It’s been a while since my last post- things have been flat out here in surgery.
Something that has been brought to my attention recently though were patients’ continual concern towards amalgam in their mouth (silver fillings).
An exert taken from the Australian Dental Association website has some very useful information towards this topic as well as many other topics.
Below are some useful Q&A’s from the ADA website:
1) Question
What’s all the fuss about amalgam fillings?
Answer
The ADA policy remains, on the basis of the research available, that the use of dental amalgam produces no harmful effects.
There has been much publicity regarding the safety of dental amalgam. The World Health Organisation and the International Dental Federation have released a joint statement confirming the safety of dental amalgam as a filling material.
The Association believes there is no positive gain in having dental amalgam fillings replaced with other materials, other than for aesthetic reasons.