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Daniel
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 Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments are there to remove the black coloring? Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
Thanks
Daniel
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| Sun, 08 Sep 2002 03:00:00 GMT |
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Joel M. Eich
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) Quote:
>I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for
>at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments
>are there to remove the black coloring?
Takes 5 minutes to fix. Dentists have finishing burs for this. Quote: >Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
>Thanks
>Daniel
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Ernst Baumgartne
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK)
Quote: > I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for
> at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments
> are there to remove the black coloring?
Polishing! Quote: > Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
What do you mean by "normal"? There is no abnormal polish!... Quote: If you want a filling that does not tarnish, have it cast in gold (i.e. have a gold inlay made). It will not only not tarnish, but may also otherwise last (potentially, at least) eternally. If all the people involved in the making (dentist and technician) are world class!... Only then. Otherwise, yes, just have it polished. Bye!
Ernst
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| Fri, 13 Sep 2002 03:00:00 GMT |
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Joel M. Eich
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) Quote:
>> I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for
>> at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments
>> are there to remove the black coloring?
>Polishing!
>> Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
I have polished amalgams that end up looking like little jewels. I bet we all have at one time or other. If one takes the time to remove all of the scratches, you can see your face in the surface. It looks likes a chrome bumper of a '55 Buick Roadmaster! Smaller, of course! Cheers,
Joel
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Quote: >What do you mean by "normal"? There is no abnormal polish!... >> Thanks >> Daniel
>If you want a filling that does not tarnish, have it cast in gold (i.e. have
>a gold inlay made). It will not only not tarnish, but may also otherwise
>last (potentially, at least) eternally. If all the people involved in the
>making (dentist and technician) are world class!... Only then. Otherwise,
>yes, just have it polished.
>Bye!
>Ernst
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Roy Brow
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) I'm going to disagree with you Ernst. Unless the Gold is 24K some tarnishing may occur. You see alloying is
required to increase the strength of the material used for the inlay, there
for some tarnishing will occur.
Galvanically speaking,
Roy
Quote:
> > I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for
> > at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments
> > are there to remove the black coloring?
> Polishing!
> > Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
> What do you mean by "normal"? There is no abnormal polish!...
> > Thanks
> > Daniel
> If you want a filling that does not tarnish, have it cast in gold (i.e.
have
> a gold inlay made). It will not only not tarnish, but may also otherwise
> last (potentially, at least) eternally. If all the people involved in the
> making (dentist and technician) are world class!... Only then.
Otherwise,
> yes, just have it polished.
> Bye!
> Ernst
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ar..
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 04:13:11 -0800, Danielr Quote:
>I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for >at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments >are there to remove the black coloring? >Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
I strongly advise not to polish amalgam fillings due to the amount of mercury that will be released during the poslishing. It enters your (nervous) system and can do a lot harm. Mercury half life time in nervous system is about 16 years and there is (still) no suitable chelator to get it out of there. Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease. In other words: DON'T POLISH!
Not to 'scare the bejesus' out of you, just a simple warning :)
arie
Quote: >Thanks >Daniel
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Joel M. Eich
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) Quote:
>On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 04:13:11 -0800, Danielr
>>I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for >>at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments >>are there to remove the black coloring? >>Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
>I strongly advise not to polish amalgam fillings due to the amount of
>mercury that will be released during the poslishing. It enters your
>(nervous) system and can do a lot harm.
>Mercury half life time in nervous system is about 16 years and there
>is (still) no suitable chelator to get it out of there.
>Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam
>fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease.
Not correct. Quote: >In other words: DON'T POLISH! >Not to 'scare the bejesus' out of you, just a simple warning :) >arie >>Thanks >>Daniel
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ar..
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK)
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>>On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 04:13:11 -0800, Danielr
>>>I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for
>>>at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments
>>>are there to remove the black coloring?
>>>Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
>>I strongly advise not to polish amalgam fillings due to the amount of
>>mercury that will be released during the poslishing. It enters your
>>(nervous) system and can do a lot harm.
>>Mercury half life time in nervous system is about 16 years and there
>>is (still) no suitable chelator to get it out of there.
>>Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam
>>fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease.
>Not correct.
What are you trying to say here? The link is not correct? Or that there aren't various papers that found the link? arie
Quote: >>In other words: DON'T POLISH! >>Not to 'scare the bejesus' out of you, just a simple warning :) >>arie
>>>Thanks
>>>Daniel
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pon..
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK)
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> >>On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 04:13:11 -0800, Danielr
> >>>I have had some fillings in the front and back bottom molars for
> >>>at least 8 years. They gradually went black. What treatments
> >>>are there to remove the black coloring?
> >>>Will a normal polish by the dentist have any noticeable effect?
> >>I strongly advise not to polish amalgam fillings due to the amount
of
> >>mercury that will be released during the poslishing. It enters your
> >>(nervous) system and can do a lot harm.
> >>Mercury half life time in nervous system is about 16 years and there
> >>is (still) no suitable chelator to get it out of there.
> >>Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam
> >>fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease.
> >Not correct.
> What are you trying to say here? The link is not correct? Or that
> there aren't various papers that found the link?
> arie
> >>In other words: DON'T POLISH!
> >>Not to 'scare the bejesus' out of you, just a simple warning :)
> >>arie
> >>>Thanks
> >>>Daniel
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Network *
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>Boy! these amalgaphobes will try any segway wont they Joel
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Joel M. Eich
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) Quote:
>>>Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam >>>fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease. >>Not correct.
>What are you trying to say here? The link is not correct? Or that
>there aren't various papers that found the link?
>arie
"Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease," suggests that there is a correlation or a causative effect between 'amalgam and some disease, amongst others Alzheimers Disease.'" That's news to the scientific community!
Quote: >>>In other words: DON'T POLISH! >>>Not to 'scare the bejesus' out of you, just a simple warning :) >>>arie
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Daniel
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ar..
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK)
Quote:
>>>>Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam
>>>>fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease.
>>>Not correct.
>>What are you trying to say here? The link is not correct? Or that
>>there aren't various papers that found the link?
>>arie
>"Various research papers found a link between mercury (from amalgam
>fillings) and amongst others Alzheimers disease," suggests that there
>is a correlation or a causative effect between 'amalgam and some
>disease, amongst others Alzheimers Disease.'"
>That's news to the scientific community!
Not if you had read the papers that have been presented here very often before your very eyes :) arie
Quote: >>>>In other words: DON'T POLISH! >>>>Not to 'scare the bejesus' out of you, just a simple warning :) >>>>arie
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Daniel
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Steven Fawk
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) Depending upon the particular alloy used, they may just gradually corrode and turn black again (maybe the existing '55 shine, but not the original). SWF DDS
Quote: > I have polished amalgams that end up looking like little jewels. I bet
> we all have at one time or other. If one takes the time to remove all
> of the scratches, you can see your face in the surface. It looks likes
> a chrome bumper of a '55 Buick Roadmaster! Smaller, of course!
> Cheers,
> Joel
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Joel M. Eich
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Tarnished amalgam fillings (UK) Quote:
>Depending upon the particular alloy used, they may just gradually
>corrode and turn black again (maybe the existing '55 shine, but not the
>original).
>SWF DDS
Hi Steve! Yep. Absolutely correct. A higher percentage of mercury will cause the
'corrosive look' as well.
Cheers,
Joel
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Quote: >> I have polished amalgams that end up looking like little jewels. I bet
>> we all have at one time or other. If one takes the time to remove all
>> of the scratches, you can see your face in the surface. It looks likes
>> a chrome bumper of a '55 Buick Roadmaster! Smaller, of course!
>> Cheers,
>> Joel
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