i just went to see a dentist about a broken left molar and the possibility of removing the 2 amalgams in my right molars.
he seems like a bright fellow...he gave me a free consultation a free full mouth x-rays.
he told me not to mess with the amalgams as removing them could be dangerous and could leave a weak tooth. he talked about dead dentists' autopsied kidneys containing no more mercury than common people even though they've worked with the vapors etc for decades.
he wants to cap the molar with gold.
he said these were just his opinions after all his years of research and he seemed to know a lot about the subject. he says he'll do whatever i wanted him to do though.
personally i like the guy and agree with some of his points. he said if he wanted to make more money he could just advise me to get the amalgams out and he knew i was ready to have them out as well, but he advised against it.
i still believe though higher powers want us filled up with mercury and i want to get them out eventually.
but right now i have a busted molar that needs urgent care.
i'm assuming that the gold alloy is also toxic? do i need to tell him to do porcelain instead? is it not strong enough for molars? and does it need a metal substrate that's toxic?
what should i do?