>> Sam Vilain wrote: >> >> /me considers getting all his amalgam fillings changed to composite... > >Paul Makepeace wrote: > > The danger is vaporizing the mercury as the drill goes in - which makes > it several orders of magnitude easier to penetrate gum cell walls. You > can end up getting dosed more in those few minutes than what would > naturally seep out via saliva & tooth over its remaining life.
Absolutely. There is a prescribed protocol for removing mercury amalgam fillings, which includes the use of a rubber dam, high speed suction, external air source, etc. Doses of charcoal and organic seaweed immediately before extraction helps with binding and excretion of whatever gets past the other precautions. My s.o. also took 10 grams of intravenous vitamin C during the procedure. Subsequest detox has been largely 'natural'; vitamin C, seagreens seaweed, selenium, and coriander. There's also a sulfur/zinc cleansing cycle but she's allergic to sulfur. The mercury in the fillings is not so much seeping out into your mouth as it is vapourising. The rate of vapourisation increases when chewing, as you'd expect. It also is higher in people who have a mixture of metal fillings, such as both mercury and gold. I imagine that there is some battery-type effect going on. Speaking of battery effects, Huggins reports that his patients don't seem to recover unless the fillings are removed in a certain order, and that order is determined by the voltage across each filling. There are other time-based ordering issues that he can't always explain but finds to be true (because patients don't recover when these rules are violated). > Jason Clifford wrote: > > Everything I've seen on that issue indicates that it's a danger only > for those who have an allergic reaction to the mercury traces. The official figures are something like 2-3% of the UK population being allergic to mercury. I suspect that this is on the low side, given how common are symptoms that may well be mercury-related. Migranes, depression, mood swings, joint pain that is assumed to be arthritis or similar without the associated structures being discovered, etc. > Jason Clifford wrote: > > It's not possible to composite for all filings either which is a problem > for those of us who have needed root canal filing work. To my knowledge, there is no filling that requires mercury amalgam, although I have heard that many dentists say that they do. I think that these statements stem from a lack of ability on the part of the dentist, or a lack of commitment to mercury-free alternatives. My s.o. has both root-filled teeth and crowns, none of which are now mercury based. Root fillings are particularly nasty because not even the mercury-free dentists agree on what substances are safe to use. Anything I report is doubtless slightly twisted. It's my s.o. that is the local expert, having read everything she could get her hands on about her illnesses. I've read little about it myself, but hear about every new discovery she makes. Our only regret is that we didn't know about and/or believe in the problems with mercury fillings five years ago. I have reached the point that if I had any persistent complaint or serious illness I would have my fillings changed by someone who knows what they're doing. In fact, I had mine out last fall just for laughs. Since then I'm rarely struck with a flu/cold, rarely have a headache, and have more energy that I used to. Colds were a monthly occurrence for me from the time that we moved to London, now I have trouble remembering when the last one was. (Obviously my brain still needs work!) best regards, Philip P.S. This is a day or so delayed and doubtless not threaded properly because I've changed subscription addresses and mail clients to accommodate the recent multi-part problem. --
