Drill Day 3... for real this time

Finally after waiting another 2 weeks due to cancelled appointment its finally here.... my mental state of mind went to a very bad place that first week of waiting...  really tested my strength.

26th April

I am going to have to rush from work and rush back to work as its so busy at work, didn't need the extra stress.

So same procedure.. dentist said so you know what to do by now!! I was very calm.

Injection didn't hurt as much this time, little bit of pain and cramping in my left side of jaw until the anaesthetic cut in. Rubber dam... noisy air filtration unit.

So he started with the upper left. As he started to drill my heart started fluttering and beating so hard. But I was so calm! Why was this happening? Nearly asked him to stop as I was scared but a thought came in my head "Its the Amalgam... just come out you b*****d". He got it out pretty quick thankfully heart went back to normal .... phew I am still alive!!!!!!!!

So onto my 2 lower left molars - I had fillings down the side, with one tooth being filled in the middle as well. I also have a small mouth. The dentist was struggling to get the rubber dam one and he split one. So he did the sides with one rubber dam and then did the main filling with another rubber dam. Got very subtle twitching in my hands and legs when amalgam came out.

Again decay underneath every single filling on left side = Decay underneath every single amalgam filling I had!!!!!
As Amalgam expands and contracts at different rates to teeth it cracks your teeth. My lower left molar has cracked underneath. but as I have no symptoms in it (pain, throbbing) dentist said it should be OK and I shouldn't lose my tooth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Afterwards he got me to bite down and grind and then he shaped them and polished them up.

Before and After pictures of each tooth:


 


THATS THE EASY BIT DONE!!!!! Just got to get the poison out of my body... Detox can begin!

After effects

Well I felt well even though I had to go back and deal with stressful work. However 4 hours later I started mid cycle bleeding which freaked me out. Then in the evening I got bad back aches around my kidneys, so bad I could barely eat my dinner.

Bleeding stopped by Saturday midday with a stringy dark red thread... is that a small fibriod?

I doubled up on my vitamin C powder and by Sat afternoon I was feeling well enough to go out and meet my friend.

Sunday morning went for a run, I was 40 seconds faster, not so tortuous. Coughed for the rest of the afternoon (this is normal for me after runs, I run because it clears my lungs, if I don't run at least once a week I feel like I am going to suffocate)

Sunday night I had reflexology. My reflexologist was impressed at how my reflexes had changed. She did a full treatment but more work on my sinus's, liver and adrenals. She said my feet were really buzzing with energy.
Monday morning (ie today) woke up and felt really tired, lucky I work from home on Mondays so no rush hour traffic to deal with. But as day has gone on felt OK, so its probably my adrenals. Even though I feel tired I feel like my body worked hard over night doing things. Definately early night again tonight.

I am longsighted due to genetics, but I swear I am less long sighted today... can focus on things much closer. Eyes still blurry  but I do have less darting sparkly dots. (just realised I am not wearing my glassess lol)

The deep down sore muscles in my shoulder has released a bit, there is still pain there but I never expected a miraculous recovery. However I do think my massage therapist will actually get somewhere with it now... gets better every day.

Only slight pain in injection site on Saturday, but no sore teeth... they look and feel great!

NEXT CHAPTER DETOX BEGINS

Drill Day 3...or maybe not

April 9th
Had reflexology today. I got her to focus on Liver, adrenal glands but also bit on sinus and circulation, the heart. When you get the final fillings out your body knows and spends the first 3 months cleaning the blood. It definately makes a difference, woke up next day feeling like I had been run over by a bus, I normally wake up feeling like I have been run over by a convoy of tanks.. so that is an improvement.
My reflexologist is actually my friend so she is more open with her opinions of my feet than if it was just a professional relationship. She is really fascinated by the changes she can feel, she said "I know it sounds weird but your feet feel like they are zinging with energy". She is really excited by how much they change everytime I have a filling out.

April 11th
Got a phone call at 8am... the dentist is sick and they can't fit me in until April 26th!!!!!!!!!
I was so upset, I know its not his fault, its just when you are so desperate its like a big blow.
When you decide your fillings are poisoning you, you go through a stage where you just want them out, every single second they are in there they are poisoning you. So I have 2 more weeks, 14 days of more poisoning still to go.
I'm now going to have to have them out on a really busy week, didn't need that kind of extra pressure.
I'm in a really negative place today, the tiniest thing is a big issue, its hard trying to pull yourself back up. But you must, you must always stay strong and when things get hard you just have to try harder.

Drill Day 2

25th March I have reflexology session to help my body prepare focussing on mouth and detoxification.

28th March... time for my second session.

The Appointment

I was fairly relaxed this time. Even looking forward to it. But it did feel a bit of a non-event. It was only 1 filling this time, my top right, but after this my right side is done. Also getting my bottom temporary fillings (which had gone flourescent yellow thanks to noone warning me about not eating tumeric whilst you have temporary fillings in) replaced with my ceramics.

So he numbed my mouth and I had to have injections in upper and lower. Again the same pain in the jaw so its really hard to open your mouth, until the anaesthetic kicked in (I opted for adrenal free anaesthetic which can take longer to take effect. You are not supposed to have adrenaline based anaesthetics if you have methylation problems ie if you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome type of symptoms).

The rubber dam went over my upper tooth this time. If you could feel it more being wedged in. Mainly because the anaesthetic does not numb your upper jaw like your lower jaw. Again uncomfortable as its wedged between your tooth, but its OK. Then the big air filter is switched on and put close to my mouth.

So he starts drilling and gets the amalgam out within a few mins (in a big lump to reduce vapour). My whole right leg and lower left leg trembled as amalgam taken out. A little decay underneath (amalgam fillings just do not do the job!). Then he puts some composite in, light cures it, more composite, light cures. ie it is built up in several layers to make sure it sets properly so that it will last. He then gets me to grind and then polishes up into a tooth like shape that fits my bite. Rubber dam is then removed.

Next removal of my temporary fillings on 2 lower rights. He literally gets an instrument and pings out the temporary fillings. Feels a little disconcerting as it feels like something pulling at your tooth. Then he cements around and fiddles about and places the ceramic inlay. Light cures it in place. He then does some polishing and gets me to grind, more polishing and makes sure bite fits together.

After Effects

I felt well afterwards, no real sore mouth or anything. But what was weird was getting used to tooth shaped lumps again. Metal fillings cannot be shaped, whereas ceramic/composites are shaped like teeth. Makes eating feel more normal.

The next day I went running - it was still as tortuous as ever! But I was able to stay awake at a friends birthday do, then go shopping the next day, then go to inlaws the day after (who live 2 hr drive away) for lunch.

On the Monday felt really tired. Got home from work on Tuesday and thats when the cold started. My cold lasted all week but I recovered from it faster than my husband, which is a real turn around. A cold normally knocks me out for 3 weeks. Yesterday I mowed the lawn without stopping for a rest.. last time I had to have 10 rests!! Then I planted 60 bulbs and 12 plug plants along with weeding in the appropriate beds. I then tidied house and cooked a roast dinner. Husband was very ill with cold so I had to do everything!

I did have some TMJ type pain on left side over the weekend, I think my bite is different and after a few days of pain my jaw feels better. I think my jaw is going back to the right place, not so much feeling like there is sand in my left jaw joint.

Luckily I am better from my cold before my last drill day (can't stand anyone touching my face when I have a cold due to my sinuses).

Its hard for me to tell due to my cold any effects from that filling. However there is definately less dancing spots in my eyes and ghost images appear less frequently. Blurryness has also lessoned. More energy!


Even 1 filling can have an effect, it all depends on your body's ability to excrete toxins!

Drill Day 1

Its the 15th March 2013... we will see if I am well enough to finish this post when I get back! He said I should feel fine but I know I react to everything. Got hubby standing by in case he needs to collect me.

Just sitting here waiting to go now.....
I am actually looking forward to getting these evil things out of me.
Slightly nervous, no one really wants a dental drill in their mouth!

So its now 5th April..... I did not finish the post that day because I felt so well and wanted to go out and enjoy myself...... so now I am catching up my blogging!

So back to 15th March....

As I was putting on my coat the reality hit me. I felt sick, very nervous, what was I doing, should I be doing this, my thoughts were racing.
Get to the dentist office, they were really nice to me. My heart still racing.

The Procedure

Getting on the chair bit difficult due to my bad shoulder. Then the dentist starts moving the chair up and down, up and down as he fiddled about...obviously he has never had vertigo... god the room was not good. So he was taking moulds and things like that for my inlay ceramics. Sit up rinse, sit back down chair move up and down, up, room spin, down, room spin, up, room spin, down, room spin... thanks!!

Eventually sorted himself out and put some numbing cream in my mouth. Then he puts the needle in. You can't really feel it. The next part is the worst, my whole side of my jaw went stiff and so painful. Then he asked me to open my mouth, I could barely open it the pain and stiffness in my jaw muscles was too much. But I did (afterall I am used to living with 24/7 pain). He kept asking me if my lip had gone numb. I had no idea my whole face always feels numb. I kept saying I don't know. Think he thought I was mad. After about 1/2 hour anaesthetic kicked in and nothing hurt any more.

So he inserted the rubber dam. It is a piece of rubber with metal clips. He punches holes where your teeth go through. He then uses a piece of floss to wedge the rubber inbetween your teeth. This is uncomfortable, especially as my teeth are really tight together (so tight it is hard for me to floss so I use the interdental sticks). He then puts sealant around the teeth to make sure the rubber dam doesn't have any gaps. It does feel like you have a giant bit of rubber in your mouth but it is nice because you can't feel what they are doing with your tongue and easy to keep your tongue out of the way.

So they turn on their big air filter and put it right up to your face. Its so noisy!

So the dreaded drilling begins. As he starts drilling he checks the rubber dam is still sealed. The assistant is there with the water and suction. He uses a very quiet drill you don't feel a thing. The drilling takes 5 mins if that because he aims to get the amalgam out in one big lump to reduce vapour emission. One gone. Starts on the second one.

Few mins later I get this mass wave/sensation go down my right arm, right leg and the inside of my left thigh. It was a bit like a shock wave, but a good shock wave. It felt like a giant weight had been lifted, all the lead weight had been lifted from my right arm. Then the dentist said to me "thats all the amalgam out". Now remember this is only 2 out of my 6 fillings. I never expected anything to happen until all my fillings had gone.

He then used the hand slow drill to remove the decay underneath the amalgam filling (again more evidence that amalgam fillings just simply do not do the job a filling is supposed to do i.e. stop the decay). This is the horrible drill it vibrates your mouth. But it didn't take long.

He then removed the rubber dam. I then had a rinse out of my mouth. Your mouth is so numb and stiff it goes everywhere!! Embarassing. He then put temporary fillings which are cured with light. I then had to grind and bite so he could make sure they fitted my bite.

My chair was put up, my vertigo much improved.

All done for today :-)

Note: don't eat curry with temporary fillings - they stain easily with a nice bright yellow colour!!

The After Effects

I felt so well I popped into the supermarket next door straight after my appointment and bought some nice things for dinner and bits and bobs. Texted my husband told him I felt amazing! I could move my right arm, driving much easier. My  mouth was sore, my teeth throbbing, my jaw stiff.

Got home and after a bit the feeling started coming back in my mouth. So I had a peppermint tea it tasted so different. Everything has since then! I am smelling things also I have never smelt before (nice things luckily).

The next day I had so much more energy. Went out the next day with my husband. I was behaving so differently, just more energetic in the way I talked. My husband has always been supportive but in his heart of hearts he didn't really believe. Well he apologised that day, he just can't believe it.

I am not cured but am amazed I can feel so different after just having 2 (although they were the biggest and 1 was cracked) fillings out. I don't understand why I cannot scientifically explain it, but I can tell you it is definately not placebo, it is much more physical. Any doubts I had about mercury being poisonous are totally blown away.

By Monday I had proper tooth ache. So I put pure coconut oil on my gum by the tooth, really took my tooth ache away and it never came back. I used transdermal magnesium on my jaw muscle and the pain went away.

By now my thinking was so much clearer, concentrating better at work, still in shock about how different life is. Just the little things in life, like putting clothes in the washing machine, standing up chopping vegetables, these things are no problems.


I've gone from "wishing I could just lay down and die" to "I just need to sleep" ....... well thats an amazing improvement.... just from 2 out of 6 fillings being removed!

Composite and Ceramic replacements

I got the information from the dentist office about the materials he will be using.

Ceramics
These will be IPS e.Max made by Ivoclar vivadent. Some ceramics do contain Alumina which is an aluminium oxide. Because it gets baked at high temperature and made in a lab it is said to be stable and will not leach out. Mine are made from zirconium oxide and other bits and bobs! (I wished I had learnt more in chemistry at school)
http://www.roedentallab.com/downloads/emaxpressdata.pdf

Composites
Will be Grandio made in Germany by company called Voco GmbH. They still have BPAs (BIS-GMA) @ 1 - 3% which is a great deal lower than the normal composite fillings (they all vary so much). They are made from nano-technology, which means machines working with very small pieces, ie once the material is made there is no danger from this type of technology. It is the processing thats dangerous if the nanos get out of control. (this info was from one of my geeky techy friends who has a nano-technology department where he works). The literature I got seemed to suggest nano-technology scares people! So the real question is over the contents and whether they leach.

I think I probably get more BPAs from:
plastic bottles leaching BPAs into contents (shampoo/conditioner bottles not just water bottles which I hardly drink out of)
Can linings leaching into food
Skin products - moisturiser, shampoo, conditioner, shower/bath products
Using plastic containers to freeze food

So I will make more of an effort to cut my exposure this way. The alternatives to composites are glass iomers which often contain flouride. After my experiment with flouride free toothpaste I feel I am much more susceptable to negative effects of Flouride. Non BPA ones contain methyl-esters which can be just as bad. So I decided to have this composite. It is hard to choose which poison from a list of poisons. I will be working very hard to never get another cavity.

Interesting reading:
http://copublications.greenfacts.org/en/dental-amalgam/l-3/5-health-effects-alternative-materials.htm

 

This time I know exactly what is going in my mouth and what potential risks there might be. This is called informed consent. Something none of us were ever given when mercury was put in our mouths!

First Consulation at Holistic Dentist

I researched for a holistic dentist and found one quite close to my house. The dentist had practised for a number of years with the late Dr Jack Levenson (founder of the British Society for Mercury Free Dentists). The dentist practice website contained all the right information, the right protocol (rubber dam, air filtration, supplements) and use of metal free bio-compatible materials so I booked an initial consulatation.

He took the usual x-rays and had a camera. He showed me the blown up pictures where you could quite visibly see the stress fractures in 2 of my teeth. Well, there is the evidence that amalgams do indeed crack teeth! Amalgam expands and contracts at different rates to the teeth, this puts pressure on the tooth and cracks it. Eventually bits of the tooth will fracture off where you will require crowns or removal of the tooth. As amalgam does not bond to the tooth you have gaps down the sides where bacteria can travel to the bottom and continue to errode your tooth in a place you cannot clean. This in itself proves amalgam is not a good filling material.
One tooth of mine has always throbbed since the day the filling was put in, I just thought that this was normal. I have to say its been getting worse lately, sometimes hurts when I bite something crunchy. I don't tend to eat crunchy food as my teeth feel weak and find it hard to bite into crunchy things.

So he concluded I would need 2 ceramic inlays and the rest would be composite fillings. The fillings actually bond to your teeth, unlike amalgam, and will therefore bond with my teeth and cement the cracks back together. My teeth should then be strong again.

My BPA alarm bells went off over the composties, so I asked for information on what composites he would use. He said he would send me the information and I was a bit annoyed as he didn't want to discuss why his composties were safe. I just wanted reassurance as to why he decided those were the best. So I decided to wait for the information and then I could disucss more.
He also performed an Electrogalvanic test. In a re-occuring dream I have had since the fillings were put in I rip the teeth out in a certain order, well thats the same order as the micro-amp readings. Maybe my subconcious mind was right all along. Not had this dream since deciding to take them out.

I was also given a list of supplements to take the week before the first removal.

The dentist said 80% of people get better, especially with issues such as fatigue and arthritic type pains. The trouble is they have to be careful what they say still, otherwise they could be struck off, so they are stuck unable to tell you the whole truth.

I am excited, I feel like I have made the right decision, some people in your life will have such negative reactions to your decision. I have to have my fillings out now anyway because 2 of my teeth are cracked, so I might as well do the others (the negative people can stick that fact somewhere!).