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To: long-gone who wrote (75732)	8/31/2001 9:52:13 AM
From: Tom Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116770

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To: long-gone who wrote (75732)	8/31/2001 10:13:17 AM
From: Horgad	Respond to of 116770

Bonded composite fillings are the way of the future. I go do a dentist that only does these. Almost all of my mercury fillings have been replaced with bonded composites. They have advantage over gold and silver fillings because they bond to the tooth and can be color matched. However, I think gold and silver is probably a bit stronger. Bonded composite fillings are a bit more expensive to get than silver. As for crowns ceramic is far more popular than gold these days as the tooth color can be matched. Ceramic crowns contain a post or posts for strength. The posts are made of platinum and gold I believe, but there is far less metal in them then an old fashioned gold crown. Gold crowns are significantly stronger and will out last a ceramic crown which can be cracked, but most people want natural looking teeth. The price is the same...