dental fillings question i have been hearing bad thing about amalgam dental fillings some say the lead mercury leeches into your system and this is bad and i have recently heard that there is some suspicion that the mercury is a breeding ground for bacteria that will be resistant to antibiotics my dentist wants to use an amalgam filling for me in a place where i have two cavaties in one tooth and wants to use one filling to cover both he says that composite filling don t hold up well when they are large so i would like to know if there are any other choices besides amalgam and composite and should i really even be worried about amalgam i heard that some scandanavian country does not even use them any more is this true any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated thanks dave childs
