SMART Removal Technique

SMART Removal Technique

SMART Removal Technique   What is SMART protocol? SMART is developed by the IAOMT organization and stands for: Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique. Since the amount of mercury vapors released is increased when removing the restoration with a dental handpiece, the protocol was developed to ensure that the patient and the dental team is protected … Read more

What’s in Your Mouth? (Part 2)

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So, if mercury is a known neurotoxin, and it’s in the mouths of millions of people, what are the options for removing it safely?  And what is a safe material to replace it with? Thankfully, there is a safe protocol in removing silver mercury fillings in such a way that the mercury vapor exposure is reduced.  … Read more

What’s In Your Mouth? (Part 1)

What's in your mouth

Silver fillings—millions of people have them.  Besides the obvious fact that they are ugly, what exactly are they?   Silver fillings are otherwise known as mercury amalgam fillings.  As a matter of fact, approximately 50% of the mercury amalgam filling is actually mercury, the shiny silver liquid metal that used to be in glass thermometers. … Read more