Composite Tooth filling. Can any dentist answer this one?

[Guest guest]

Today I saw my Dentist who said that I should have an amalgam filling

because it is on a side tooth which will take a heavy bite and the whole

is big. I of course refused and said I wanted a composite filling .He

has agreed but says that the composites shrink due to moisture and so

will fall out in a large filling. Is there any types that do not do this?

 

Robin

[Guest guest]

You can get a ceramic insert bonded into the tooth... but it is not

cheap. It is similar to a cap, but goes on the inside rather than

over. The procedure is similar to a cap in that it has to be molded and

fitted. I am not a dentist, but I am saving up to have all of my

amalgam fillings replaced.