teeth without any fillings at all MAY crack. I’ve seen that happen. MAY is a pretty loose word. I think you need more than that.<\/p>\n

When I did exams, I looked for cracks that were starting to form and already present, and if we saw that, we would do a new bonded white filling<\/a> to strengthen the tooth, or, if the existing filling was large, we would do a porcelain onlay<\/a> or a\u00a0dental crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am suspicious of any dentist who recommends replacing fillings when he or she can see nothing wrong. To me, this is a patient’s option and the dentist shouldn’t try to sway the patient one way or the other.
\n– Dr. Hall<\/p>\n

Click here to find an expert cosmetic dentist<\/a>.
\nClick here to ask Dr. Hall a question<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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