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0 pointsTharkun7y ago0 comments

Removing the filling seems like a great way to inhale more of the stuff. How do they prevent that from happening?

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I had one removed about 7 years ago. The dentist fitted a dam to avoid fragments being ingested and to minimise vapor inhalation, and (if I recall correctly) he advised me to breathe as gently as possible during the crucial stage of removal.

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0 pointsTharkun7y ago0 comments

Removing the filling seems like a great way to inhale more of the stuff. How do they prevent that from happening?

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tomhoward7y ago

I had one removed about 7 years ago. The dentist fitted a dam to avoid fragments being ingested and to minimise vapor inhalation, and (if I recall correctly) he advised me to breathe as gently as possible during the crucial stage of removal.

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