Here's an example of the sort of harm caused by those
who propagate myths about amalgam's alleged harmful
effects:
"The only step we've taken that I truly regret is when I had
all my "silver" (amalgam) fillings in my teeth replaced (22
fillings, involving 14 teeth). I do know of people that this
has helped, but it hasn't helped me at all health-wise and
has left me with over a year of constant pain in my teeth. I
lost 1 tooth that had to be pulled, as well. The problem was
that the dentist did not warn me about just how excruciating
the pain could be before I had this done - they said it was
similar to getting a filling - and that I'd probably have "a
little sensitivity" afterwards. Was THAT ever an
understatement! I had to take strong pain-killers daily for
a solid two months after the removals, and that just barely
kept me comfortable! The other problem is they talked me
into having all 4 quadrants of my teeth done the same week -
in 4 consecutive days. This was probably the biggest mistake
we made. I had no problems with the exposures during the
removals - they did follow the recommended protocol for
removing the amalgams. However, the pain and problems with
chewing I have suffered since then were just unbearable. For
almost a year I was not able to chew anything even slightly
crunchy - even pickles or onions - and absolutely nothing to
eat or drink that was colder than room temperature! If
something cold hit those teeth - it would almost make me say
dirty words it would hurt so bad! I even had to brush my
teeth with warm water only. I'm just now starting to be able
to chew regularly again - nuts are still out, but it's
getting better all the time. Also, the filling material they
used on me was a "composite" and they're not lasting at all.
I've already had to have 2 crowns and a bridge (involving 3
teeth) because the fillings started cracking the minute I
was finally able to start chewing on those back teeth. I'm
just putting this out there because I feel I wasn't given
complete information before making the decision to go ahead
with my removals. I now would tell people to try absolutely
EVERY other way to reduce their toxic exposures first
(cleaning their environment, switching to non-toxic
products, etc.) before making the decision to have their
fillings removed and replaced. And even then - only if
you're still really disabled from your condition..."
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