Hi Jamie,

I have two gold crowns.....and the way I know they still had mercury under them.....I felt an electrical charge when they tried to put them on....I told each dentist about this and each told me it was nothing. Have you ever gotten a piece of foil in your mouth and it actually has an electrical charge and you start salivating......well, it's the same feeling.

I've had X-Rays taken of my crowns several times and they look the same as all the others....so I don't think an X-Ray will show any mercury under the gold crown....although, I'm not an expert.

Okay, now I'm going to show my stupidity here but have you just asked the dentist or the nurse to give you the name of the material they used (off the record).....I mean, really reassure them that it's just for your personal information.....or tell them a friend asked you what they used......Russ did ask.....heh heh.

Elaine