Silver Fillings

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Hi i had a silver filling removed last week trouble is i am realising perphaps i should have went to a specialist to remove worried that i breathed in the mercury and swallowed some of it with all the scare of affecting the memory .
Anyone advise ? thank you :)
 

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  1. There is nothing inherently wrong with amalgams apart from the colour. They generally last much longer than white (composite) fillings.
  2. There is no such class of "specialist" for the removal of amalgams. I consider such dentists to be vultures preying on the anxieties of their patients. If you really wanted to avoid swallowing the amalgam during removal, this could be easily achieved by any dentist with a rubber dam and maybe a nitrous oxide mask.
  3. The only way you could breathe in the vapour would be if the fillings were removed without a water spray. Only then could you possibly inhale some miniscule mercury vapour. Taking out amalagms is done by drill under water spray, with an assistant suctioning the granules. The granules you might swallow are in solid form and will not be inhaled but swallowed, and as such will pass right through your gut without absorption.
 

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  1. There is nothing inherently wrong with amalgams apart from the colour. They generally last much longer than white (composite) fillings.
  2. There is no such class of "specialist" for the removal of amalgams. I consider such dentists to be vultures preying on the anxieties of their patients. If you really wanted to avoid swallowing the amalgam during removal, this could be easily achieved by any dentist with a rubber dam and maybe a nitrous oxide mask.
  3. The only way you could breathe in the vapour would be if the fillings were removed without a water spray. Only then could you possibly inhale some miniscule mercury vapour. Taking out amalagms is done by drill under water spray, with an assistant suctioning the granules. The granules you might swallow are in solid form and will not be inhaled but swallowed, and as such will pass right through your gut without absorption.
Many Thanks is reassuring to know as I have more to come information on internet is conflicting so nice to hear from qualified people
 

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