Use of Mercury-Containing Dental Amalgam is Being Restricted, Which is a Good Thing!

Modern Resin Materials are a Better Choice

Since roughly the turn of the century, or a little before, most dentists that I know adopted the use of newer composite resin materials for tooth restorations — AKA “fillings.” We can attribute this to several reasons, not the least of which is that resins do not contain mercury.  Personally, I have not placed a silver amalgam restoration in at least 20 years. I am surprised to see that there are still dentists that place them in this country.  I agree with the EU that dental amalgam should be phased out, since the restorative materials we have available today are in so many ways better than the amalgams.

Here is the link to the story:

Dental Amalgam Has Entered Its Twilight

Mercury containing silver fillings should be replaced with resin - blog post by Dr. Wooddell dentist in Annandale VA near Burke and Vienna VA
Mercury containing silver fillings should be replaced with resin.