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| ttfg... |
 Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:05 am |
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I just had two back upper molars completely filled with composite resin
material, and they both have some dark areas in them. Is that normal, or should
they be totally white on all surfaces?
Thanks for any help. |
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| Mark & Steven Bornfeld... |
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:17 am |
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ttfg wrote:
Quote: I just had two back upper molars completely filled with composite resin
material, and they both have some dark areas in them. Is that normal, or should
they be totally white on all surfaces?
Thanks for any help.
Had these teeth been filled before, esp. with amalgam? Old amalgams
can stain teeth, and some of this stain may remain within the dentin of
the tooth. This may appear as a grayish area at the periphery of the
resin filling.
Steve
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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
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| Robert... |
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:16 pm |
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"ttfg" wrote in message news:rept24dlo3a2ld3p7aupr29re3j1bf8ich at (no spam) 4ax.com...
Quote: I just had two back upper molars completely filled with composite resin
material, and they both have some dark areas in them. Is that normal, or
should
they be totally white on all surfaces?
Thanks for any help.
I had the same thing. Dentist said it was not unusual, especially for large
composite fillings. fwiw, I've already had two leaking resin fillings
changed back to silver fillings. |
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| ttfg... |
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:31 pm |
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On Sat, 17 May 2008 14:17:21 GMT, Mark & Steven Bornfeld
<bornfeldmung at (no spam) dentaltwins.com> wrote:
Quote: ttfg wrote:
I just had two back upper molars completely filled with composite resin
material, and they both have some dark areas in them. Is that normal, or should
they be totally white on all surfaces?
Quote: Thanks for any help.
Had these teeth been filled before, esp. with amalgam? Old amalgams
can stain teeth, and some of this stain may remain within the dentin of
the tooth. This may appear as a grayish area at the periphery of the
resin filling.
Steve
Yes, both were previous (very old) amalgams. The larger one has a dark area
near the inside edge, the smaller one a dark area near the back edge. Guess it's
no biggie, based on your explanation..
Thanks for the help, I can rest easy. |
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| Steven Fawks... |
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:28 pm |
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Just because you had a goof ball place the composites, does not mean
the amalgam is better.
;-)
Steve
Quote: I just had two back upper molars completely filled with composite resin
material, and they both have some dark areas in them. Is that normal, or
should
they be totally white on all surfaces?
Thanks for any help.
I had the same thing. Dentist said it was not unusual, especially for large
composite fillings. fwiw, I've already had two leaking resin fillings
changed back to silver fillings.
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