A question I get asked by patients daily is “do I need a crown, or could I get away with a filling?” Patients believe that the less invasive option is always better, so why not try a filling first instead of a dental crown. There are several reasons why a filling might not be the […]
Paving the Way for a Safer Filling
The ingredient for the first dental filling in recent times was a mercury-based substance which could be molded to fill holes in the teeth. Bell was the English chemist accredited with discovering this substance in 1826. By 1830, amalgam fillings were used widely throughout the United States with a host of serious side effects being […]
