In Reply to: amalgam fillings posted by Chris on Saturday, 29. December 2007 at 23:26 Bali Time:
I'm of the old amalgam filling days and they used to make them really big. A few of my teeth have broken off the side of the filling.
I had 2 done. Dr Rudy drilled out the old filling and rebuilt the sides. I think it was about $60. I had quotes of $180-220 here (Sydney). I have 2 more to get done next week. I made the appointment the day before anfd it took about an hour each. Not really sure. I hate dentists and just sat sweating ad gripping the arm rest. But I have to say I had very little pain. It's just the noise of the drill and the anticipation that it is going to hurt.
I went to the dental hospital where doctors practice as a kid because we had no money. 20 chairs lined up. Any sound like a drill makes my blood turn cold.