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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
On a related note, it's a good idea to have silver fillings replaced if you have them.
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Not if they are good. Every time you rework them, you cut more tooth off. You will want to retain as much tooth as possible. If you have to get them redone, get something a bit more stable than a filling - an inlay / overlay.
Amalgam "poisoning" your body? Give me a break - I have had mine for 20+ years and I have not had any effects. Also, remember, when they drill them out, you get a lot of the filling sprayed finely into your mouth. That can't be good either, if the stuff really is so terrible for you. I know a few hypochondriacs and natural healing people that had all their amalgam fillings ripped out to cure a headache or some other strange condition. Always works great until they worry about the next thing poisoning them. Did you know that microwaves make you ill????
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George