Tooth amalgams or what many dentists call “silver” tooth fillings contain large amount of toxic mercury and may cause toxicity in the body. This is what Michael, a patient who was recently diagnosed with Small fiber neuropathy learned too late. He had 13 teeth and teeth spaces flled with toxic tooth amalgam which he thought was the better option considering the much lower price.
He regrets that decision today. He has been suffering every day for the past 8 months now because he developed small fiber neruopathy from too much mercury content in his body. The mercury was let out of his body a few weeks ago but the neuropathy is still there.
He suffers continuous pain in his arms and feet and the pain is now crawling to his legs. He always has headache and he has occasional bouts of dizziness. He finds it hard to sleep at night because of the pain. The pain killers help for only a short time.
He didn’t know why he had high level of mercury in his body until he came across an internet forum where someone posted that peole should be careful with tooth amalgams because the mercury leach into the body system and may cause damage to the nerves. Michael asked his doctor about it and his doctor told him that there is a high probability that his tooth amagams are the source of the mercury in his blood.
When you plan to have your tooth filled, check with your dentist the tooth amalgams that they use. It is better to have a laser filling than these “silver” amalgams because they come with high mercury content that is toxic and cause small fiber neruopathy.