composite fillings

• July 26, 2018

  Is U.S. Violating UN Agreement on Mercury Fillings?

  I thought the United States agreed to phase out mercury fillings when they signed the Minamata Convention Agreement, yet there are still thousands of dentists using amalgam fillings all over the country 5 years later. Can we demand our dentist (and more helpful financially our insurance) stop using them because of the agreement? Maggie Dear…

• March 15, 2017

  Can Children Have White Fillings?

  My pediatric dentist says that children cannot have white fillings. I’m not too keen on putting the silver fillings in their mouth. I heard they’re made mostly of mercury. He says they’re perfectly safe and are made mostly of silver, but I just don’t have a good feeling about it. Is it true that children…

• February 27, 2017

  Teeth Whitening with a Cavity?

  Today I was told I have a cavity. My first cavity. I was shocked. Before I recovered from that golden news nugget, I received a second shock. My dentist said if I want to get my teeth whitened, I should do it now before I fill my cavity. Once the filling is done, the color…

• January 17, 2017

  What is Mercury-free Dentistry?

  I keep seeing dentists call themselves “mercury free dentists”. What does that mean? Bethany L. – Ohio Bethany, Traditional silver fillings, clinically called amalgam fillings, actually consist mostly of mercury. These were first developed in the 1800s. Though the main ingredient is mercury, they called them silver fillings—which makes for better marketing. Mercury is a…