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I saw a 6 year-old boy today for recurrent swollen tonsils, and when I examined him I noticed amalgam fillings on his lower molars.
His mom complained that he kept "losing" the fillings, some at least 2-3 times.
Either he has a lousy dentist or his body is rejecting the fillings. What remedy, besides Silica, might tend to reject dental fillings? I seem to remember that there are others.
Unrelated, but I had a run-in with Silica's power last fall when I used it to remove an embedded deer tick head. It not only expelled the tick, it also expelled a tooth that had a root canal. Turned out the root canal had a hidden infection, which would have continued to go undiscovered but for the Silica.
Peace,
Dale

Would wonder if bone gets eroded around fillings . ?? Calc Phos or Heckla. or maybe just poor dentistry, as you say Best Wishes Jean

Sometimes high fevers can cause fillings to fall out – I wonder if heat makes the amalgam expand, and when the fever drops the amalgam “shrinks” and is loose (been there, done that!).
If the boy has fevers with his recurrent tonsillitis, these fevers may contribute to the problem.
Of course, the other big question is why does a 6-year old have so many fillings? That symptom may help you find his correct remedy.
Kristy

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Thanks, Kristy. No high fevers in this boy that I know about (and I'd know, because his is a nervous first-time mom).

My reaction, like yours, was why any fillings at all in such a young kid? Mom doesn't know, and she's conscientious about his diet. His dad apparently has poor teeth, so it's probably hereditary and one of many miasmatic issues that need addressing.

When he came, the upper half of his head was a flaming coral color, courtesy of spray hair paint. Not sure what to make of that, especially given his age. This boy is definitely his own person!

Peace,
Dale
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That's an interesting idea, Jean, though not something I would expect in a child this age. He has a strong personality, so perhaps his body is averse to anything that is "other."

I did have a talk with the mom about ditching the amalgam fillings... and perhaps ditching the dentist as well.

Peace,
Dale
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If high fevers could cause this (expanding and contracting), then surely that would happen with hot drinks? With fever we're talking a small change in degrees C. A hot cuppa would have much more effect. I must say I haven't heard of this.

More than likely his state of the health (caries) is the main factor.

Regards,
Paul
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A dentist once told me that it's hard to get fillings to stick in little kid teeth. He was complaining about the composite fillings at the time but amalgams were problematic too. I'm not sure this is unusual for smaller fillings in baby teeth.

Best,
Rebekah

Extremes ... in temperature (hot drinks concurrent with ice cream/chewing on ice) can cause hairline fractures in teeth possibly resulting in a broken tooth and need for a filing.

Nan
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Interesting. That raises the question of why fillings don't stick in kids' teeth. Is it a matter of size? Body chemistry?

Peace,
Dale
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Although perhaps the tooth is already fragile from inner decay (like a hollow shell) and so it's more susceptible to the change in temperature.
All along, with many fillings, the child probably had bad teeth.

Regards,
Paul
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