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- Queensland, Australia
Last year my dentist suggested that I replace most of my mercury fillings and existing crowns with porcelain crowns. The fillings were getting old; some were causing their teeth to fracture; some had decay underneath; and new decay needed to be attended to.
Last week I felt well enough to start the procedure. I figured that it would not only protect my teeth but would eventually reduce my mercury load. The lower teeth were done. It took 3 hours and 5 injections, and it was still fairly painful.
I felt sick when the local anesthetic wore off, and sicker still over the next few days. I had a return of the bloated feeling in my gut, and my diaphragm resisted deep breathing. I'm not sure whether it was due to the stress of the procedure, the anesthetic, the mercury released (despite their efforts to contain it), the methylation of mercury by my methyl-B12, or the temporary reduction in my methyl-B12 intake out of concern for methyl-mercury.
Is it safe to continue taking methyl-B12 during amalgam-removal? Some mercury will enter the gut, or even the bloodstream through small cuts in the gums, and I don't like the thought of it circulating in the blood along with unbound methyl-B12 from sublingual tablets. How long does it take for most free mercury to be flushed out the bloodstream?
I had a hair-follicle test recently. Mercury was measured at 0.8 ppm. I'm not sure whether that's a concern or not, and whether I should try chelation when all my fillings are out.
Last week I felt well enough to start the procedure. I figured that it would not only protect my teeth but would eventually reduce my mercury load. The lower teeth were done. It took 3 hours and 5 injections, and it was still fairly painful.
I felt sick when the local anesthetic wore off, and sicker still over the next few days. I had a return of the bloated feeling in my gut, and my diaphragm resisted deep breathing. I'm not sure whether it was due to the stress of the procedure, the anesthetic, the mercury released (despite their efforts to contain it), the methylation of mercury by my methyl-B12, or the temporary reduction in my methyl-B12 intake out of concern for methyl-mercury.
Is it safe to continue taking methyl-B12 during amalgam-removal? Some mercury will enter the gut, or even the bloodstream through small cuts in the gums, and I don't like the thought of it circulating in the blood along with unbound methyl-B12 from sublingual tablets. How long does it take for most free mercury to be flushed out the bloodstream?
I had a hair-follicle test recently. Mercury was measured at 0.8 ppm. I'm not sure whether that's a concern or not, and whether I should try chelation when all my fillings are out.