Re: OT: Question for regarding dentist in Madrid

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>

> ,

> Sometime in Oct/Nov of last year, I had suggested your dentist in

> Madrid (Dr. Judith Gelfo). I myself did not have the chance to go to

> her since I already had the mercury removed, but during my intense

> research and hunting I read about her on the internet. Now I need some

> information from you regarding this dentist for possible dental work

> for myself.

Hello, TooWittyBird! Yes, I went to see her. Thank you very much for

the suggestion!

>

> I have already had my amalgams removed as well as a root canaled

> tooth which had a nickel post. This area has a cavitation - my recent

> dentist told me so. Do you think Dr. Gelfo has the expertise to remove

> the cavitation? I believe oral surgeons remove cavitations?

>

I don't know. I asked her about cavitations and she told me (if I

remember correctly) that cavitations were difficult to detect. She

said there are only a couple of machines in Europe to do so, I don't

remember exactly where. She said she though about buying one but that

they are too expensive.

I have phoned to her office to ask your questions and they have tell

me that there are a couple of oral surgeons working there. However,

you should first see Dra. Gelfo because it is not possible to have a

direct appointment with her oral surgeons. Now she is giving

appointments for the month of July. If you want me to do further

inquiries I would be pleased to do so. Maybe you could also email her

directly your questions: she use to be prompt in her answers. You can

find her email in her webpage http://www.odontologia-holistica.com/

> I need to start chelation as soon as possible, but I am worried

> there could be traces of mercury embedded in the tissue surrounding

> the cavitation, and I might end up with neurological problems if I

> start chelation now.

Probably cavitations are not very common. You may want to read

http://onibasu.com/archives/amc/30273.html before deciding anything.

>

> My current dentist is a Huggins recommended dentist but is in the US

> - not very convenient. It would be much easier for me to take a short

> flight to Madrid!

Very good idea since dental work in Spain seems to be fine and a lot

cheaper than in the US, but only if you really need it!

>

> Does Dr. Gelfo take panoramic xrays? Were you comfortable with the

> protocol she followed for mercury removal? Any information would be

Yes, she did a PAN of my mouth. I felt very comfortable with her and

her assistants. The only problem is that she is very expensive (for

our Spanish standards, really cheap compared with costs in US).

I asked her to remove three crowns to see if there were amalgam under

them. Now I have provisional crowns and I will come back to my former

dentist to install the definitive ones, since it is 4 times cheaper

than Dra. Gelfo's option and he does not use amalgam at all (my

amalgams were quite old and done with another dentist).

Warmest regards,

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>

,

Thanks for the quick reply and the links you sent me. Could you also

tell me if Dr. Gelfo needed you to get testing done for biocompatible

materials? If not, then what materials are going to be used for your

permanent crowns, since you have provisionals right now? Does Dr.

Gelfo help her patients get biocompatible testing? Sorry, maybe I need

to ask her this directly but if you already have the answer I'd like

to know.

Best Regards

> >

> > Does Dr. Gelfo take panoramic xrays? Were you comfortable with the

> > protocol she followed for mercury removal? Any information would be

>

> Yes, she did a PAN of my mouth. I felt very comfortable with her and

> her assistants. The only problem is that she is very expensive (for

> our Spanish standards, really cheap compared with costs in US).

>

> I asked her to remove three crowns to see if there were amalgam under

> them. Now I have provisional crowns and I will come back to my former

> dentist to install the definitive ones, since it is 4 times cheaper

> than Dra. Gelfo's option and he does not use amalgam at all (my

> amalgams were quite old and done with another dentist).

>

> Warmest regards,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

,

Thanks for the quick reply and the links you sent me. Could you also

tell me if Dr. Gelfo needed you to get testing done for biocompatible

materials? If not, then what materials are going to be used for your

permanent crowns, since you have provisionals right now? Does Dr.

Gelfo help her patients get biocompatible testing? Sorry, maybe I need

to ask her this directly but if you already have the answer I'd like

to know.

Best Regards

> >

> > Does Dr. Gelfo take panoramic xrays? Were you comfortable with the

> > protocol she followed for mercury removal? Any information would be

>

> Yes, she did a PAN of my mouth. I felt very comfortable with her and

> her assistants. The only problem is that she is very expensive (for

> our Spanish standards, really cheap compared with costs in US).

>

> I asked her to remove three crowns to see if there were amalgam under

> them. Now I have provisional crowns and I will come back to my former

> dentist to install the definitive ones, since it is 4 times cheaper

> than Dra. Gelfo's option and he does not use amalgam at all (my

> amalgams were quite old and done with another dentist).

>

> Warmest regards,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

,

Thanks for the quick reply and the links you sent me. Could you also

tell me if Dr. Gelfo needed you to get testing done for biocompatible

materials? If not, then what materials are going to be used for your

permanent crowns, since you have provisionals right now? Does Dr.

Gelfo help her patients get biocompatible testing? Sorry, maybe I need

to ask her this directly but if you already have the answer I'd like

to know.

Best Regards

> >

> > Does Dr. Gelfo take panoramic xrays? Were you comfortable with the

> > protocol she followed for mercury removal? Any information would be

>

> Yes, she did a PAN of my mouth. I felt very comfortable with her and

> her assistants. The only problem is that she is very expensive (for

> our Spanish standards, really cheap compared with costs in US).

>

> I asked her to remove three crowns to see if there were amalgam under

> them. Now I have provisional crowns and I will come back to my former

> dentist to install the definitive ones, since it is 4 times cheaper

> than Dra. Gelfo's option and he does not use amalgam at all (my

> amalgams were quite old and done with another dentist).

>

> Warmest regards,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, they didn't propose any biocompatibility test. The crowns were fiber

polycarbonate crowns (€410 each one). Maybe there is no need of such a test

with this material.

I don't know if they do such biocompatibility testing. If you want, just

send me the precise questions and I will ask them about materials, testing,

etc.

As for my crowns, I went to my former dentist and he proposed me to choose

among noble metal crowns (made from an alley of gold and palladium, €170

each one), ceramic-zirconium crowns (€270) or metal-porcelain crowns (the

metal is an alley of chromium and cobalt €124). I really don't know what to

choose. Any information about this will be very welcome.

>,

>Thanks for the quick reply and the links you sent me. Could you also

>tell me if Dr. Gelfo needed you to get testing done for biocompatible

>materials? If not, then what materials are going to be used for your

>permanent crowns, since you have provisionals right now? Does Dr.

>Gelfo help her patients get biocompatible testing? Sorry, maybe I need

>to ask her this directly but if you already have the answer I'd like

>to know.

>Best Regards