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Holistic mercury free dental care. Removing mercury amalgam fillings using the IAOMT precautions. Environmentally sound dentistry. Its an interesting concept. Youre concerned about the environment you live in, right Are you as concerned about the environment that lives within you I asked a patient friend if she would use her professional radio voice and read some of our patient testimonials for our website. She did a wonderful job. An expanding body of research indicates that proper dental treatment has a major impact on your general health. including the relationship of dental plaque to stroke and heart attack. Several theories exist to explain the link between periodontal disease and heart disease. One theory is that oral bacteria can affect the heart when they enter the blood stream, attaching to fatty plaques in the coronary arteries heart blood vessels and contributing to clot formation. Coronary artery disease is characterized by a thickening of the walls of the coronary arteries due to the buildup of fatty proteins. Blood clots can obstruct normal blood flow, restricting the amount of nutrients and oxygen required for the heart to function properly. This may lead to heart attacks. American Academy of Periodontology Did you know that SILVER FILLINGS contain more MERCURY than any other metal. The FDA has recently changed its position on dental amalgam fillings as of June 2008. This is what their website says What are the safety concerns about dental amalgam Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses. When amalgam fillings are placed in teeth or removed from teeth, they release mercury vapor. Mercury vapor is also released during chewing. FDA s rulemaking described in question 7 will examine evidence concerning whether release of mercury vapor can cause health problems, including neurological disorders, in children and fetuses. These are some of the serious potential dangers of mercury amalgam fillings and more information is currently being gathered now. We are awaiting the FDAs final opinion. Additional studies have pointed to a relationship between periodontal disease and stroke. In one study that looked at the causal relationship of oral infection as a risk factor for stroke, people diagnosed with acute cerebrovascular ischemia were found more likely to have an oral infection when compared to those in the control group. American Academy of PeriodontologyLess