Are your teeth toxic?
ARE YOUR TEETH TOXIC?
Sweden and Denmark have banned them entirely. Germany has imposed severe restrictions on their use. Recommendations have been made that they not be used on children, or any female of childbearing age, pregnant or not.
What is this thing that is so dangerous? Well, it is likely in your mouth right now!…
Amalgam (metal) fillings
Currently, there are millions of amalgam dental fillings in use and they continue to be used in dental schools, clinics, and hospitals worldwide.
While the world’s largest manufacturer of dentistry metals has stopped producing amalgam, in North America, the American Dental Association (ADA) continues to approve mercury amalgam fillings. It is still the most common dental material used in your teeth, with 75% of our population still implanted with mercury amalgam fillings.
Dentists are taught that mercury is non-reactive when mixed with amalgam (a combination of silver, tin, zinc, and other trace metals). Dentists are also taught stringent guidelines for handling mercury amalgam fillings as hazardous material before putting them in your moth, and as toxic waste after removal. Yet, in an almost inconceivable twist of logic, they are told by the American and Canadian Dental Associations that amalgam fillings are safe once installed in your mouth.
Why you should be concerned by mercury fillings?
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can damage your brain, central nervous system and kidneys. Combining mercury with alloys and placing them in your mouth does not make mercury amalgam fillings harmless. As long as you have amalgam fillings in your mouth, you are exposed to mercury vapor 24 hours a day.
Mercury vapor, when in the body, converts itself to methyl-mercury (the organic form of mercury). Methyl-mercury easily crosses the blood-brain barrier, where it has been found to be a factor in the onset of Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological disorders. It is important to mention that as toxic as elemental mercury is, methyl-mercury is 100 times more toxic. When mercury from amalgam fillings gets into the large intestine, it damages beneficial microbes and promotes overgrowth of pathological yeast, contributing to Candidiasis.
Naturally, the more amalgam fillings you have, the more you are putting your health at risk.
The average person has 8 amalgam fillings and likely absorbs up to 120 micrograms of mercury per day. With every bite of food or drink of a hot or cold beverage, these poisonous vapors are being released from the fillings and absorbed into cells, tissues, organs, and across the blood-brain barrier into your central nervous system and brain.
Symptoms of mercury poisoning may include:
- chronic fatigue
- food allergies
- Candidiasis
- depression
- asthma
- numbness and tingling of extremities
- muscle tremors
- menstrual disorders
- intestinal disorders
- low back pain
- blurred vision
- even blindness
My own experience with mercury toxicity
My own experience with mercury toxicity began when I was experiencing a few of the symptoms above: fatigue, intestinal issues, and food allergies. When the tests confirmed mercury toxicity, I began an eight-month process of removing all 6 of my mercury amalgams by a “biological dentist”, trained in the safe removal of amalgam fillings. Under the observation of a naturopathic physician, I began a detoxification process using homeopathic remedies, DMPS injections, vitamin C injections, massage, etc. to assist the mercury in leaving my body, tissues, and organs.
Many years later, with a focus on gut health, balancing my hormones, and regular heavy metal cleanses, my health continues to improve.
The most readily available test for mercury toxicity is a hair analysis. Regular blood tests won’t show the presence of mercury since it is quickly absorbed and stored in tissues, adrenal and thyroid glands, the brain, and other organs. Once mercury toxicity is determined, you can remove your amalgam fillings and have them replaced with porcelain or ceramic-resin composite restorations. A gradual process of removal is recommended to minimize exposure to mercury vapor and seepage into your body.
A dentist trained in the safe removal of mercury amalgam fillings is necessary, and the consultation of a naturopathic physician is recommended, once the decision to remove amalgams has been made.
Thankfully, with scientific evidence mounting and growing awareness of the detrimental effects of mercury amalgam fillings, more and more people are beginning to take responsibility for their health and demanding alternatives.
Start, or enhance, your journey to health with a mercury-free mouth.
A FEW MORE RESOURCES:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388771/
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-genetically-yeast-heavy-metal-pollution.html
