Replacing functional mercury fillings with white fillings can damage dentin or pulp, potentially leading to root canals and tooth loss. — Whalespan
Replacing functional mercury fillings with white fillings can damage dentin or pulp, potentially leading to root canals and tooth loss.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“mercury filling placed when i was whatever 10 30 years later someone comes along and says you really ought to have that removed because you your insurance company will now cover the replacement of these and you can have something white instead of something silver — and that damaged the dentin and or pulp enough that i needed a root canal”