Amalgam fillings, which are silver in color, contain about 50% mercury along with other heavy metals like silver, tin, and copper. While the FDA maintains that these fillings are safe, in reality they release small amounts of mercury, which is exacerbated with chewing and with...
When considering how to fill a cavity, dentists will offer various types of tooth fillings to patients. These fillings offer different advantages and drawbacks with a patient’s needs and preferences determining which they will receive. In particular, the benefits of composite fillings have caused them...
While tooth fillings are a traditional solution for cavities, many patients are unaware of what happens when they get a cavity filled. For many patients, there’s understandable anxiety when they undergo a tooth filling procedure. There is, of course, nothing wrong with that, but understanding...