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Ajia · Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 31 Location: Mie-ken

Greetings,

I recently visited a very nice dentist here whom I thought was very good but he told me that a couple of my fillings were getting too old and that there was a little bit of a cavity forming around them. It is true that my fillings are really old but I'm not sure about the cavity part because I have no pain.
Anyways........ I'm wondering if I should get them redone here because I've heard they don't use amalgam(I want to rid my mouth full of mercury) and that they have the best alternative materials to fill my teeth with plus it's rather inexpensive to do so here. What should I do? Has anybody had a filling done here? If so, please share your experience with that particular procedure on whether it turned out OK or not. I've heard stories about how they are technologically advanced with tools and materials concerning dental care but their practices are far behind.

Thanks in advance

PAULH · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan

I have had work done on my teeth by Japanese dentists and have generally been happy with the work. Like anything its a case of feeling comfortable with the clinic and the dentist, whether he does a professional job. The dentist I had would explain everything he was doing and the nurses were quite helpful too.

Cant remember details of the last treatment I had but they had to drill the middle out of several teeth due to cavities etc and fill the holes up with enamel and then cap them. A rather painful process but I was happy with the care.

Of course every dentist is different so you should go with someone you think you can trust (does he have a lot of patients and is he busy? Does he work on several patients at once without washing his hands? Is the clinic clean and hygienic?)

guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

wintersweet · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject:

spidey · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:38 am Post subject:

Hmmmmm...dental work in Japan, eh...

Since coming to japan 4 years ago I've had...

2 crowns done
root canal
a wisdom tooth extracted (which required surgery)
and a couple of fillings

I had little or no pain during any of the procedures.
In my experiences, dentists and assistants both were quite skillfull. And all were quite inexpensive using the National Health insurance Plan. However, there did seem to be a few redundent follow-up visits, but considering everything else, they were worth it.

Good Luck

P.S. The more you wait...the more you ache! Embarassed

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