{"id":65,"date":"2014-03-30T00:29:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T04:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2019-06-30T22:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T02:11:35","slug":"are-non-mercury-fillings-as-strong-as-the-mercury-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/are-non-mercury-fillings-as-strong-as-the-mercury-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Are non-mercury fillings as strong as the mercury ones?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to get the non-mercury fillings, but my dentist insists they&#8217;re not as strong as the ones with mercury in it. I&#8217;m not comfortable with putting mercury in my mouth. \u00a0Options?<\/p>\n<p>Stacey A. &#8211; Little Rock, AR<\/p>\n<p>Stacey,<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like your dentist isn&#8217;t quite trained in composite fillings, which are mercury-free. He is incorrect in thinking them not as strong as amalgam (mercury) fillings. The way they bond to your teeth actually makes your teeth stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t pressure your dentist to do this procedure though. It takes special post-graduate training to do this procedure well. When not done properly, there are side effects that can be very painful. \u00a0My suggestion is that you find a <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/mercury-free-dentist.html\">mercury-free dentist<\/a>. They&#8217;ll be quite skilled with composite (white) fillings.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\">Libertyville Dentist<\/a> Dr. David Potts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to get the non-mercury fillings, but my dentist insists they&#8217;re not as strong as the ones with mercury in it. I&#8217;m not comfortable with putting mercury in my mouth. \u00a0Options? Stacey A. &#8211; Little Rock, AR Stacey, It sounds like your dentist isn&#8217;t quite trained in composite fillings, which are mercury-free. 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