Many older amalgams leak around the edges. When we remove them we find all kinds of "black Scuzz" showing the bacteria are migrating into teeth. Also, many of these teeth show fracture lines form amalgam fillings to the edges of teeth, dangerously close to fracturing the tooth, sometimes so much you can lose a tooth.
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