She was replacing a white filling (which my usual dentist had put in without extra charge when I was PG with my last baby) some of which was still there so she should have replaced it with another white filling or at least checked with me first. I would have been more than happy to pay if necessary. The department of health issued a warning in 1998 that PG women shouldn't have Amalgam fillings and she should know this. Perhaps I should have said something first but I haven't have a metal filling for years (since childhood) and it didn't even occur to me until I was laying with my mouth clamped open and she was putting it in. We had had a long conversation about how I was being careful not to have antibiotics or any other unnecessary meds etc before I had laid down for her to look in my mouth.
When I said to her, once I'd realised about the filling that PG women aren't supposed to have mercury fillings she just shrugged.

I've actually decided to make a formal complaint against this dentist. I feel the way she treated me was bad practice. She should have explained what she was planning to do, to have ok'd the filling with me first (these filling are banned altogether in Sweden) and she shouldn't have been so blase, so offhand and quite unprofessional in her manner aswell.

That is so cool that Sweden has banned them. They should be banned everywhere.

Did you go to an emergency dentist (we have Dentaline, their aim is to get you out of pain and/or do temporary treatment) or did you go for an emergency appointment at a different dentist?

Sometimes the cavity left when replacing a composite filling is too large and another material has to be used. Composite shrinks over time which is why they often fall out.

I think your doing right as you are upset over the situation. Speaking with the practice manager will not only help rectify your situation but highlight the fact that someone working there isnt taking into account the fact that pregnant ladies are being put into situations that causes them worry.

i would srsly replace them asap

I think your dentist did the right thing, she may not have had an option to use a white filling.. Also unless your WHOLE mouth is of 'silver' fillings per say, Ur not going to have any issues with mercury and your baby. You breath in far more mercury outside, do you walk around with a mask on? You touch more products that have mercury in them each and every day, my eating one can of tuna a month is probably more equal to Ur filling, which has been approved by my doctor.

However, do I agree that she should have told you what was going on yeah sure..

There is no reason to ban them everywhere. There have been numerous studies into amalgam and it has never been proved to cause serious harm when used as filling materials in humans.
White fillings contain materials which are regarded as carcinogenic but I never hear people complaining about them but I guess they look nice so it doesnt matter right?

If people dont like fillings then they always have the option of looking after their teeth

You really really should not remove and replace mercury fillings while pregnant. That can be far more dangerous. And when you do get them removed after the baby is born, find a dentist that will do the procedure correctly!

I'd just like to say that its not just people who don't look after their teeth who need fillings Haha. I was born with no tooth enamel (ergh) and was repeatedly accused of being a bulimic child because of the fact that i constantly needed fillings until they sent me to a specialist who discovered that i was just unlucky enough to be born without tooth enamel!

Anyway, back to OP, I have lots of mercury fillings and can't say i've ever had a problem from them, i think its a bit over the top by worrying that it will harm your LO...they will be fine
I had a filling recently and my dentist used a white one 'because i was pregnant' but then went on to tell me that there is actually no hard evidence to say there mercury fillings really do cause any kind of problems and that most places will still use mercury ones on pregnant women!

Indeed, but I am sure you will agree, it is a small minority of people who are unlucky enough to have amelogenesis imperfecta