Safe Mercury removal protocol wasRe: silver dental fillings removed?

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The rubber dam, yes - I panic every time they put that thing in, but

not oxygen or charcoal, yes on the vacuum thing, so maybe partially

safe?

Joyce

>

> Hi Joyce,

>

> Safe protocol involves the use of a rubber dam to prevent the

mouth

> from being contaminated by the mercury as it is drilled, the use

of

> oxygen or air so you as a patient do not breathe in the mercury

> vapor, sometimes charcoal is placed under the tongue to help

> detoxify anything you might swallow or that gets into your saliva,

> and some kind of vacuum device that sucks up the mercury dust as

the

> dentist is drilling. Also I think a slower drill is preferred,

> don't remember why. I think that is most of it.

>

> If safe protocol is not used by a mercury-free dentist, you can

just

> get re-poisoned by the exposure of having them drilled out. I am

> pretty sure that is part of what happened to me.

>

> R.