Former Hypocrite is Hg Free

I’m mercury free. No longer a hypocrite. Why hypocrite? Because in my unnamed book, mentioned in the last blog, I wrote about the evils of the American Dental Association and how they have poisoned the population with mercury amalgam fillings. Worse than the fillings, which bleed off poisonous molecules which are absorbed by the body, are root canals. Millions of root canals are done every year and are responsible for many forms of disease and chronic illness. Root canals are most often filled with the same mercury amalgam used in fillings. There is a wealth of written material on the subject of the dangers of mercury. Several European countries have banned Hg in children and pregnant women. The ADA, of course, scoffs at the idea that mercury in your mouth is harmful. In fact, they label as “quack” any dentist who claims mercury is unhealthy. Thankfully, there is a growing band of dentists who sometimes risk their licenses and careers by advocating “biological dentistry” that is, using materials that don’t harm the human body. Another problem is that most dentists don’t know how to properly extract a tooth. Extractions are normally done is a way that leaves cavitations that become infected and leak toxins throughout the body.

In our case, Linda became chronically and seriously ill because of bad dentistry and this is what my book was about. We got Linda’s teeth straightened out, an expensive proposition. I advocated that everyone deal with their teeth problems without doing it myself. Ergo, hypocrite.

Recently, on our east coast trip I broke a tooth—a crown, actually. Normally, it would be hard to get into a dentist that same day in a strange town. But, I knew of a Dr. Liscio who had been in the habit of giving my book away to patients who had root canals. I called and his office told me to come over. He told me that the broken crown wasn’t a big problem but on an x-ray he showed me that my root canal was abscessed and suggested I have it out. A week later, I did.

Extracting a tooth creates more expensive problems. You need a bridge. So, I made an appointment with Russ Borneman in Anacortes who is next door to Aran Galway. I had known of Russ for several years. He used to have my book in his office as well, when it was in print and available. I had referred a number of patients to him. Dr. Borneman did a thorough exam and determined that I had been neglecting my teeth and, in addition to amalgam removal, I needed additional work. So, three appointments later all that nasty mercury is gone and am awaiting crowns, bridges and inlays, soon to be installed.

I’ve got a little button to wear on my shirt that is evidence that I’m no longer an Hg hypocrite.

Comments

[JR]

hi randy,

One correction. the materials that biological dentists use to replace the metals are not entirely safe. there is no such thing. all artificially derived materials carry some sort of price. the point is just that the porcelain, ceramic or other materials are much less of a problem, but many of them also have a bit of metal in them (sort of like rebar, to keep the more solid stuff from breaking apart). since the metal isn't in contact with your mouth, but is embedded in the filling material, you're much better off. Keep up the good work. jr