Ginnie, I agree, who wants to have an infected tooth! The bite should always be able to be corrected, in my opinion.

I never want another root canal either. That's why I need these 2 teeth to be prepped without "going too far".

I've become quite suspicious of dentists in general in the last 6 years because of bad experiences, including endodontists.

My current dentist is a very religious woman, even has Christian music playing throughout the office. I like her and she has done good work, except one time, when she gave me an inlay instead of a whole crown. It came off, about a year and a half later, and had to be replaced. She made good on that.

I'll see how she reacts Wednesday when I go in for the permanent crown, and I bring up the mercury removal protocol and tell her how I feel about getting anymore root canals!

Gretchen

Gretchen...

Even religious people can be misinformed .... she is not doing anything maliciously... just with blinders on.

Bryanna

I love your honesty, Bryanna!

I'm not sure if I should "tick" a dentist off who may hold the life of 2 of my teeth in her hands. LOL! I never know what I may say if the mood strikes me though!

There is another dentist I remember who may be a better choice than the one I have. She was going to do a lot of crown work for me years ago, but I chickened out. At that time, I had already had 2 root canals and some bad dental experience, so didn't want to "mess" with things. Bad idea on my part, I know. By the way, I still have 2 root canaled teeth.

However, she did take films to see if the root canals had failed, I remember this part of it. So, she seemed to know that root canals did not always work. I remember wondering why she would even be questioning the root canal work. I didn't even think that they could become infected. Now I know better!

I am going to call her office on Monday and see if I can get a cleaning, which I need, and have her go over their mercury removal protocol. If I like what she says, I will probably have her do that work. This would give me a clean slate and no emotional garbage or ill thoughts, so to speak.

I'll keep in touch! Gretchen

Hi Gretchen,

Irrelevant of where you go for dental work, it is imperative to make the dentist aware of your concerns. I can tell you that the patient who is forthright (in a friendly and non antagonistic manner) with their concerns and their boundaries will be treated more carefully and will most likely be given more information by their dentist .... as compared to the patient who comes across shy about their concerns and gives the impression that they will just go along with whatever their dentist chooses for them.

Also, to save yourself some time.... you can call different dental offices and ask what their mercury removal protocol is... if you get what's that?? as a response, you know they have no clue about the toxicity issues and you'd want to avoid them completely. If you get... oh we follow the protocol.... ask what it is because it can vary a lot and not be as protective as it should be. An inside tip....dentists can be very frugal and they tend to take short cuts wherever they can to minimize their costs.

Okay.... let us know how you make out

Bryanna

Hi Bryanna

You are right about being forthright about your concerns, it shows that you are an informative consumer. I just had a similar situation with my dog's Vet about vaccinations. She was amazed that I knew so much and was trying to give my "baby" 2 shots that were just not needed.

That's a great idea about asking over the phone about the dental mercury removal protocol. I will do that tomorrow.

Thanks again for all the much needed information you share!
Gretchen

Gretchen,

I had a similar situation with my cats and a vet that insisted on vaccinating them... over and over again. I sought a new vet who was willing to do serum antibody titer tests on my animals .... and bingo... no more vaccines needed!

Here is a great link about titer testing for you and any other pet owners reading this...

http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/titer-testing/

Bryanna

Bryanna, That's good information to know, thanks for the link!

My dog doesn't react well to the tick and flea applications either and I hate giving them to her. I usually only use half of the tube a month, which is better, but anything is toxic. Just the thought of using a pesticide on her makes me feel very bad.

I know they have oral medication, but that also has side effects. I'd like to use something more natural, but it would have to work. I don't want fleas in the house either!

I'll keep you posted on the dental stuff.
Gretchen