As patients’ when an illness arises these days, we turn to the internet to research and find answers to our ailments. When traditional medicine does not determine a cause or reason for our illness, many of us are turning to alternative medicine. The alternative medicine arena, rather holistic doctors have for many years linked amalgam mercury fillings to many diseases and illnesses. Unfortunately, the general public as a whole turns to western medicine for answers they will not receive regarding the toxicity in mercury fillings.
In order to determine if you have high amounts of mercury in your system, you must have either a fecal test, blood test, or hair follicle test. The best test to determine the amount of mercury accumulated in your system is a fecal test. My Inland Empire Biological Cosmetic dental office is partnered with a few alternative medicine practices which provide these tests. Our dental team believes that total body health is of utmost priority prior to treating dental health. We believe that mercury in all forms is toxic and should be removed from an individuals body and diet ( as much as possible.)
The body absorbs mercury from the environment as well as dental fillings, which cause a variety of health risks and symptoms affecting the entire body. Just as all of our body’s are different, the affects of mercury in the system are different for everyone. This is why western medicine has a difficult time diagnosing mercury poisoning.
Symptoms of Mercury Toxicity:
Central Nervous System:
Restlessness, depression, multiple sclerosis, withdrawal, numbness, tingling/trembling of hands, irritability, lethargy, and anxiety.
Mouth, Head, and Neck:
Bad breath, metallic taste in mouth, excessive salivation, bone loss, bleeding gums, tingling of lips/face, ringing in ears, vertigo, and changes in vision,
Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular, and Immune Symptoms:
Abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, constipation, increased allergies to food, diverticulitis, and colitis. Elevated cholesterol and abnormal blood presssures. Repetitive infections, cancer, lupus, and thyroid issues.
System-Wide:
Chronic headaches, allergies, dermatitis, kidney disease, changes in appetite, fatigue, inexplicable sensory symptoms such as numbing or pain.
*Note: It is highly recommended to rule out any mercury toxicity if you are suffering from any of these or any other inexpicable illnesses.
Please visit our Southern California office located in Riverside just off of the 91-Freeway and Magnolia (951) 686-3666.
In dentistry, mercury amalgam fillings became a gold standard in treating teeth with tooth decay in the mid 1800’s. During the mid 1900’s research began surfacing regarding the toxicity of metal mercury amalgam fillings. Research in 1926 by German chemist, Dr. Alfred Stock showed that the silver amalgam fillings were a source of mercury vapor. Around this same time period mercury amalgam fillings were widely banned from being used throughout Europe. However, in the United States, the American Dental Association and Federal Drug Administration disregarded the research.
Without controlled research, the Federal Drug Administration in 1976 regarded amalgam fillings as safe due to its long term usage in the dental community. Meanwhile, various organizations released more and more information in the 1980’s and 1990’s that mercury could be found in the blood and tissues of pregnant mothers, and autopsy studies showed mercury in tissues of the brain and kidney tissue which was directly related to the mercury amalgam in the teeth.
To add to the mercury in dental fillings controversy, in 1990 the television show “60 Minutes” aired a segment called “Poison in Your Mouth.” This segment created lots of buzz and was only aired one time. I think that it is interesting to see that the dental community at large has not banned this substance from its array of dental materials. Click below to watch this controversial segment.
Here at my Inland Empire Biological Cosmetic Dental Office, we do not use mercury in any of our materials. We only use products that are biocompatible with the human body. We also remove mercury fillings in a safe manner to protect your health, as well as, our own. Please contact our office if you are interested in safely removing your mercury fillings (951)686-3666.
As more and more scientific research has been surfacing regarding the dangers of mercury amalgam fillings, I feel it is necessary to discuss our government’s position on mercury. Currently, the IAOMT (International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology) has been increasing its pressure on the FDA to make it known that there is no established safety level of dental amalgam mercury fillings. The FDA has an active investigation in regards to dental amalgam mercury fillings. The last evaluation of amalgam safety was a number of years ago which they regarded amalgam mercury fillings as safe.
As a Biological and Cosmetic Dentist, as well as, a member of the IAOMT; my position on mercury amalgam fillings is that they are toxic and should be avoided. There are considerable amounts of mercury vapor that are released when placing and removing amalgam mercury fillings. This mercury vapor is absorbed by the body and accumulates over time in critical organs. At my Riverside Biological and Cosmetic dental office, we safely remove mercury amalgam fillings by placing a protective vacuum inches from the mouth when the tooth is being worked on. This dental vacuum prevents the inhalation and ingestion of the mercury vapors which are toxic.
If you are interested in safely removing your mercury amalgams, please contact my Riverside Biological and Cosmetic Dental office at (951)686-3666.
Treating Loose Dentures….
Is your Denture or partial moving or rocking when you talk or eat? Or, perhaps your denture or partial is rubbing on your gum tissue causing you discomfort? Overtime, dentures can become loose making food more difficult to eat and enjoy. Dental technology has greatly improved the comfort and stability for patients who wear dentures by using dental implants.
Dental implants are strategically placed in the jaw bone and used as anchors for the denture. The dental implants support the denture by allowing even pressure when the denture(s) is used in speech as well as eating and drinking. Another bonus of having dental implants placed to anchor a denture is that it helps to retain the bone in the jaw. If dental implants are not placed, over time the pressure from the denture wears away the bone in the jaw. Unfortunately, if the bone is too thin in the jaw bone then the denture will not have anything to rest on.
My Riverside Dental Wellness office offers complementary implant consultations. Our goal at this appointment is to evaluate the level of bone in the jaw and discuss ways to create a stable chewing system using dentures and denture implants. Please contact my office located off of the 91-freeway and Magnolia in Riverside, California. (951)686-3666.
As we are well into fall and approaching winter, many individuals are experiencing the onset of cold sores. A cold sore is a form of the herpes simplex virus which we are all exposed to typically at a young age. The virus lives in the nerve cells of the skin once an individual has been infected with this form of herpes simplex.
Each person reacts to the herpes simplex virus differently. For some individuals, they only experience one cold sore in their life time, while others experience cold sores on a regular basis. Cold sores are highly contagious when they are in the “weeping” stage when pus is present, rather than if they are in their dry stage.
Here at my Riverside Cosmetic and Dental Wellness office, we use a laser to disinfect the cold sore infection. Many of our patients who experience cold sores on a routine basis have the cold sore lesion treated by the laser approximately 3 times in the infected area in order for the cold sore to never resurface again. The laser must be used at the onset of the cold sore when the “tingling” sensation is occurring. If the lesion is already present, the laser can reduce the discomfort along with help “dry” up the cold sore.
Things that can aggravate the herpes simplex virus:
Emotional Stress
Fatigue
Illness (cold or the flu)
Injury to the lip or skin around the lip
Excessive exposure to sunlight
Pregnancy
Menstruation
Weakened immune system
If you are interested in treating your cold sore with the latest in dental technology please contact my Riverside Cosmetic and Dental wellness office. Located just off of the 91-freeway in Riverside. (951)686-3666.