The Essence of Mercury Free Dental Care
In the past, attempts to fill teeth with various materials including
wood and other forms of metals after drilling it and taking out the
cavities were disappointing.
Either the material couldn t take the
tooth s...
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The Essence of Mercury Free Dental Care
In the past, attempts to fill teeth with various materials including
wood and other forms of metals after drilling it and taking out the
cavities were disappointing.
Either the material couldn t take the
tooth s pressure or it was simply too weak to hold the filling of
the dental cavities.
Mercury, also known as quicksilver, was said
to be first discovered in the year 1500s in China.
However, it was
only in the middle 19th century when its widespread use began
and has been used by dentists to fill dental cavities to date.
Nevertheless, the possible toxicity of mercury has led to various
advocacies against its use for dental amalgams, resulting to the
rise of mercury free dental care.
Even when it was first introduced, there have been numerous
debates on the safety of mercury dental fillings.
In fact, mercury free dental care has long been
established to counter the use of mercury in the human mouth and to provide a safer and a
healthier opt
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