As the case for dental mercury grows weaker and weaker, you can see its champions changing tactics to support their use of this dental material. Instead of addressing evidence of its toxicity, they praise its longevity, durability and ease of use. They say that the mercury used in amalgam isn’t “the bad kind” (that […]
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Advances in Mercury Testing & Detox
If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you may have seen the new IAOMT video we posted last week – a powerful animation showing all the routes mercury can take from a dental office into the environment. Truly, even if you don’t have a single “silver” amalgam filling in your mouth, you’re still affected […]
The Answer to the Question Is… Microscopic Air Abrasion
What do you call a technique that uses the principles of sandblasting to stream microscopic (27 or 50 microns) sand particles on a tooth or dental material to remove decay, glossy enamel or slick, non-adhesive surfaces of dental materials? Microscopic air abrasion. What can be used during dental treatment that produces no heat, no […]