Thursday, November 12, 2009

Zirconium dental implants???????????????DENTIST... please help?

i want to get rid of any metal in my mouth because i believe it causes health issues





i have amalgam root canal treatment on my mouth and i wanted to get dental implants until i found out they too use metal





then there was some dentists saying they do "metal-free" dental implants, only to find they use zirconium





isnt zirconium a metal??





confused.....





thanks





p.s. can you tell me roughly how much is a single implant in USA?

Zirconium dental implants???????????????DENTIST... please help?
The metal gives them strength. It is okay to have metal. What you don't want is mercury, which is in amalgum fillings. Also, some cheaper dental work has nickel in it. You don't want that either. Implants are approx 1500 dollars each, which are best placed by an oral surgeon or a periodontist.


Then, after they heal and fuse to the bone. you have to visit your regular dentist to have him fit a crown to the implant which will cost you another 1200 or so. Implants are the best way to replace missing teeth, but also the most expensive. Good luck!!
Reply:Do you mean "titanium"? If so, it is inert. It cannot hurt you. It is used in many prosthetics from knee replacements to hip replacements.





A dental implant is not used to remove a silver filling from a tooth treated with root canal therapy. All you have to do is have the silver filling removed, have a white filling placed and complete the treatment properly with a porcelain crown.





If you are concerned about health issues related to silver fillings, make sure your dentist fits you with a "rubber dam" prior to removing the filling. If he refuses, walk out. The rubber dam prevents any of the silver filling material, which will be pulverized during its removal, from contacting your mouth or throat.


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