Here's an interesting question: is it practical to re-replace resin fillings
with amalgam? I never bought into the anti-amalgam craze and ever since
I've had the resins put it I've had nothing but discomfort all over my
mouth. (I didn't ask for the resin fillings: the dentist just did it
without asking.)

I wouldn't do it, but I don't use amalgam. I would replace the fillings
with some that were done correctly<G>. If you can't find anyone good at
resin placement, amalgam would work though. They will likely be cold
sensitive for a few weeks, but if your teeth are already uncomfortable
it wouldn't be a major issue.

JMO,
D

Robert wrote:

> Here's an interesting question: is it practical to re-replace resin fillings
> with amalgam? I never bought into the anti-amalgam craze and ever since
> I've had the resins put it I've had nothing but discomfort all over my
> mouth. (I didn't ask for the resin fillings: the dentist just did it
> without asking.)
>
>

"Dartos" wrote in message news:...

>I wouldn't do it, but I don't use amalgam. I would replace the fillings
> with some that were done correctly<G>. If you can't find anyone good at
> resin placement, amalgam would work though. They will likely be cold
> sensitive for a few weeks, but if your teeth are already uncomfortable
> it wouldn't be a major issue.

Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a
resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is going
on underneath the other resin fillings.

FWIW - the resins were placed by a "factory" dentist - you know the kind
that works on massive volumes of people going through the office.

>
> Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a
> resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is
> going
> on underneath the other resin fillings.

Reminds me of my friend from Scotland. Newbie helped me with part of that
case.

"Amatus Cremona" wrote in message
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>

>
> Reminds me of my friend from Scotland. Newbie helped me with part of that
> case.

What did you (or your friend) end up doing?

Mass production and skilled hand-crafted items of any kind do
not go together well.

Dentists need to be efficient and get work done in a timely fashion,
but not at the expense of cutting corners (poor decay removal, sloppy
bonding techniques, etc.).

D

Robert wrote:

> "Dartos" wrote in message news:...
>

>
>
> Well the scary part is that another dentist found visible decay under a
> resin filling six months after it was placed! Makes me wonder what is going
> on underneath the other resin fillings.
>
> FWIW - the resins were placed by a "factory" dentist - you know the kind
> that works on massive volumes of people going through the office.
>
>
>
>
>
>

I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his
head.

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Amatus

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> "Amatus Cremona" wrote in message
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>
> What did you (or your friend) end up doing?
>
>

Amatus Cremona wrote:

> I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his
> head.
>

How did you temporize?

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

"Amatus Cremona" wrote in message
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>I ended up removing all the resin fillings and restoring every tooth in his
>head.

For the non-dentists among us here, what does that mean? Restored with
what? How? Do you mean you placed crowns on all of them? Implants?
Something else? Thanks.

What's a temporary?

rim-shot

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Amatus

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> Amatus Cremona wrote:

>
> How did you temporize?
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001