>As for the rest, I too would like advice about fillings, cavities, etc. > I wouldn't say that my dentist is really paleo, but he *is* a really great dentist. When I first started going to him, I had a lot of fillings to be done, as I had been traumatized by a particularly bad dentist as a child and had avoided all dentistry for too long. I was absolutely terrified of any dental procedure, and was so jumpy I was probably *his* worst nightmare! But -- to show how far I've come (and this is the paleo part): several years ago I had some minor fillings to be done. My dentist talked to me calmly before doing them, and told me that given the fact that they were small and not deep, and that novocaine is really not good for you, it would be best if he did them without freezing my mouth. I was a bit skeptical, but said I'd try it. All it took was some mental focus, and I got through it. A few years ago, I had a deep infection in the roots of a tooth that had been injured in an accident some years before. By this time, my focus was so good, I was able to have the root canal without freezing. (The endodontist congratulated me on that one.) I do have a few deep cavities in my molars, which occasionally need to be replaced. In those cases, I definitely opt for the freezing. But if you can get past the initial fear, I highly recommend forgoing the freezing for most fillings and other procedures. >At first I went for the "white" composite fillings but now I'm wondering >what the heck is in THOSE and now I'm going to ask for future ones to be gold. I brought up this issue to my dentist some time ago. He told me that in his opinion, it was 6 of one, half a dozen of the other, but that the amalgam fillings were stronger. He showed me a list of ingredients in both. I don't specifically remember much, but they are both pretty long. I recently had one of my amalgam fillings break and had it replaced with a white composite, just because I like the look of white natural teeth better than all that metal inlay. Irene