Mercury Filling Removal- Success stories or disasters?

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Permalink Reply by John Coleman on June 30, 2008 at 6:52pm

I had a load of mercury fillings taken out, including a huge root canal filling with mercury on top.

The dentists used rubber dam, high volume suction and low drill speed, and maybe cooling as well (can't remember), along with air filtration. I had no noticable adverse side effects.

I did not feel any better until the last one was removed. However, a number of the teeth had secondary infections under them which could also explain why I felt better.

Still, I am glad to be rid of my mercury, and know that it has been safely disposed of! The dentist I used was nto so good at replacing composites, several of them failed during installation, so it is very important the dentists is effective with using these materials.

The only advice I can give is to get all the information first, and find the right person to do the job.

Check at IAOMT site for info.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 4, 2008 at 7:36pm

Is it expensive to replace fillings?

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Permalink Reply by John Coleman on July 5, 2008 at 1:57am

I guess this depends what you think your health is worth and what your income is. It cost me about 2500 pounds to replace my 13 mercury fillings and place a crown and biocomaptible root canal.

I think most people have around 4 fillings so the costs should be less than 400 pounds for the average person. The best money you could ever spend IMO.

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Permalink Reply by Kristen's Raw on June 30, 2008 at 7:00pm

What timing! I just had all four of my remaining amalgams removed TODAY! I did it because we're going to try and conceive soon, and I read that the mercury can get into breast milk, so out they came today. So far so good :)

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Permalink Reply by John Coleman on July 1, 2008 at 1:23am

good idea, but maybe leave is a while before you try to conceive as your body will be releasing mercury more at first

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on July 1, 2008 at 1:35am

Good advice. How long would you say John? At least three months?

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Permalink Reply by John Coleman on July 1, 2008 at 7:18am

mercury has a half life of 18 years (I think that's in nerve tissue?), so it takes a long time to shift most of the retained load - I think only chelation therapy can reduce this

fortunately the womb is rebuilt each month - so there are probably deminishing returns once you pass a month after removal

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on July 1, 2008 at 1:24pm

Cool. Thanks.

Personally, I've been told I don't have any mercury in my female parts. Unfortunately, I've been told I do have it in many other parts (excluding my brain as well). Why the heck do we or our parents ever fall for mercury? Didn't they tell us as children never to play with it? Couldn't all the adults, especially the dentists abide? They couldn't be THAT stupid. Could they? I've never have any children that ever had mercury implanted. Children are too precious for that.

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Permalink Reply by Jef on July 4, 2008 at 5:20pm

Don't you know they are called SILVER fillings? Mercury?? whoever got the idea that silver fillings have MERCURY In them? Wasn't the cover up good enough?????? ! I think most people have no idea there is mercury in "silver" fillings.

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Permalink Reply by John Coleman on July 5, 2008 at 2:00am

I have always heard them called "amalgams". Perhaps people are ignorant of the fact that this means a compound made with mercury.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on July 5, 2008 at 2:10am

They called them silver fillings more in the US. Bigger cover-up here probably, or something.

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Permalink Reply by Eton on July 2, 2008 at 2:51am

i have heard that taking lots of chlorella will help to speed up the heavy metal removal process. garlic as well...

good luck :-) i'm impressed that you would remove your fillings.

best wishes

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