"I'm not in the mood to be very picky, and I'd rather just be able to trust a dentist and let him do what he thinks is best for my dental, oral, and overall health.


TK--- Not the best way to protect yourself these days. Jsut trusting doctors- dentists to do what is right, correct or up to date is a mistake anymore from my experience. Headaches are a common side effect of Hg poisoning.


I mean, he is the professional, if these poisons were a real huge danger then he wouldn't use them/drill them right?"



TK---- Wrong, they know it is bad [unless they are stupid which many are], the government knows it is bad, it is just convienent for them to use.
Each persons tollerance to Hg it different but it is one of the worst, strongest poisons on earth. You may want to do some more research on this before continuing with your dental work - http://www.iaomt.org/

Like TK said, you need to learn more about mercury before you continue.

You made past decisions that messed you up because you were misinformed. Many people are responsible for your misinformed decisions and your suffering - and they do not care about you. If you still think your dentist or the government or the ADA has your best interest at heart you are in for many more painful experiences in life until you learn. Don't make the same mistake again. The exact same thing happened to me.

No offense, but if you live your life worried about offending people like your dentist... when he is supposed to be working for you... and he has already shown himself to be incompetent... change your outlook and demand correct treatment. If they refuse, keep looking for a dentist that will do EXACTLY what you want and not give you a condescending attitude on top of it all.

Fire your dentist that exposed you to mercury, and ask him why dentists have the highest rate of Depression and suicide of all doctors. Ask him why female dental assistants have high rates of miscarriages and fetal problems. Ask him why other countries have already banned mercury amalgams. Ask him why the percentage of "mercury-free" dentists is growing very quickly. Ask him why Amalgams are toxic before they are put in your mouth and when they are removed they are considered toxic waste that by law cannot be thrown in a landfill (yet the ADA says Amalgams are perfectly safe when they are in your mouth?). Ask him why some dentists say that "amalgams should not be removed because of the danger of mercury exposure (yet they are safe to leach mercury over years and decades?). Ask him why a mercury thermometer containing the same mercury as your fillings, when broken in a lab, needs a hazmat team to evacuate the lab and treat it as a toxic cleanup site, partly because of the mercury vapors that are released - the same mercury vapors that are coming off your Amalgams as you read this post. Inhale through your mouth - you just inhaled mercury vapor that goes straight to your bloodstream and straight to your brain, crossing the blood brain barrier. Swallow - you just swallowed mercury.

Your dentist is a cause of your suffering, so don't give him the respect he does not deserve. Your dentist is working for you, not the other way around. The ADA is there for the dentist, not for you.

There are ways of getting this done correctly as you want. And don't fall for the outrageous other end of this "mercury free dentistry" where they charge you $500 for an initial holistic consultation and thousands more just because they are "mercury free" and have a Sharper Image ionizer air filter in the office. A lot of this mercury-scare is just marketing to take advantage of scared and naive patients. Shady dentists who did place amalgams because they were quick, easy and profitable are now selling fluff and unnecessary "extras" that you likely don't need. A holistic and mercury-free image is great but what do they actually do to you? Some "holistic mercury-free dentists" are incompetent fools who do not follow safe procedures. Some dentists are "mercury-free" just because they no longer install amalgams. Do they actually remove mercury safely? Some dentists won't touch amalgams - they won't install or remove them because of the danger to the dentist and staff.

And don't wait for the ADA or your dentist or your insurance company to change policies you'll be waiting for years. Get the work done asap, but not until you are fully informed and sure of how you want to do it. And consider the more expensive options (I'm talking for real quality work, not the fluff marketing extras). Are you paying for quality work or are you paying for the glossy marketing ads, the Hollywood smile image, the "manibular realignment inspection", the plasma tv over the dental chair, the marble floors, the Sharper Image ionizers, the multiple "consultations", the hidden charges, unnecessary xrays...

For example, consider longer lasting ceramics or high gold over composites. Think long term, think of what composites and ceramics and gold are made of. Some last much longer than others, and each time you drill into the tooth to replace a filling you are closer to needing crowns, root canals, bridges, implants... things that cost MUCH MUCH more than the fillings you are now replacing. Investing more now can save you a lot of money and grief later on in life.

I made the mistake of going "cheap" and I am having some work redone. Doing the job right the first time is not expensive - REDOING the job is expensive!

So, start learning...

Do you know what bisphenol-A is?
Do you know how long composites last?
Do you know what aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide is?
Did you know that these "oxides" are used to make the sandpaper you buy from Home Depot, and that they wear opposite tooth enamel?
Do you know which material most dentists get for their own teeth? (hint - it is not amalgams)
Are all metals bad?
Did you know that amalgams weaken teeth and are the leading cause of cracked teeth?
Do you know what can be done about a cracked tooth?

Mercury has a short half-life ( I think its a few days) in your blood. So what you were exposed to that is poisoning you now will be mostly gone in a few weeks. It will either be excreted or moved in your body tissues or brain. Then you will find out what long term effects it will have on you. Some people have a very high tolerance for the poison,others have a low tolerance. Since you really dont want to experiment on yourself you should NEVER get any more Amalgams put in. Gold fillings in mexico are as cheap as mercury in the USA.

I’m no expert, but I can understand about having a horrible professional experience and not wanting to change your current dentist who isn’t a mutilating beast, but not great either. But for your sake you may have to as others have recommended. However, if you are determined to stay with this dentist, then if I were you I would tell him how sick you got. And take the best information I could find about Amalgam removal precautions and “how to’s” print it out or copy it, give him the information, and discuss it with him.

If he takes you seriously and is willing to perform the procedures the ways that is recommended then GREAT!!! And you have helped educate him and in turn helped, not only you, but also his future patients. If not then maybe you should try hard to get a recommendation of a good dentist that does the correct precautions already.

This seems like a good link to start with (that you may have already read):
//www.curezone.org/dental/dental_amalgam.asp

Minnie