This Patient This Patient is 39 years old. is 39 years old.

Overall, her teeth Overall, her teeth seem in good health.seem in good health.

This Patient had This Patient had NO NO reason to suspect any reason to suspect any

problems with her 3 Silver problems with her 3 Silver fillings…fillings…

Her fillings showed Her fillings showed NO decay on X-ray. NO decay on X-ray. Only slight openings Only slight openings at edges seen with at edges seen with

the camera…the camera…

Silver Mercury FillingsSilver Mercury Fillings

RarelyRarely just “ just “ Fall Out”Fall Out” Are Almost Never Are Almost Never PainfulPainful Don’t Don’t “Seem”“Seem” a a ProblemProblem

Decay underneath eats away Decay underneath eats away remaining good tooth structureremaining good tooth structure

Stress fractures from filling Stress fractures from filling expansion expansion JeopardizeJeopardize tooth tooth

Silver Mercury FillingsSilver Mercury Fillings NO NO Symptoms ‘till Long AfterSymptoms ‘till Long After

Decay UNDER Cusps Hollow Tooth Out from the Inside

Patient’s 1Patient’s 1stst Filling Filling Patient’s 1Patient’s 1stst Filling Removed Filling Removed

Decay Got Between the Teeth and Broke Through

Metal Expansion Caused back Wall Crack

So Little Remains After Decay Removed

Fractured Through Base of Tooth

When Decay Gets Near the Nerve…

Root Canal May be Needed

Large Area Underneath was SOFT

Patient’s 2Patient’s 2ndnd Filling Filling Patient's 2nd Filling RemovedPatient's 2nd Filling Removed

Remaining Tooth After Decay Removed

Metal Expansion BROKE Right Through Wall

Patient’s 3Patient’s 3rdrd Filling Filling Patient’s 3rd Filling Patient’s 3rd Filling RemovedRemoved

Whole Section Lost Due to Weakening by Fracture

Don’t Wait Until Old Don’t Wait Until Old Fillings Fillings BreakBreak, or , or Hurt…Hurt…

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