Medical tourism

ucbalumnus
Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:09:28 +0000

great lakes mom:

My D, getting dental care in DC, was surprised to find that composite fillings seemed to be standard of care, unlike here where amalgam is still used for the most part on molars.

Perhaps in DC, the dentists want patients to keep coming back for replacement fillings that will be more frequent with composite fillings than amalgam fillings on molars. Composite fillings are not that much more expensive for each filling, but if you use it on a chewing surface, you will need more replacements over your lifetime (plus the greater possibility of needing a crown) than with amalgam fillings.