Guest guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The staining might not be called a tattoo..dunno? I could have used the wrong name....but either way it's amalgam residue in the teeth..and probably movable by ALA. But yes, there can be actual fragments in gum/cheeks that should be looked for too. -- In frequent-dose-chelation , " Jackie " wrote: > > > Val wrote: > >> I had a complete dental revision in 2003 at a huggins clinic. > Root > > > canals pulled etc etc. I don't know how I could still have any > > > amalgam in my mouth? They even caught amalgam left over from > > > another dentist who did a shoddy job on the first quadrant. > What is > > > an amalgam tatoo? > > > > > > > > > > Amalgam Tattoos are grey staining on teeth from where amalgam used > to > > be. > > ---------Maybe it can be both, but I thought that amalgam tattoos > was grey areas you could see in your gums or other tissue, like > inside of cheeks, etc.? And that they contained small amounts of > amalgam, and can be surgically removed. I don't recall hearing the > staining on teeth being called this, but I could be wrong.----Jackie > > --------You could also search archives for discussions on this, > and/or ask Dean on the Dental forum.-------Jackie > > > > > I too spent a fortune getting my amalgams removed by a Huggins > > dentist...didn't matter. They can only remove the actual amalgam > and > > unless they drill away tooth to remove the grey or pull them > all...if > > you have any grey staining from where they used to be...you have > > tattoos. I had to double check this with a light and dental > mirror. > > > > Not everyone does...if your amalgams were small...you might not. I > had > > a lot of rather large ones...and my Huggins dentist told me unless > I > > pulled those teeth out...the staining is there, nothing to do about > > it. It's from where the mercury migrated into the dentin tubules of > > the teeth. The could not remove it without drilling away what > little > > was left of the tooth. And I would lose those teeth. > > <<snip>> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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