I livelli di tossine nei pesci portano alla richiesta di vietare in tutto il Regno Unito le otturazioni dentali al mercurio
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/30/toxin-levels-in-fish-lead-to-calls-for-uk-wide-ban-on-mercury-dental-fillings
di F0urLeafCl0ver
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Blimey.
I didn’t even know that fish could get fillings.
I love being part of the generation who were raised by people that thought it was cool to put mercury in the face of a 6 year old
They couldnt have taken a photo of anyone without a coldsore?
Well that’s fish ruined for me. I can never eat it again without thinking about evaporated dead people teeth.
I wonder what the alternative for cheap filling material would be. Composite is more expensive and overall dental work is becoming a luxury
Will this be Reforms next wedge issue “Mecury was fine back in my day” – 30p Lee
Make it *even harder* to find a dentist – problem solved!
TL;DR: I have a conspiracy theory that we only stick with mercury fillings because having a choice extracts money from the poors
I’m lucky I have an NHS dentist at all but the dental practice really heavily relies on up selling the private treatment, one that I encountered was refusing to use white/epoxy fillings for anything not on the front teeth but they say this is not a cost thing but about durability, mercury amalgam fillings apparently being a lot more durable.
Anyway I got my mercury filling because all the evidence suggests they’re fine, however about a week later it became loose and fell out, when I went back they give me a white filling and I’ve not had an issue in the 5 years since.
I now think there’s a bit of a conspiracy around mercury fillings, not dementia but I think it’s one of those things where they’ll make big margins and it’s in both the practices and the NHS interest that it continues.
Why tf is mercury in fillings, and why do fish have teeth that need fillings
I don’t see how banning it now will help much in the next 80 years. Surely the answer is to stop it from getting into the air in the first place through some sort of recovery system. If dentists can do it, why not the cremation business?
Which is not to say it shouldn’t be banned anyway but banning now won’t help for decades.
might be a stupid question – but would it be possible for crematoriums to remove amalgam fillings before cremation?
Let’s replace mercury with composite and fill the water ways with microplastics instead
You can kiss goodbye to what’s left of NHS dentistry then. The price paid to practices will not cover overheads to provide the treatment (it already barely does) if amalgam cannot be used for posterior teeth. Composite for all is not financially viable for a practice to remain open. Either fund NHS dentistry properly, or admit to the public that it’s pain relief (extractions) only. These are the options.
Dentist here – I was leery of swapping from Amalgam for posterior teeth, because traditional composites just dont last as long, and are technique-sensitive when it comes to placement – shrinkage, moisture-control, bonding/longevity and sensitivity mainly.
The newer bulk-cure/non etch composites that cure towards the wall of the cavity seem to work pretty well, Im saying I swapped about 2 years ago and no major issues.
I don’t think amalgam restorations are a health issue – but it gets exhausting having the conversation with people.
Whoever thought that putting mercury in our teeth was a good idea‽