Posted on 07/23/2008 1:46:40 PM PDT by Sun
After hearing about dental work containing lead, because it's made in China, I called my dentist to see if the crown material (porcelon-based) is made in China.
He didn't know, but gave me the name of the company, "Cerec." I e-mailed the company, and am awaiting an answer.
Anyway, you might want to call your dentist to see if crowns, fillings, etc. are made in China.
I had an old crown replaced this year. My dentist recommended gold, as it’s back tooth. Wears more like natural enamel at no extra cost. And no lead from Commy China.
Thank you for that suggestion.
I have pierced ears, and even 18 caret sp.? gold irritated my ears, but I could try another metal, or a higher caret gold, or surgical steel, etc.., if the porcelon-based crown material comes from China.
Sirona is the company who makes your dentures. Here’s their Chinese branch. Their headquarters are in Germany.
China
Sirona Dental Systems Foshan Co., Ltd.
Lianhe Shishi Industry Zone, Luocun Town
Nanhai District
Foshan, Guangdong
China
Phone: +86-757-86400111
Fax: +86-757-86400659
Email: contact@sironafoshan.com.cn
www.sironafoshan.com.cn
So you are saying that Sirona makes “Cerec,” the porcelon-based material that my dentist uses?
btw, it is a crown that I might need, not dentures.
The dentist makes the crowns right in his own office, but uses the porcelon-based material from “Cerec.”
i didn’t think of that.
i just had a crown done.
the dentist doesn’t manage his assistants very well—the tempoarary came off 3x.
the first time they had to re-cast it.
I can remember when life was so much more simple.
We didn’t have to worry about lead from China.
Sorry about your bad experience.
Google Cerec.
“Google Cerec.”
I did, but I didn’t find which country makes their products, so I e-mailed them.
Yea, I din’t see where their products were made either.
Being in a globalized world, I wouldn’t doubt they’re made in the cheapest country.
Question is now, will they tell you the truth?
“Question is now, will they tell you the truth?”
Good question. I’m also going to contact the FDA.
We can only do our best.
If it’s made in the U.S.A. or even India, I will go ahead with the procedure, but if it’s Made in China, I won’t. I would rather have a missing tooth, but will look into metal crowns.
Is lead from China worse than lead from the US?
I’ve suffered from an allergy to nickel all my life. The higher caret gold is sometimes tolerable in earrings, but surgical steel works fine. Similarly, I can’t wear any costume jewelry that directly touches the skin. Nickel is a hard metal and is used in combination with many other metals. Even a watch caused problems—I would break out in a rash from the clasp (Now, stainless steel does the trick). I get the same reaction to those silver-colored buttons or grommets on blue jeans.
I never thought about dental products. If you know what the elements are of the product your dentist intends to use, you should be able to do an allergy test beforehand. This site has some good info.
http://corrosion-doctors.org/Allergies/nickelallergy.htm
It’s a real shame that, in this country, you can pay a man a ton of money and not know where he gets his material.
A dermatologist once told me that some people are so sensitive to nickel that you can put a nickel in a bucket of water and they will break out if they put their hand in the water.
I’ve never tried that—but it probably describes me! LOL.
This doesn’t look good, but I’ll check it more thoroughly later:
“while CEREC 3 (Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, Bensheim, Germany) is the only chairside system available.”
snip http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/137/suppl_1/14S
Sirona was the one that was written in Chinese. LOL - WAIT, why am I laughing?
“Is lead from China worse than lead from the US?”
Lead is bad from any country. The point is that China doesn’t tell us they put lead in stuff, including children’s toys.
“I never thought about dental products. If you know what the elements are of the product your dentist intends to use, you should be able to do an allergy test beforehand. This site has some good info.
http://corrosion-doctors.org/Allergies/nickelallergy.htm “
Thank you, that’s just what I need.
Problem with some of the gold from China is radioactivity. Some gold is unusable due to being found close to uranium. Unless you check it with a dosimeter you never know!!
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