Question about a broken tooth

One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
(crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
big silver filling is exposed. Once in a while I can feel another piece of
tooth chipping away. Hole getting bigger. There is a funny taste in there,
could this be the filling? Could the raw filling being exposed cause any
mercury leakage/poisoning? I am breastfeeding and am concerned.

Thanks for your advice

"Jim's wife" wrote in message
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One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
(crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
big silver filling is exposed. Once in a while I can feel another piece
of
tooth chipping away. Hole getting bigger. There is a funny taste in
there,
could this be the filling? Could the raw filling being exposed cause any
mercury leakage/poisoning? I am breastfeeding and am concerned.

Sorry that you have tooth trouble. I wouldn't worry too much about filling
am*lgam leaking mercury. It's fairly stable. The funny taste is probably
part of a galvanic reaction or maybe just caries rot. I think there's a lot
of alarmism surrounding am*lgam fillings . . . try not to let it get to you.

Beth

Beth wrote:

"Jim's wife" wrote in message
t...
One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
(crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
big silver filling is exposed. Once in a while I can feel another piece
of
tooth chipping away. Hole getting bigger. There is a funny taste in
there,
could this be the filling? Could the raw filling being exposed cause any
mercury leakage/poisoning? I am breastfeeding and am concerned.

Sorry that you have tooth trouble. I wouldn't worry too much about filling
am*lgam leaking mercury. It's fairly stable. The funny taste is probably
part of a galvanic reaction or maybe just caries rot. I think there's a lot
of alarmism surrounding am*lgam fillings . . . try not to let it get to you.

Isn't this cute? Amalgam gets a little star, like the 4-letter words.
Are you a dentist's wife, is amalgam a dirty word around the house?
To Jim's wife: Amalgam and its oxides can have a metallic taste, the
funny taste is probably caries. Rinse the tooth with plenty of water,
and get that amalgam covered asap. Don't let the dentist do any
extensive drilling of the amalgam (at least not before your baby is over
the breast-feeding age) if he is not especially equipped to do so.
Breast-feeding drains the mothers calcium stores and can lead to
weakening of teeth, get more calcium into your food.
--
madiba

(madiba) wrote:

Beth wrote:


Breast-feeding drains the mothers calcium stores and can lead to
weakening of teeth,

Would you care to give a physiological explanation of how that would
occur?

madiba wrote:

Isn't this cute? Amalgam gets a little star, like the 4-letter words.
Are you a dentist's wife, is amalgam a dirty word around the house?

Uh, replacing a letter with an asterisk is very common with words that tend
to incite a lot of controversy (e.g. c*rcumcision), to try to ward off
flamewars. It doesn't have anything to do with it being considered obscene.
This is pretty typical Usenet practice.

Breast-feeding drains the mothers calcium stores and can lead to
weakening of teeth, get more calcium into your food.

*While* you're nursing this is true, but there's a rebound effect after
weaning that contributes to greater bone density long-term.

--
tristyn
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

iphigenia wrote:
madiba wrote:


Breast-feeding drains the mothers calcium stores and can lead to
weakening of teeth, get more calcium into your food.


*While* you're nursing this is true, but there's a rebound effect after
weaning that contributes to greater bone density long-term.

Do teeth remodel like bone? Or are you just refering to bone density
(which I suppose could cause *loose* teeth, but I'm not 100% sure it
would weaken the teeth themselves and cause breakage)

Dawn

wrote:

One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
(crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
big silver filling is exposed.

You can get some stuff to make a temporary filling at the drugstore. I think it
is called Dentemp. You plaster a wad of it in the tooth and it dries hard
enough to be safe in your mouth, but is soft enough for the dentist to get off
quite easily.

--Helen

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:13:56 GMT, "Jim's wife"
wrote:

One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
(crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
big silver filling is exposed. Once in a while I can feel another piece of
tooth chipping away. Hole getting bigger. There is a funny taste in there,

Possibly the base material or some decaying tooth ....

could this be the filling? Could the raw filling being exposed cause any
mercury leakage/poisoning?

Nah.


Joel

I am breastfeeding and am concerned.

Thanks for your advice


--
Joel M. Eichen, .
Philadelphia PA

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:24:42 +0100, wrote:



stuff the hole with a bit of cotton ball. had the same
thing happen to me a few months ago.

REPLY:

....or a marshmallow depending on the size of the hole ....


Joel


On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:13:56 GMT, in misc.kids.pregnancy
"Jim's wife" wrote:

:One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
:big silver filling is exposed. Once in a while I can feel another piece of
:tooth chipping away. Hole getting bigger. There is a funny taste in there,
:could this be the filling? Could the raw filling being exposed cause any
:mercury leakage/poisoning? I am breastfeeding and am concerned.
:
:Thanks for your advice
:

--
Joel M. Eichen, .
Philadelphia PA

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True, lots of the am*lgam filling posts make their way over to

alt.we.saw.the.white.light newsgroup because so many people have near
death experiences. We happily report that most are greatly
exaggerated.

Joel

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:41:10 -0600, "Beth"
wrote:


"Jim's wife" wrote in message
et...
One of my molars broke apart and I am having dentist take care of it
(crown/root canal) in a week or two. But right now it is chipped and the
big silver filling is exposed. Once in a while I can feel another piece
of
tooth chipping away. Hole getting bigger. There is a funny taste in
there,
could this be the filling? Could the raw filling being exposed cause any
mercury leakage/poisoning? I am breastfeeding and am concerned.

Sorry that you have tooth trouble. I wouldn't worry too much about filling
am*lgam leaking mercury. It's fairly stable. The funny taste is probably
part of a galvanic reaction or maybe just caries rot. I think there's a lot
of alarmism surrounding am*lgam fillings . . . try not to let it get to you.

Beth



--
Joel M. Eichen, .
Philadelphia PA

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Advice on the treatment or care
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that patient or is familiar with
that patient's dental history.

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