Ok, so I have read several articles lately, including one by the famous chemist Alfred Stock, about silver dental fillings and the mercury that is in them. The articles claim that a lot of people with several silver fillings suffer from migraines and dizziness. Supposedly, this is because the mercury vapors from the fillings cause neurological problems. Apparently a lot of people have been “cured” of migraines and other neurological problems after removing the silver fillings have replacing them with composite or porcelain. Is this all hogwash? I have a lot of silver fillings and am considering having them replaced with composite. I am sure it could get expensive replacing all of the fillings. Has anybody else considered replacing their fillings?
I have a lot of metal in my mouth, too. I would think that if one is contaminated with mercury from the fillings (I’ve even swallowed pieces), that simply having them replaced wouldn’t be a complete cure as your body would still contain mercury stored in tissues. You would still need to have the contaminants removed from your system. Was anything mentioned about chelation therapy?
I’ve always felt that I would be considered “unfit for consumption”, based on all the contaminated materials I’ve been in contact with :roll:
Cat
Yes they talked about doing chelation therapy along with removing the fillings. In addtion, they talked about only removing a couple of fillings per dental visit so that too much mercury isn’t released into the body. As a side note, it is interesting that a few countries have banned silver fillings. In regards to the mosquitos, way to look at the glass half full.
THis is an interesting topic, as when Todd and I were at the doctors 2 weeks ago, he looked in his mouth to check for silver fillings. He said that when you drink hot liquids, it just releases toxic mercury into the body. There are supposedly ways to have them removed that are very important, vs a doctor just drilling them out. I wonder what this process is called? I’ll see if Todd remembers.
All and all, I think it’s best to remove them…they are outdated and not as pretty as the white ones.
Kelley
I had all my silver/metal fillings removed and replaced with composite (I’m sure that’s what it is LOL) not long after all this MAV stuff started. I had a lot of dental work that I needed doing due to many years of dental neglect. I didn’t even know my dentist was going to do it until I had a look after the last lot of work was done and noticed all my fillings were white! I didn’t notice the expense due to all the other work I needed done anyways. I didn’t have PHI at the time and I think it cost my about $1000 by the end of it.
In other words it has made not an ounce of difference in my case.
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Tina:
Did you also have chelation therapy to remove the toxins from your body? Mercury is a contaminant that builds up over time, and I don’t think it’s particularly easy to remove. There is so much bunk on the internet about detoxifying, it’s difficult know what to believe, but I’d be skeptical if someone said there was a do-it-yourself solution.
THis is an interesting topic, as when Todd and I were at the doctors 2 weeks ago, he looked in his mouth to check for silver fillings. He said that when you drink hot liquids, it just releases toxic mercury into the body. There are supposedly ways to have them removed that are very important, vs a doctor just drilling them out. I wonder what this process is called? I’ll see if Todd remembers.
All and all, I think it’s best to remove them…they are outdated and not as pretty as the white ones.
Kelley
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I hope Todd will comment on this. I’d love to hear what the specialist said about their removal as well as the possible toxic repercussions.
I really hate the thought of all that dental work… more pain, just what I love! Too bad I don’t have masochistic tendencies. :twisted:
Cat
As of June 5, 2008, the American Dental Association announced, “Based on extensive studies and scientific reviews of dental amalgam by government and independent organizations worldwide, the ADA believes that dental amalgam remains a safe, affordable and durable cavity filling choice for dental patients
Cat-No, I didn’t have the Chelation Therapy. I just googled to see what it was :shock: There’s some scary stuff about it on the net!
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I would never undergo chelaton therapy unless I actually tested “positive” for heavy metals, something that I have been considering. A friend of mine who had worked as a welder for many years did have a lot of health issues related to the toxic load of heavy metals that he’d acquired through work. They were resolved for him after the chelaton therapy so I wouldn’t rule the treatment out, providing that legitimate testing had been done.
Scott:
A friend of mine is a retired dentist (US) and he swears the amalgam is safe, however, his wife had all of her metal fillings replaced. :lol: I guess she didn’t believe her husband!
Cat
I think this whole thing is a myth. Dentists make a lot of money on it, so Im sure the industry is slow to debunk the myth…
I met a woman who had a CLEAR case of MAV but she wouldnt believe me when I told her about it. She had persistent migraine headache, and frequent vertigo. But she convinced herself that “heavy metal toxicity” was the problem… So in the meantime, she is suffering and spending money to get her fillings redone.
i had a silver filling in a wisdom tooth pulled out cause it was causing greif, a month or so before this all happened, other than that i have no silver. it wasnt drilled. I had it for years and was fine other than some migraines without vertigo. Im still suffering 3.5 yrs on. I highly doubt that its the cause of vertigo but think the new composites ones are probably safer. I think my vertigo was set off by a weird virus or immune problems
I just posted a nice, long thoughtful post on this subject and as soon as I hit “submit”…it disappeared (ugh)
I will re-post later…but for now , go to IAOMT.org to learn a little more
Will report more later
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Go Gonzaga,
Thanks for the website. The article on “The Scientific Case Against Mercury Amalgam” was good stuff. The twelve amalgams that I have may not be related at all to my MAV condition. However, I would still prefer to have no mercury in my mouth so I will probably get them replaced. It probably can’t hurt me except my wallet. Worse case scenario it may have a placebo effect on me.
I just posted a nice, long thoughtful post on this subject and as soon as I hit “submit”…it disappeared (ugh)
I will re-post later…but for now , go to IAOMT.org to learn a little more
Will report more later.
tcs
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Thanks for the link. I think that I will also get my fillings replaced, not so much because I think it will cure my MAV, but because dementia scares the Hell out of me. My father and my aunt both had Lewy Body dementia (both had lots of amalgam fillings) and I believe that a genetic predisposition may come into play as it does with migraine. I will also consider the chelation therapy, but only after testing.
Cat
