News about Amalgam
My filling fell out! What do I do?
Find answers here to our most asked question: “My filling fell out. What next?” Dentists prioritise patients who are in pain and need urgent treatment, even when we are busy or short-staffed. It’s what we do. It happens. There’s that moment when you’re chewing something and you start to wonder. What’s that? What’s in the…
Read more »Which filling? Amalgam or white composite?
What’s the choice? What are fillings made of? Most people need fillings at some point in their lives, and, thanks to improvements in technology, many patients are now choosing white composite fillings, rather than traditional silver fillings made from amalgam. Indeed, in private dentistry white fillings are the default choice and amalgam fillings are only…
Read more »When will dentists do fillings again?
July 2021 note: Dentists are doing fillings routinely now, but in full protective kit. More than any other treatment, our patients ask, “When will dentists do fillings again?” Procedures to control the spread of Covid-19 means even a filling is no longer the standard procedure it used to be. Placing a filling now requires a…
Read more »Heavy metal generation teeth? Why not turn your restorations a whiter shade of pale?
Can you remember the spectrum from Black Sabbath through Deep Purple to Moody Blues? If so, chances are you’ll have some heavy metal too. Are you between 45 and 75? Then you probably still have most of your own teeth, but with work done on them. Not happy with your old restoration work? These days,…
Read more »What’s in an amalgam filling? Is it safe?
We’re often asked what’s in an amalgam filling and whether it’s safe. The short answer is that yes, amalgam fillings, sometimes called silver fillings, are considered safe. At the conference Hannah Parsonage and Jo Roberts attended recently in Shrewsbury, the future use of amalgam fillings was one of the topics covered. Here’s some information about…
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