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Comment on Dental Superheroes! by Greg Grobmyer

Greg Grobmyer — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 22:50:13 +0000

Ah, to be like Tony Stark. Well, last we saw he was drifting aimlessly in space, but soon we will know the next part to his story. At least in the big screen version of things.
I too love the gadgets and gizmos that the field of dentistry incorporates into its day to day activities. Lasers, milling machines, digital x-rays, and digital scanners… things have gotten a lot cooler and more advanced since I set out into practice two decades ago.
As for superpowers, however, I think none tops the amazing influence we have on our patient’s lives (and no, I don’t mean like the Purple Man). To be able to take someone who is terrified and put them at ease or someone who never smiles because of their teeth and have them not be able to stop grinning is one of the most rewarding parts of the job.
To me, THAT is our greatest superpower.

Comment on Meet them or bring them? by Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:48:49 +0000

Thank you very much for your reply Dr. Mead. After I wrote this I did some research that corroborated your opinion, including the ADA and AAP statements on laser therapy. When I returned to the dentist I asked for just the deep cleaning, with scaling and root planing. The dentist gave me a hard time about it, and they asked me to sign a disclaimer that stated that I might lose teeth, etc. because of my decision. They did the cleaning at least, and now the dentist has shifted to blaming my gum pockets on tightly spaced teeth and recommending invisalign and something called maxillofacial therapy. As far as I can tell the dentist diagnosed periodontistis based on very quick probed pocket depths and my xrays. My gums don’t bleed and I have a copy of my radiographs; comparing them to examples online it seems to me that my bone loss is mild at most and the spaces she pointed out to me as bone loss are normal or close to it. Unfortunately my insurance is only accepted by about 3 dentists in our area, and I have already gone through two of them. I guess I’ll keep trying to talk with this one, but I wish I did not need to be so skeptical.

Comment on Meet them or bring them? by Alan Mead

Alan Mead — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:27:15 +0000

A couple things:
1) You don’t need antibacterial injections and laser treatment for gum disease. If you feel like your dentist is “selling you” on something you need to hold them accountable. Ask them questions until you feel like you’re getting the whole story. If you can’t get there…you need to find another dentist.
2) Your dental condition has literally nothing to do with your insurance coverage. Some people with great insurance need no dental interventions outside of a plain old “cleaning.” Some people with decent dental insurance coverage need way more work than their insurance will cover. Make your dentist explain themselves to you. Make them talk to you like a person and not an insurance policy or a potential dollar amount.

Comment on Meet them or bring them? by Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 03:17:09 +0000

My repeated problem with dentistry is not that I am unwilling to pay for good care, it is that often options are presented as necessary when they are really not. For example I recently changed dentists because my dentist said he needed to remove all my amalgam fillings because they contain mercury. My new dentist wants to charge me an extra $600 over my insurance coverage (which covers a normal deep cleaning/scaling etc) for antibacterial injections and laser treatment for my periodontitis. How do I know this is reasonable? I don’t have this problem at all with my MD. Maybe the reason is the insurance system.

Comment on Dr. Oz is wrong about amalgam fillings by Peter

Peter — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 03:39:15 +0000

This isnt about science ,its about money !!!! Boyd Haley did the science he put these fillings under distilled water and found the toxicity levels were up to 600 times more toxic than the fda estimates and thats where this should have ended ,but what you fail to realise is many neurological conditions will dissapear once these fillings are banned completely,and that is a lot of money for medications that won’t be heading towards pharmaceutical companies,that’s the real truth in amalgam fillings you have a dual edged sword ,dentists benefit cause they can buy these fillings cheap ,place them quick and make massive returns and medicine benefits cause eventually once this toxin slowly bioaccumulates in the body they get sick people to treat ,the big end of town all profit and the person who is stupid enough to get amalgam fillings loses out bigtime.

Comment on Dr. Oz is wrong about amalgam fillings by Elizabeth Vaughn

Elizabeth Vaughn — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:05:00 +0000

A lot of this argument keeps coming back to the idea that amalgam has less mercury than a can of tuna. That’s verifiability incorrect.

Can of tuna = 18.11 micrograms
Average amalgam filling = 0.5 grams (FDA)

Seeing as a gram=1000000 micrograms, that means amalgam contains about 500000 micrograms of mercury.

That’s 27609 times the amount of mercury. That’s a lot of cans of tuna.

Also, the FDA itself admits that amalgam fillings can leak due to the instability of the compound, and is the cause of 50-90% of the total mercury load of an individual with amalgam fillings. Oddly enough, this is not enough to settle the debate amongst the dental professionals.

However, Dr. Oz isn’t alone on his side. There are many, many studies by reputable doctors all over the globe about the dangers of amalgam.

Some link the inability to process the mercury to autism- not in the way that mercury CAUSES autism, but that there is a correlation of a child’s inability to flush mercury and other heavy metals to the occurrence of autism. Because this is simplified by naysayers to mean mercury = autism, there is little funding or motivation to find out the truth.

Because your argument is based on anecdotal references and not adequate study, I purpose you either amend or delete this article. It is a disservice to those seeking true knowledge, as you add to the misinformation and not to solid science.

Clearly, this happens on both sides of this matter.

I must agree with Neil deGrasse Tyson; when science becomes a debate, it is a sad day indeed. I’d rather you all stop clinging to your beliefs based on outdated or incomplete information and start using real data to piece this puzzle together. It’s messy and complex, which means to some extent BOTH sides are right and wrong. When people let go of their ego in favor of truth, maybe we will have a hope in finding it.

And as for Peter- seriously, just stop. You’re not right by default of proving him wrong, either. You’re BOTH clinging to misinformation. You’ve spent four years of your life on this article/post. How much more of your precious time do you have to waste on this? I really worry for you. This obsession needs to stop, for your own health and well-being. It’s clear this dentist doesn’t care about you, but don’t you care about yourself?

Let go of the anger, and move on with your life. I’m sure you have family and friends that worry, too. Please, I’m begging you, cast off the obsession and really enjoy the life God gave you. You’ve done enough. These things won’t change overnight, and the proper research takes time. Use your knowledge for you and your loved ones and let the science continue to speak for itself. The truth needs no champions; it IS whether we like it or not.

It doesn’t help that your presence on here for so many years only feeds the opposition’s beliefs that it is crazy to put stock in any part of your argument. So if only for the cause, please bow out here and move on. I hope that you find peace, friend.

Comment on Dr. Oz is wrong about amalgam fillings by Peter

Peter — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 06:51:13 +0000

Nurse practitioner ,oh the lies !!!! Up until just recently you could purchase amalgam capsules on ebay that clearly stated the quantity of mercury being around 43percent,now they have moved onto mercury ???we haven’t used that since 1840 !!!!!

Comment on Dr. Oz is wrong about amalgam fillings by Nora

Nora — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:39:01 +0000

First of all there is a very easy test called V.O.L.T.A.C.. the tests measures up to 150 on the Mercury scale. It’s actually a 32 page report on every single thing going on in your body. Anything beyond that point means death. I was deathly ill I had the test done I found out that I was at level 132 I had fillings that were 40 years old. I have had half my fillings removed. My arthritis is going away, my fibromyalgia is better my lungs are better. It also causes Parkinson’s MS and a host of other medical problems these have all been documented.
My friends that are dental hygienists or work in dental offices, almost all of them have arthritis in their hands they use safety measures to avoid the off-gassing problems. I wish I could afford to get the other half out but that’s not an option at this point in time because I can’t work due to the fact that my spine is disintegrating. I don’t need any studies to prove it I am living proof that this has happened to me and the test doesn’t lie you can lie to yourself all you like but one day you will not be able to run from the truth or lie to yourself any longer that day is coming I hope you are prepared. I understand that you were lied to and for that I’m very sorry but the fact is you cannot continue to lie to people once you know the truth two wrongs can never make a right. Maybe you can get them to delay and save more for the composite I don’t know what the answer is but I would pray about it as I’ve done that’s how I got well I’m not totally there yet and I could end up paralyzed before long but I think God has better plans for me somehow he will restore me because I believe His word and it is written and if you truly repent and change your ways you’ll be able to make a nice living without lying to people. Or killing them slowly while Big Pharma makes more money from them.
Have a nice day!
P.S. Peter thanks for your honesty & bravery for telling the truth even when it was not popular! And for never giving up don’t ever give up keep listening to that strong inner voice it will guide you as it is now the real criminals in this are the companies that are making it & Big Pharma’s schools that are telling you that it’s safe. Mercury is not safe under any circumstances here in Florida recently they shut down an entire School because a little bit of mercury got in and they kept 1500 students there overnight I’m not really sure why I think it was stupid they should have let them get the hell away from the Mercury but that’s what happened.
The CDC also they should be strung up by their fingernails for lying to us about vaccines with Mercury and aluminum also I’ve watched my friends who had twins that were beautiful happy healthy baby boys get their vaccines and become autistic I’ve watched as my mother who was a nurse who was forced to be vaccinated every year with Mercury and aluminum lose her mind to alzheimer’s these are direct causes.
I hope and pray that you and your family don’t get these but it’s certainly not guaranteed and I can bet that you don’t put silver in any of the mouths of the people you love! The dentists’ arrogance here is truly shameful! I am praying for a powerful change! In the very near future!

Comment on Dr. Oz is wrong about amalgam fillings by Peter

Peter — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:21:53 +0000

Here’s another joke, just like the dental profession and all its bogus treatments
Q what did the amalgam dentists brain say to itself
A gee theres a lot of vacant space in here ha ha ha fricken idiots of the highest order

Comment on Dr. Oz is wrong about amalgam fillings by Nurse practitioner

Nurse practitioner — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:53:33 +0000

I would agree with all your information…but mercury fillings were eliminated in about 1840…..

The only fillings available now are silver amalgam or white resin composite.