Originally Posted by EroticySteve

So I was at the Dentist yesterday and they recommended that I replace my silver amalgams with Composite fillings. Any one else have done this?

I have some fillings from when I was a kid.

I asked why.

They said,

1) Amalgams have mercury
2) They expand with hot and cold
3) They leak
4) They cause teeth to crack
5) They don't bond to teeth the way that composite fillings do.

Anyone with experience on this?