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correlation to any specific dysfunction of the really sensitive chemically and electrically and Safe mercury
body. The fact that symptoms of toxicity are may be able to handle the removal of only one
variable and nonspecific has helped perpetuate mercury filling at a time. Others may be criti- removal
the debate over amalgam’s dangers. 6 cally ill but want to remove as much at one time involves
Of course, it is not just the mercury in fill- as possible to become amalgam-free quickly so attention to
ings that is poisoning human beings. Mercury is that they can move on to working with health
in vaccines, the air, the soil, fish, light bulbs and providers to restore their health. The typical many details
other medical and consumer products. Although patient has their dental amalgams removed one to protect the
we can’t completely avoid exposure to all these quadrant at a time. patient, the
sources, at a minimum we can choose what we Sometimes, patients think they have had
allow to be placed or injected into our bodies. all their mercury removed, only to discover that dentist and
another dentist simply covered it up with other the dental

THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE REMOVAL fillings or crowns. Mercury under metal crowns staff.
With all of the knowledge that I gained from causes a galvanism that increases the release of
the IAOMT and many other individuals and mercury. Mixed metals in the mouth connected
groups, I made the decision to offer my patients by fluid (saliva) create a measurable battery ef-
safe removal of mercury fillings. This process fect that is thousands of times greater than the
is quite different from what traditional dentists body’s natural electrical system.
are taught and do daily. Safe mercury removal While removing mercury from the teeth is
involves attention to many details to protect the very important, it is only the start of the detoxi-
patient, the dentist and the dental staff. fication process. Once the patient has eliminated
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On the patient side, the teeth that have the amalgam exposure, it is important to go
mercury to be removed have to be isolated with through a program or protocol for detoxifying
a non-latex rubber dam (surgical drape), which the body. In my opinion, this should be done
keeps mercury particulate and vapor from being gently in most cases. Detoxification should
swallowed or inhaled. The patient also needs start with liver and colon cleanses and may
a separate breathing source (oxygen through also include saunas, hot baths with baking soda
a mask or special cannula), skin protection to or Epsom salts and careful oral chelation. De-
prevent splatter from getting absorbed and gut toxification should not be done without proper
protection for any small amount of mercury that knowledge and supervision.
does get through (this is done with activated
charcoal or a similar product that binds mer- GROWING DEMAND
cury). Finally, the patient needs nutritional sup- More than 80 percent of the patients in
port to ensure good digestion and liver function. my practice come specifically for mercury and
On the office and staff side, the practice toxin removal. My average patient comes from
environment where amalgam removal is taking more than one and a half hours away to seek this
place needs to be protected with capture devices. care. Many travel from states far away. This is
The dental office staff also need protection— because there are so few dentists who do this
both skin and inhalational. The wastes have to work in a truly safe manner. There is such a
be carefully handled for recapture and encapsu- demand for safe removal of mercury fillings
lation of mercury. Ventilation in the office has to that patients are willing to make these journeys.
be adequately cleaned and changed. In short, a When patients choose to work with a ho-
safe removal office has to cover many bases to listic dentist, they do so because they want to
adequately protect all parties involved. avoid not just mercury but other toxins as well.
Another important aspect of safe amalgam Traditional dentistry does not recognize the
removal is that each person needs to be assessed toxic load it places on humans, and to this day,
individually, and the removal plan must be tai- the profession has devoted very little thought
lored to work for their needs. In other words, to ending the use of toxic materials such as
not everyone can tolerate having removal done mercury amalgam.
in the same way. For example, some people are I have noted a growing trend for dental

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