MichelleCarmen
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My dh has given notice at his job. We have dental insurance until the end of the month, so I decided I would get the works done: checkup, xrays, fillings, root canals, etc. I figured I have at least a few cavaties because any time I bit down on something sweet or cold, two bottom teeth hurt. Well. . .as it turns out I do not have any cavaties in my mouth or in the painful spot. In fact, the only filling I have is the one I''ve had since a teenager (dentist was amazed!) and that is where the pain is.
That filling is an amalgam one and the dentist said it''s loosing it''s life-span and that is why tooth bothers me when I eat. There isnt a cavity there. There is a prodecure where the dentist removes the amalgam, trims my tooth down a bit and puts in a porcelain filling. This will cost me $900 out-of-pocket. After Dec., it''ll be $1,400.
I''m really nervous about having any possible mercury leach into my body as the filling is being pried out/removed. I told the dentist that and all she could offer me is that they use a "rubber damn," to collect any mercury, which sounds a bit like nonscense to me. I kept trying to get her to tell me her honest feelings, but she kept quoting the ADA''s standard answer.
Any thoughts? Should I try going to a specialized clinic instead?
That filling is an amalgam one and the dentist said it''s loosing it''s life-span and that is why tooth bothers me when I eat. There isnt a cavity there. There is a prodecure where the dentist removes the amalgam, trims my tooth down a bit and puts in a porcelain filling. This will cost me $900 out-of-pocket. After Dec., it''ll be $1,400.
I''m really nervous about having any possible mercury leach into my body as the filling is being pried out/removed. I told the dentist that and all she could offer me is that they use a "rubber damn," to collect any mercury, which sounds a bit like nonscense to me. I kept trying to get her to tell me her honest feelings, but she kept quoting the ADA''s standard answer.
Any thoughts? Should I try going to a specialized clinic instead?