Okay, so I went to the 'natural' dentist today. Aside from the fact that he insisted on 4 bite wing x-rays (and I had already given him a recent Pano) that I swear he didn't even GLANCE at, and then I told him where my cavaties were (yes, I already knew!!! :roll: )
Here is the dilemma: After he fills 2 cavaties I have (with a flouride free, BPA free, but still plastic filling which will apparently still create BPA relatives in my body), I have a choice to have all of my remaining Mercury fillings removed during two visits following the IAMOT proceedure which reduces exposure during extraction by 98%.
I would have to wean for this and would not be able to TTC for three months following extraction.
This is the only time I can do this, otherwise I will have to wait another 3 years after I have another baby. BUT, if I TTC in March (midwife says post m/c fertility is esp. high) and skip the extraction, AND I am able to hit it on the first try, I will be able to have a baby in the same year as I have already met my 2400 deductible in. Of course Mercury removal is not free or even close, so I have to consider both costs.
Background: On 10/23/08, 2 HUGE Mercury fillings were removed by act of dental bullying NOT following IMO a safe protocol at all. Definitely not following the IAMOT protocol for safe removal. This was unquestionably a mercury exposure moment. The only question is how much and unfortunately, there is not really a great way to test this, and I haven't found ANY way to test myself for BPA.
They were replaced by two HUGE Composite fillings which may or may not of contained Bisphenol-A. I couldn't ask after being yelled at so hard. I conceived my child 14 days later by accident and that pregnancy ended at 10 weeks with a fetal demise.
I know, it could have been chromosomal, sure, but that mostly happens at 6-8 weeks right? 10 week m/cs are more rare, seems like. Also, I felt this would interfere with the pregnancy right from the start, I didn't even mean to get pregnant that month. So bottom line: maybe they were unrelated but I doubt it!
So this has left me feeling like 'F mercury!!!' I want it out of my mouth! I have 9 fillings total, IMO, most medium/small. They do continually release mercury, moreso as they age, and also I cannot chelate, etc, while they are in because that will just make the mercury come out faster.
But on the other hand, I have not found that much support for Mercury exposure=miscarriage in the medical literature via PubMed.
This could be because it is not there, or it could be because of the great medical silence/subterfuge on this topic. (The ADA was claiming 'amalgum' (read: mercury) fillings were safe until like last week and most dentists don't even follow OSHA with regard to mercury because they are myopic on this issue. Most still refer to them as 'silver' or 'amalgum' even though they contain more mercury than silver)
Some m/c sites do list Mercury as one of the environmental toxins which could cause m/c. However, I DID find this study which links miscarriages with BPA: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...full/20/8/2325
This could all be real easy if I could ascertain my respective levels, but somehow that seems real difficult/impossible. If you have any leads for testing, esp. BPA testing, please post!
Ugh! If you have carried a pack of kids with a mouth full of mercury fillings, please post that too!!! So bottom line: WWYD? Get 2 more plastic fillings for existing cavaties, have my permanent retainer (plastic and nickel) removed, and call it a day?
Or do all this, wean DS, spend some $$$, get all mercury fillings removed, detox for 3 months and then TTC?
X-posted far and wide because this is complex and I need feedback! Anyone who read all the way to the bottom, Thank YOU! Medical types, please weigh in, I am very interested in your opinion, especially if you know how I could obtain testing!
Here is the dilemma: After he fills 2 cavaties I have (with a flouride free, BPA free, but still plastic filling which will apparently still create BPA relatives in my body), I have a choice to have all of my remaining Mercury fillings removed during two visits following the IAMOT proceedure which reduces exposure during extraction by 98%.
I would have to wean for this and would not be able to TTC for three months following extraction.
This is the only time I can do this, otherwise I will have to wait another 3 years after I have another baby. BUT, if I TTC in March (midwife says post m/c fertility is esp. high) and skip the extraction, AND I am able to hit it on the first try, I will be able to have a baby in the same year as I have already met my 2400 deductible in. Of course Mercury removal is not free or even close, so I have to consider both costs.
Background: On 10/23/08, 2 HUGE Mercury fillings were removed by act of dental bullying NOT following IMO a safe protocol at all. Definitely not following the IAMOT protocol for safe removal. This was unquestionably a mercury exposure moment. The only question is how much and unfortunately, there is not really a great way to test this, and I haven't found ANY way to test myself for BPA.
They were replaced by two HUGE Composite fillings which may or may not of contained Bisphenol-A. I couldn't ask after being yelled at so hard. I conceived my child 14 days later by accident and that pregnancy ended at 10 weeks with a fetal demise.
I know, it could have been chromosomal, sure, but that mostly happens at 6-8 weeks right? 10 week m/cs are more rare, seems like. Also, I felt this would interfere with the pregnancy right from the start, I didn't even mean to get pregnant that month. So bottom line: maybe they were unrelated but I doubt it!
So this has left me feeling like 'F mercury!!!' I want it out of my mouth! I have 9 fillings total, IMO, most medium/small. They do continually release mercury, moreso as they age, and also I cannot chelate, etc, while they are in because that will just make the mercury come out faster.
But on the other hand, I have not found that much support for Mercury exposure=miscarriage in the medical literature via PubMed.
This could be because it is not there, or it could be because of the great medical silence/subterfuge on this topic. (The ADA was claiming 'amalgum' (read: mercury) fillings were safe until like last week and most dentists don't even follow OSHA with regard to mercury because they are myopic on this issue. Most still refer to them as 'silver' or 'amalgum' even though they contain more mercury than silver)
Some m/c sites do list Mercury as one of the environmental toxins which could cause m/c. However, I DID find this study which links miscarriages with BPA: http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...full/20/8/2325
This could all be real easy if I could ascertain my respective levels, but somehow that seems real difficult/impossible. If you have any leads for testing, esp. BPA testing, please post!
Ugh! If you have carried a pack of kids with a mouth full of mercury fillings, please post that too!!! So bottom line: WWYD? Get 2 more plastic fillings for existing cavaties, have my permanent retainer (plastic and nickel) removed, and call it a day?
Or do all this, wean DS, spend some $$$, get all mercury fillings removed, detox for 3 months and then TTC?
X-posted far and wide because this is complex and I need feedback! Anyone who read all the way to the bottom, Thank YOU! Medical types, please weigh in, I am very interested in your opinion, especially if you know how I could obtain testing!
