The Link between Your Mouth, Tooth Fillings and Systemic Disease

Medical research has linked the stuff in your mouth with systemic diseases. We know for a fact that gum disease can cause heart problems, stroke, diabetes and low pre term birth weight in newborns.  But did you know that 70-80% of the adult population has some form of gum disease?  Bleeding on brushing can be an indicator.  But gum disease can be very silent.  Gum disease can be treated successfully but once you have it you must maintain a very strict regime to make sure it does not come back…. because like any chronic condition, it can.  Treatment for this disease can be very conservative where we numb you up and remove the biofilm, bacteria, and toxins that are living in the gums.  This may take several visits.  For more significant disease stages, there is a new treatment involving laser therapy called the LANAP procedure.  There is no cutting, no stitches, and virtually no discomfort afterwards.  This laser is a new technology that only a few dentists in the country have obtained.  It takes special training to be certified in this procedure.

And did you know that those big black fillings in your mouth contain at lease 50% mercury?  Don’t let any dentist fool you.  Mercury is an extremely potent poison only second to arsenic.  Mercury is a neurotoxin, that is, it affects your nerves and can affect your brain too.  Medical research is a little sketchier on this subject but if you look more at the scientific and toxicology research (which is different) it is a no-brainer.  Why do the normal dentist and the American Dental Association refuse to recognize this?  Your guess is as good as mine. Could it be politically motivated?  Why is mercury regulated in fish, air and water but not in our mouths?  There is another reason to have your silver mercury fillings replaced.  My clinical experience finds that there is decay under 60% -70% of these old fillings. I also find there is silver mercury left underneath molar crowns or caps.  That is not good.  When you have dissimilar metals in your mouth, they may cause an unwanted electrical current that may also affect you.

Dr. Rothchild is a General Dentist in the Chicago land area who has been practicing holistic dentistry for over 25 years.  He is an international speaker on the subject and is on the faculty of two medical schools. You can contact him at (847) 884-1220.  Visit his web site.