The Smile In Style offices in Sunbury and Moonee Ponds, Victoria, are led by Dr. Terry Rose who has been Accredited as a Biological Dentist by the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology (IAOMT). Dr Terry Rose is only one of four dentists in Australia to hold this prestigious title. The IAOMT is a […]
Holistic dental offices like Smile in Style use techniques, products, and technologies that promote patients’ oral health and overall well-being. We are mindful about the dental tools and materials introduced to our offices in Moonee Ponds and Sunbury. Amalgam is one of the dental materials that Dr. Terry Rose and the dentists at Smile In Style do […]
Dental amalgam was first used as a filling material way back in the 1820s. At that time, New South Wales was in its infancy, and Australia was still a penal colony. About half of a dental amalgam restoration contains a combination of metals such as silver, tin, zinc, and copper. The other half of the […]
“Do I really want mercury in my mouth?” It is a question increasingly pondered by residents of Sunbury and other communities across the globe. Unfortunately, many of those people already have mercury, in the form of dental amalgam in their mouths. Naturally, the next questions to ask are about safe filling removal options. What you […]
A beautiful alternative Patients who need to have amalgam fillings removed, or choose to do so, are in good hands at Smile in Style. The practice follows strict protocols set forth by the IAOMT for safe removal of amalgam. Just a few examples of the precise steps in this process include:
The safety of “silver” fillings has come into the spotlight in the last decade. According to a 2006 survey by Zogby International analytics firm, over 70 percent of adults did not know that 50% of amalgam fillings are made of mercury. As the public becomes more educated about mercury, there is growing interest in amalgam […]
