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A Mercury Safe Dentist takes precautions to minimize your exposure to mercury. First by not using amalgam fillings, and second by taking steps to protect you from mercury exposure when removing existing amalgam fillings from your teeth. The extra precautions that we use at First Lathrop Dental to protect you from exposure to mercury, also protects everyone else in the office.
A Mercury Free Dentist does not use amalgam fillings or any filling material that contains mercury, because mercury is a neurotoxin that can have negative effects on a patient’s health. Instead, our doctors use white resin fillings that look more natural and are free of toxic metals.