It sounds like mercury could be a source of a problem. I am
hedging on that statement, because the "cure" is drastic and
expensive.
If you could find a dentist who can measure the potential of
the various fillings, and see if one is really out in left
field, then an appropriate solution might be to replace the
offender with a composite (type of plastic) or a porcelain
crown or inlay. These are relatively safe restorations. I
would stay away from gold, since that is another metal and
would accelerate the leaching of existing fillings.
Measuring the potential is relatively simple; a platinum
electrode to the mouth tissue and a platinum spongy material
for connecting to the tooth filling. Then the millivolts are
measured with a conventional voltmeter. You might be able to
make it yourself. I don't remember what the millivolt
readings are - mine were done in 1984. It's probably
something in the 200-800 mV range.
By the way, in 1984 I talked the dentist into a package deal
for all 11, replacing with gold. It came to $2500 at that
time. But I had a really good engineering job. Today, it
would be prohibitive for me, since costs have gone up so
much. I recently had to have one of them replaced, the cost
for just one is now $1000. Doesn't matter if it's gold or
porcelain. Sort of cuts into the retirement a bit.
A composite replacement should be a lot less, probably in
the $100-150 range, depending on difficulty. It probably
wouldn't work on a chewing surface. Check with your dentist
about the other teeth he wants to repair.
But the alternative for you might be to attempt to remove it
faster than it is getting into the body. Cilantro is known
to get it out of soft tissue fairly well. And cilantro is
readily available. Check the sites I referenced and others -
the web is full of information about mercury removal. You
might not need to go to the extreme I went to. I don't
regret doing it, I would do it again. I just wish I knew
about the hazards of mercury when I was younger.
I think my tinnitus is probably partially due to my time in
the Navy, around firing 5" guns. That is really a shock to
the whole body.
You may also want to look into the benefits of Coenzyme Q10.
It can increase energy and is effective against periodontal
disease, as well as being very beneficial for the heart.
Don't take it in the evening, it may keep you from sleeping!
Perhaps a good suggestion would be to try some of the
simple, available, chelating materials such as the herbs for
a couple of weeks and see if there is any improvement. That
would certainly be the lowest cost. Then you can make a
decision about how to go from there.
GT
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I did some searching yesterday. Yea, I have the white
tissue near
the
Quoted message said:teeth. Some tinnitus, though playing in a rock band over
the years probably caused some of that. But this issue
seems like it is so
far
Quoted message said:from cut and dried it would be tough to spend many
thousands to seek
a
Quoted message said:cure, since I don't have the thousands to try. What if
there's a potential, and it's at the upper part of some
range. And murcury levels are in the upper part of the
normal range. And many people living in New England feel
like I do in late winter.
Electolyte levels came back OK, but this was after adding
some to my diet past two days. I was feeling much better
in recent days after adding vitamin D and doing a bit of
tanning. A stressful 7 hour
drive
Quoted message said:from NH to DE through CN and MY (try that for fun
sometime) and reading about mercury set me back a bit.
Isn't life interesting. I have a variety of very common
ailments, a mouthful of a substance (like millions of
other) with a know
toxicity,
Quoted message said:and there is probably no easy answer. I'd sure like to
think that someday fillings could be put in or replaced
with something other
than
Quoted message said:mercury. What were yours replaced with? What was the
cost? What
is
Quoted message said:known about the material used? My dentist replaced the
one because
it
Quoted message said:was starting to crack, and he wants to do one or two more.
I have no reason not to believe he is a caring man, but
would be leary if he suggested replacing all my 50%
mercury filling with ones that were less mercury, and more
of another heavy metal. Now, if there were a substance
that could be used with no know toxicity, and it would
cost
Quoted message said:a couple grand, I might consider. See where I'm going.
My plan now is to eliminate obvious sources of
twitching. Vitamin
and
Quoted message said:electrolytes have been ruled out. Seasonal anxiety and
depression could be root cause. I have insurance, so could
get a brain MRI if I wished. If some nice warm weather and
occasional use of anxiety med eliminated twitches, I'd be
much relieved.
Mike
