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Alot is said about how unhealthy it is to go into any dental office that uses Mercury!!
But if your options are low and it costs too much for A MERCURY FREE OR BIOLOGIC DENTIST what do you do , right?

Well one thing is protection, I myself can't afford a Biologic dentist and there are no Mercury free dentists where I live but I am still gradually having my Amalgams replaced with Composites.

So I take precautions like oral chelators eg Pca and DMSA before I go in for work so that the Mercury will bind to these rather than me? Also activated charcoal tabs and chlorella tabs to bind any Mercury in the digestive tract.

Alot depends on the dentist too , The dentist replacing mine has been going many years and is very experienced and thorough.
It's only costing me about $125 per filling, and I have 5 to do, done 2 already so I have 3 to go.

My dentist understands the volatility of Mercury as I have told him to try and take care. He has cold water spray and suction and has an assistant, so I suppose it's not too bad. He also slices as much of the old filling as possible rather than drill (this reduces alot of the vapour.)

AS for your case I think I would definiately have a Composite filling put in your cavity ,don't risk Mercury!
AS for your remaining Amalgams alot depends on your financial situation , Can you afford a Mercury free or better still Biologic Dentist?
If not weigh up you options , most importantly take your time and don't put yourself at any risk.

If you decide that you might go to an ordinary dentist , like myself you will be doing this at your own risk!!!.At the most basic make sure he/she uses cold water spray and suction while removing, and make sure to take the supplements and have an intravenous vitamin c after the procedure.

Best of luck and May you prosper in good future health.

Good question.

Even "mercury free" dentists work with mercury (by drilling it out of people) so all dentist offices will have mercury contamination to some extent. I believe "mercury free" dentistry really just means they don't install mercury. They still drill out old mercury fillings which leaves some in the office as vapor or particles. I would think if a dentist refused to deal with mercury at all, like even replacing mercury amalgams, he would have very few patients and soon go out of business.

I wouldn't worry about being exposed in this dentist's office. During the appointment to install one composite you will probably be exposed to more mercury from your own Amalgam fillings than from the office itself.

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Good question.

Even "mercury free" dentists work with mercury (by drilling it out of people) so all dentist offices will have mercury contamination to some extent. I believe "mercury free" dentistry really just means they don't install mercury. They still drill out old mercury fillings which leaves some in the office as vapor or particles. I would think if a dentist refused to replace mercury Amalgams he would soon go out of business.

I wouldn't worry about being exposed in this dentist's office. You are probably getting more mercury from the Amalgams in your mouth than you could ever get from one appointment to install a composite.