Posted by Larry Hoover on June 19, 2004, at 7:10:23
In reply to Re: Getting my amalgams out » Cass, posted by sooshi on June 16, 2004, at 22:11:28
> Hi Cass,
>
> I had all of mine removed, but I don't think I had it done by a very qualified dentist. One tooth/gum became abcessed, and the mercury poison got into my system...I eventually had to have that tooth pulled, I couldn't stand the pain. I had the rubber dams, but funny enough, the dentist put on goggles, respirator mask thingy, net on her hair, etc., and NOTHING on my eyes, nose, etc. Just the rubber dam over my mouth. I felt nausea and weakness for a full 6 months after this (I had 2 teeth done).It may seem obtuse to see him all goggled up and everything, but he ought to be, and I don't know how he'd protect you any more, considering what is happening in your mouth. (Goggles, maybe?)
The respirator is essential for the dentist, as the friction from the drill heats the amalgam, and vapourizes mercury. He's breathing the air that comes out of your mouth. So are you, but I've never seen a device that isolates the nose while supplying air, except maybe one of those nose-prong oxygen supplementers you see in hospitals. I'd ask if there's anything the dentist has to protect you better. And shower the instant you get home.
There is no way around it, but having the amalgam drilled out of your teeth is going to expose the patient to a huge concentration spike of mercury. You're going to swallow some (despite the dam), you're going to have it absorb from the tissues of your mouth, you're going to breathe it in. This is acute exposure (as opposed to the trickle of mercury coming from the amalgam, day after day). You might want to consider short-term chelation therapy.
Chelators are designed to draw metal ions out of the blood. They do so non-specifically, so you'll lose most of your zinc and iron and so on, as well. But the mercury that gets into your blood hasn't done its damage yet. If you can get it out of the blood before it gets into your tissues, you minimize the impact. This is a medical procedure, and requires some supervision. I do not recommend home chelation kits (available on the net), as you can make yourself quite ill if you don't know what you're doing.
The other thing you can do, and something everyone who has amalgam in their mouth ought to do anyway, is take selenium supplements. Selenium and mercury form a bond that is so strong that it is one of the most insoluble compounds ever discovered. Its solubility is less than one molecule in a litre of water (which is actually zero solubility, from a commonsense perspective). Selenium permanently binds mercury in your body, and the mercury is 100% detoxified (unless you are cremated....darn, I know too much). It doesn't leave your body, but it doesn't gum things up.
So, before amalgam removal, start using selenium. (Like I said, you should be taking some anyway....but...) 200 mcg/day for at least a week. On the day of the procedure, bump to 600 mcg. Then 400 mcg/day for at least two weeks. Then back to 200. (You can go higher....the Upper Limit is 800 mcg/day on a long-term exposure basis.) This will mop up a lot of the mercury spike.
> I'm not trying to discourage you from doing it! Just make sure your dentist knows what he/she is doing!!Essential!
> P.S. I haven't really noticed any great increase in health since having the mercury taken out, but maybe that's because of my bad experience?Quite possible. Hard to know.
Lar
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