Comments on: Bisphenol-A in Dental Composite Worries Dentists

By: Kim Schilling

Kim Schilling — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:31:15 +0000

I am not any more worried about the systemic health effects with composite than I was or am with amalgam. I have had and have my doubts about putting plastic fillings in peoples mouths in every case, yes at times they are indicated and at times amalgam is a better choice. As to the question of uncured composite: for a short while I worked at an office that had never checked their curing lights which by the way had been held together with packing tape. When I insisted they get a light meter they had to throw out three of the lights because they were not adequate… how many composites in that all composite office had been placed? I also removed a tooth that had uncured flowable composite under a composite.
No, I am no longer at that office!

By: uyuni7

uyuni7 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:54:59 +0000

You should add your information to wikipedia because it is not complete and many people think that composites are safe..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dental_amalgam_controversy

By: rdf(nevada)

rdf(nevada) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:25:02 +0000

Man im a gp in nevada, porsche? hell i owed two 996,997, and traded it in for ferrari f430.hell i work hard for mine sleepless nights in dental school, that was hell, i deserve this. If you can afford why not..enjoy life and reap the rewards you only live once.

By: CHRIS RIPPE, DDS

CHRIS RIPPE, DDS — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:39:00 +0000

I stopped placing amalgams because of fractured teeth and leaking amalgams with recurrent caries that can’t be detected. Whether we are placing amalgams or composites I think we need to quit beating ourselves up. I think most of us are honestly doing what we think is best for our patients and we only have a few materials to restore teeth with. Yes, gold is the ideal restorative material, but not all of our patients can afford inlays/onlays on all their restored teeth. What do we do? We place porcelain, amalgams and composites. Any of our patients willing to go back to gold restorations on their anterior teeth? Come on guys we are doing the best we can with what we have.

By: CHRIS RIPPE

CHRIS RIPPE — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:16:49 +0000

Who puts unset resin in their patient’s mouth? How valid is a study that uses unset resin to determine response to a composite resin? I don’t think any of us would knowingly treat any of our patients in this manner. Lets see results from studies showing cured composites. This is the state in which they are used in the patients mouth!

By: Chester Yokoyama, DDS

Chester Yokoyama, DDS — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:07:25 +0000

Let’s not be so flipant with our responsibility to the public safety. Concerning the comment on BPA in Composite: To say that it “doesn’t matter” if it is safe or not is just not right, and to imply that what really matters is the effect it has on dentistry is even worse.

By: Dennis Nagel

Dennis Nagel — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:07:30 +0000

How about the rise in breast cancer correlating with estrogen replacement therapy, which seems to be a much more intense and prolonged chemical exposure than is BPA from fillings?