AskTheDent and DrBarbarian,

During a visit to my dentist to clean my teeth, she found a couple of holes in my teeth.

Asking me to come back in 2 weeks to fill the holes, she gave me 3 choices of fillings - amalgam, composite and polymer. She cautioned me that amalgam contains mercury while composite contains BPA. She also said that polymer is a new filling that arrived in Malaysia last year and she does not have much experience with it. Another customer is waiting, so I didn't have the chance to discuss further with her.

Information about amalgam and composite are widely available online, but I can't find anything about polymer. Could you please share what you know about the pro and cons of polymer filling, whether there's any toxic ingredients in it, and maybe it's full/scientific name?

Between composite and polymer, which one will you recommend?

Thank you in advance.