Amalgam Fillings

[Trecento]

Hi, interested in views on amalgam fillings - are they damaging? Do they leech metal poisons into one's system? My husband's back teeth are all amalgam-filled. Believe it or not, his dentist (UK) filled good teeth as a preventative measure for dental caries down the track. Can't help but wonder whether this may have had anythibg to do with his salivary gland cancer, but more importantly whether it would be prudent to have them replaced.

[pjoshea13]

14 years ago, one of the PCa groups I joined was big into detoxification. Seemed a bit far-fetched to me that it would affect the progress of the cancer. Replacing fillings was highly recommended. Some men spent a small fortune doing so. Some men were quite irked to find there was no effect on PSA doubling time.

Personally, I think if the teeth are not bothering him, leave them alone.

-Patrick

[ITCandy]

There's a very good thread on the subject here as well.

healthunlocked.com/advanced...

[middlejoel]

About 10 years ago, following validation that I had prostate cancer, I had six fillings replaced with porcelain. I have no idea if it helped or not but the group that I was in all believed as Nalakrats has written herein that keeping mercury in your mouth is crazy and that studies have shown the leaching effect of mercury over time causing heath problems.

jal

[pjoshea13]

Hi Nala,

The issue for me, in the context of PCa, is that mercury has not been associated with onset or progression. IMO, the subject is a distraction for men looking to improve survival.

Removal of mercury fillings ironically causes an increase of blood levels of mercury.

There may be medical conditions where removal is waranted.

Mercury in the blood may not be from fillings. Mercury is a common polutant & is present in the food chain.

"Increased Mercury Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease following a Gluten-Free Regimen."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

-Patrick

{I wouldn't want to undergo avoidable dental work if bisphosphonates or Denosumab might be in my future.}

[Currumpaw]

I agree with you Nalakrats except for one thing. I think any dentist that put fillings in teeth as a preventive procedure should have his license revoked. How did this dentist determine where the dental caries, cavities would form?? What has this dentist got going for him? Did he somehow get Johnny Carson's Karnak the Magnificent hat? That thing has power especially when the robe is worn at the same time--LOL!

I had about 16 chelation treatments in 2016. Doctor's Data in New Jersey analyzed my "specimen". Doctor Petteruti who is rather forward thinking had heavy metals testing done for me. Lead, cadmium and gadolinium were quite high. Gadolinium is something those of us who have had MRIs should be careful of.

My dentist simply replaced all my amalgam fillings. This might be standard practice.

[pjoshea13]

Nala,

My hair analysis of 12 years ago did not show mercury to be an issue. Probably, my old English fillings had mostly been replaced by then, owing to wear & tear.

-Patrick

[pjoshea13]

Now cadmium is a very real problem for the prostate IMO.

I was impressed by my hair analysis. Very inexpensive yet full of info. I believe the individual tests have variable accuracy/relevance, but overall, more useful than my MyHeritage DNA test. These days, they might not find enough hair to repeat the test.

Zero cobalt reinforced my doctor's view that I was not absorbing B12.

-Patrick

[Currumpaw]

Do you mean my dentist? He replaced a few at a time as it appeared they were breaking down. He was a rather forward thinking dentist that was popular with an upscale clientele. I don't dispute his replacing the amalgam fillings. The amalgam fillings were about 20 years old and 2 had fallen out. He made the right decision and was using whatever they use now that can't be told from natural teeth. He is now retired but the dentist that bought the practice doesn't suffer any when compared to his predecessor.

When reading your previous post on this topic you noted that you had all your amalgam fillings removed when you had heavy metals testing or at least for mercury. The results from my heavy metals testing placed me just within the reference interval for mercury. I was close to crossing the line outside the reference interval for mercury.

The dentist in the UK that filled healthy teeth to prevent future cavities--well--if he is that good about predicting the future I want the next winning PowerBall numbers from him! MegaMillions would be fine too! I am not fussy!

[monte1111]

Not many teeth left. But there is some metal in there. Think is silver though. When I re-did a partial years ago they asked if i wanted to keep old one with my medical file. Like a fool i said yes. Guarantee you if i ask for it now they will say sorry can't find it. It has surely been recycled. And to the fine gentleman here who is a dentist, please do not be offended. This is Saturday Satire. Hope everyone enjoys their day. Rain, sun, or snow. I got sun. Happy face here.

[Trecento]

Thanks all for your helpful comments - it certainly seems like a hair analysis might be a useful first step, then if filling replacement is considered, should only be undertaken with simultaneous chelation treatment.

[dockam]

As a dentist in CA for 35 years, I've always been suspicious of my colleagues pushing to replace amalgam, when as mentioned above it can elevate the Hg levels as the fillings are drilled out, even with high speed evacuation.

Also, the more trauma to the tooth via drilling, etching, bonding and light curing can increase sensitivity and in some cases require nerve extirpation - the dreaded root canal!

My philosophy is if the filling is serviceable, then leave it alone and don't replace it with a composite filling that won't last as long.

Fight on Brothers

[j-o-h-n]

Ever since I had my old "metal" fillings replaced with porcelain I'm getting lousy TV reception.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 12/15/2018 11:46 PM EST