I am a PD patient who spent lose to 30 years working in dental offices. I am still unsure about the relationship of Mercury and Neurological diseases. Back in my younger days, there were no gloves, no masks, direct handling of mercury and no special ventilation during amalgam removal. It all seems pretty ignorant when you look back on it, we all knew it was toxic if you broke a thermometer, but squeeze the mercury out of the amalgam to make it the right consistency, with our bare hands? It was done all the time.

For a time I blamed that dental history on my PD but if that is the case why do I know dozens of teachers with PD and no dental professionals? Why did I test fine for Mercury and high in aluminum?

It has always been my belief that when it comes time to replace fillings, have it done with a more contemporary material. If you don't have insurance doing it in one fail swoop will be very costly as it will be even if you have good insurance.

Karen