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Elizabeth is 39 years old. Overall, her teeth seem in good health.

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1 Elizabeth is 39 years old. Overall, her teeth seem in good health.

2 Elizabeth had NO reason to suspect any problems with her 3 Silver fillings…

3 Her fillings showed NO decay on X-ray. Only slight openings at edges seen with the camera…

4 Silver Mercury Fillings Rarely just “ Fall Out” Rarely just “ Fall Out” Are Almost Never Painful Are Almost Never Painful Don’t “Seem” a Problem Don’t “Seem” a Problem

5 Silver Mercury Fillings Rarely just “ Fall Out” Rarely just “ Fall Out” Are Almost Never Painful Are Almost Never Painful Don’t “Seem” a Problem Don’t “Seem” a Problem

6  Decay underneath eats away remaining good tooth structure  Stress fractures from filling expansion Jeopardize tooth Silver Mercury Fillings NO Symptoms ‘till Long After

7  Decay underneath eats away remaining good tooth structure  Stress fractures from filling expansion Jeopardize tooth Silver Mercury Fillings NO Symptoms ‘till Long After

8 Decay UNDER Cusps Hollow Tooth Out from the Inside Elizabeth’s 1 st Filling Elizabeth’s 1 st Filling Removed

9 Decay UNDER Cusps Hollow Tooth Out from the Inside

10 Decay Got Between the Teeth and Broke Through

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12 Metal Expansion Caused back Wall Crack

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14 So Little Remains After Decay Removed

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16 Fractured Through Base of Tooth

17 When Decay Gets Near the Nerve… Root Canal May be Needed

18 When Decay Gets Near the Nerve… Root Canal May be Needed

19 Large Area Underneath was SOFT Elizabeth’s 2 nd Filling Elizabeth’s 2nd Filling Removed

20 Large Area Underneath was SOFT

21 Remaining Tooth After Decay Removed

22 Metal Expansion BROKE Right Through Wall Elizabeth’s 3 rd Filling Elizabeth’s 3rd Filling Removed

23 Metal Expansion BROKE Right Through Wall

24 Whole Section Lost Due to Weakening by Fracture

25 Don’t Wait Until Old Fillings Break, or Hurt… Plan for Long-Term Health, Today.

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