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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Replacing Amalgam Fillings

Sadly, one of the tactics used by shady dentists out there is to

tell people that all of their silver fillings need to be replaced.

Do silver fillings need to be replaced?

Yes.

Almost everything artificial needs to be replaced.

BUT, ALL the silver going bad at one time?!

Let's take the 2 fillings below as an example.

This filling I WOULD replace.

The border between the filling and the tooth is

deteriorating and allowing bacteria to get down into the tooth.

This metal filling I would NOT replace.

You can see that the border is perfectly sound.

There is no reason to inject the patient with drugs,

and further traumatize the tooth by drilling into it to

remove a filling that is serving its' purpose just fine.

And NO there is no clinically proven studies that show that

keeping silver fillings in your mouth is dangerous to your health.

I will post a link below by the American Dental Association.

ADA Statement on Silver Fillings

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Monday, April 15, 2013

What Kind of Cosmetic Outcome is possible in Ogden Utah?

So, what is possible in dentistry?
Once something has gone so far can you bring it back to what it was?

Here is a wonderful case to look at that. We will call this patient Mrs. Corey to protect her identity. Mrs. Corey is wanting to get her teeth back to the way the used to be.

Here is a BEFORE picture of one of Mrs. Corey's molars.

Ogden Dentist BEFORE: Mrs. Corey's Molar

Nothing too bad.
Old metal filling.
Some cracks starting in the enamel.
And, possible new decay starting in a few spots.

And, here is the AFTER picture.

A brand new zirconia crown.
No more metal look.
The risk of fracture is now less.
And the patient loves the look.

Dr. Jim Ellis, DDS
1220 33rd Street Suite C
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 783-3490

SOURCE: http://www.bestogdendentist.com/2013/04/what-kind-cosmetic-outcome-possible-ogden-utah/

Friday, December 28, 2012

Getting those Old Metal Fillings Changed Out

Lots of us have them, but few of us will ever want to do anything with them. And, that’s just fine.

Metal fillings were, are, and can still be a very good filling material. However, if you do not like the look of the metal or the tooth is starting to decay around the metal, then perhaps changing it out isn’t a bad idea.

Here is a tooth after we finished removing the old metal filling and replacing it with a new, more tooth like, filling material. Quick, easy, and relatively painless (as dentistry goes).