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These physical properties are important to dentists because the human mouth is a hostile environment with moisture, chemical attack with acid and alkaline foods, high loads and temperature changes all take their toll on dental restorative materials. Another factor that is very
important to me is biocompatibility. Why? Because of the potentially harmful components in dental materials, which are implanted into human tissue.
Toxic Metals in Your Mouth Be Aware of the Potentially Harmful Metal Components in Your Dental Work
by Dr. Paul Wilke, DDS T
here are lots of factors to consider when it comes to restorative dental materials.
Physical properties include tensile and compressive strength, resistance to
corrosion and tarnish, ability to cast well and bond with ceramic opaque and porcelain, the coefficient of expansion and contraction, and yield strength, to name a few.
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Toxic Metals Dental amalgams are about 50 percent mercury, which is the second most toxic naturally occurring element on the planet, next to radioactive plutonium. Amalgam does not render the mercury harmless, like I was taught in dental school. It actually vaporizes continuously. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and immune suppressant, and it negatively impacts the cardiovascular and connective tissue systems. Another component is nickel,
which is used in most silver-colored
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