Amalgam removal

Amalgam removal for amalgam intolerance or amalgam allergy.

Amalgam removal is necessary in cases of amalgam intolerance or amalgam allergy, but there are also very rare dental patients who have a plastic allergy and cannot tolerate plastic dental fillings, so that they want dental amalgam or amalgam fillings again. More and more dental patients want amalgam to be removed or old amalgam fillings to be replaced with a biologically harmless and long-lasting material. Ceramic fillings are the top alternative in terms of function and esthetics. After removal of the old, damaged filling or hole in the tooth caused by tooth decay, an impression is taken of the cavity, i.e. the drilled-out defect. An insert is then produced in the laboratory from gold or ceramic, which fills the cavity with the utmost precision and restores the original tooth shape. This inlay filling is then cemented into the defect, creating inlays, onlays or overlays as dental fillings, also known by dentists as dome fillings.

Removing dental fillings from amalgam

Amalgam removal is the removal of fillings as amalgam fillings and the removal of dental amalgam, which is an inexpensive filling material for dental fillings.

The removal of dental fillings or old amalgam is a necessary measure when health problems occur. Due to the discussions about the harmfulness of amalgam, intact amalgam fillings are often removed at the patient's request. When amalgam is removed, the mercury level in the blood can rise briefly and then fall again over a period of months, even if an old filling has fallen out. It is therefore not advisable to remove perfectly good amalgam fillings, especially in pregnant women. During the removal of amalgam, the dentist should minimize the release and absorption of mercury vapour by means of copious water cooling, suction, sharp instruments, low contact pressure, application of a rubber dam, etc. Phytotherapeutic agents such as algae or wild garlic etc. are used after amalgam removal to eliminate amalgam or heavy metal contamination.