answers 0:my back tooth broke in half down to the gum only thing left is the silver filling and the other half of tooth . i have a bad taste in my mouth and in lost of pain.answers 1:It is not toxic at all. The mercury in it has been combined with other metals for form an amalgam. Also, the mercury used in a silver filling is elementary mercury, which can be swollwed even if liquied and not combined to other metals like it is in your filling.However, you really need to see the dentist soon to get that tooth fixed!answers 2:no it isn't "toxic", it can be a little "un"healthy, when the amalgam or silver filling is first placed it is soft, so the trace amounts mercury that may be amalgamated in the metal has a small chance of escaping at this point, over years of wear and tear there has been no conclusive evidence that i! t seeps out into your mouth, as far as a brk filling, the bad taste is probably decay that festered under the filling material and thus causing the restoration to break down initially...
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