xcerpts from Dr. Cook's upcoming book."RESCUED BY MY DENTIST"
UPDATING YOUR KNOWLEDGE FOR BETTER DENTAL HEALTH
1) Choose a dentist who understands the importance of the patient's dental health.
2) Choose a dentist who is health knowledgeable about: Mercury • Composites • Metals • Fluoride • Root Canal • TMJ • Cavitation • High Speed Drilling
3) Read the following excerpts from Dr. Cook's upcoming book "Rescued By My Dentist".
MERCURY
What should I know about mercury in fillings?
Mercury (silver amalgam) after being placed in the mouth as a filling is known to give off damaging toxic fumes while chewing or drinking something hot. Silver amalgam, the most commonly used filling in general dentistry, is largely composed of mercury
See the Material Safety Data Sheet on "MERCURY" that explains the dangers of mercury to patient health.
Contact:
Fisher Scientific, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phone: 201-796-7100
Chemical division Index: 05893390654
1 Reagent Lane Cat No. 14983108
METALS IN THE MOUTH
What should I know about metals in the mouth?
Metals, used to restore or make crowns and bridges for the replacement of teeth, are not good for your health. Often used Nickel beryllium or nickel gallium, is believed to be a related cause of cancer, and patients need to be aware of this issue.
Dental gold contains palladium, platinum, silver and other metals, making a gold hard enough to withstand chewing forces. Gold crowns, bridges and inlays are a mixture of 2% and higher pure gold to make an alloy. These metals, along with Mercury amalgams cause an electrical current called galvanic current. Read more by clicking www.metalpoison.net
As mercury metal particles leave the filling, they affect distant parts of the body, often causing acute or chronic illness. Metal particles are also known to influence arthritis, abdominal complaints, fatigue, and even mental problems. When these metal particles leave the filling due to the electrical current, they take with them calcium particles of the enamel, resulting in tooth decay.
Read University of Kentucky research "how particles of metal can affect our health" by clicking on www.altcorp.com.
COMPOSITES
What should I know about composites?
Composites, the second most popular filling material, contain small glass particles called silica, held together with a binder. Aluminum oxide, iron oxide and fluoride are added to the composite material to give it strength and color. These additives are not good for health, mind or body. Oxides of these metals in a composite easily seen on
X-rays, indicate the presence of a metal oxide.
A healthy composite used today is Holistore, made without aluminum oxide, iron oxide, or fluoride. Holistore composite produced by the Den-Mat Company is used for small fillings and cementing BelleGlass crowns, inlays, and bridges to the teeth.
Read more about how metals are stored in organs
(i.e.. mercury in the kidney). Click on www.altcorp.com.
See: Boyd N. et al. “Mercury from dental “silver” tooth fillings impairs sheep kidney function,” Am J Physiol, 1991, 261 (Regulatory Integrative comp. Physiol. 30): R1010-R1014.
What should I know about fluoride?
Fluoride is dangerous in spite of all we read about how safe it is. Scientific research indicates the harmful effects of fluoride.
See these web sites and more details in my book:
Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourideshttp://www.dartmouth.edu/~rmasters/ahabs.htm
Fluoride Action Network (FAN) News and info
www.fluoridealert.org/
International Society for fluoride Research Journal
http://www.fluorideresearch.org/
ROOT CANAL
What should I know about a root canal?
A root canal is the removal of the nerve from the main inside of the tooth. This opening is then cleaned to remove any remaining nerve tissue. The empty canal space is then filled with gutta-purcha and a sealant.
 All root canals in this photo were infected |
See list of articles on infection in root canals.
Click on www.altcorp.com , click on search window for root canal in this website by Dr. Boyd Haley and
Dr. Curt Pendergrass.
What should we do to replace missing teeth?
Two ways to accomplish "replacement of missing teeth"
1) A permanent bridge can be bonded to teeth on each side of the space using unshaded BellGlass, (most compatible).
2) Using an all-plastic, heat cured (plastic partial) that is removable, and doesn't contain cadmium, making it more compatible than the standard pink plastic
and Dr. Curt Pendergrass.
SEALANTS
What should you know about Sealants?
Some dentists believe sealants placed on the chewing surface of young patient's teeth will prevent decay. For further information see:
Science News Volume 149, ”Exposure to estrogen-like agents especially during fetal or early post natal development can trigger gender bending changes
(Science News: 07/15/99, page 44),
or reproductive havoc
(Science News: 01/2 2/94 page 56).
They may also foster cancer in reproductive organs such as the breast. (Science News: 07/3/99, page 10.)”
My personal feelings about sealants: they should not be used. If the tooth is decayed, it should be repaired with compatible filling material. If the tooth is not decayed, keep it clean, along with good nutrition for the natural life of the tooth.
TMJ — TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
What should you know about TMJ pain?
TMJ pain is most often caused by spasms in the muscles that help to open and close the jaw. Patients can do a simple physical therapy technique, in most cases, that keeps the area free from pain. Read more about the exercises in my upcoming book, Rescued By My Dentist.
Other causes of TMJ pain can be an imbalance of the bite, a filling that is too high, a bridge or partial the does not fit well. Even a food allergy can cause this type of pain. Notice if the pain suddenly and repeatedly occurs shortly after you eat certain foods. Often you can find the answer faster than anyone else by keeping detailed records of what you eat.
COST
What should you know about cost?
Healthy dentistry is expensive and typically not covered by most insurance plans. And not all dentists, even holistic ones, are well trained in dental health. It is therefore best to select a dentist who will place correct filling material the very first time and use low-speed drilling. If you have many metal fillings, or have been ill for a long time, consider a dentist who will follow these procedures.
Removal of the metals is not always the answer for everyone’s dental or medical problem. However, it just might be your key to wellness.