Re: Why We Use No Mercury In The Fillings We Place

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Date: 09/30/04 

Date: 30 Sep 2004 01:23:16 GMT

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>It might get her better advice tho'
 
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The Evils of Dentistry - Tooth Truth - Review
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Nov, 2001 by Roy B. Kupsinel Save a
personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net.
Get started now. (It's free.)Tooth Truth

by Frank J. Jerome, DDS

[C]1995 and 2000. Available from Tooth Truth, 639 Washington Street, Columbus,
Indiana 47201 USA; 812-376-8525

As I glance to my right I see in the bookcase Nutrition and Physical
Degeneration by Weston Price, DDS. This classic health book is one that I read
several years ago. Along with others, I have gone on record as stating that it
should be read by all medical and dental students, physicians and dentists. I
have just recently completed reading Tooth Truth by Frank Jerome, DDS. I wish
to add this masterpiece to my recommendation as a most practical book and
extend the reading invitation also to the truth-seeking lay person -- the
potential patient.

In 1992 I wrote and published in Health Consciousness magazine, "Tooth Truths,"
the story from my teenage years of my root canal tooth and its effect on my
health and life. If I only knew then what Frank is teaching now in his Tooth
Truth! There would have been no root canal. My experience is only a drop in the
fountain of knowledge presented in Tooth Truth. I have learned through my 72
years that people function at different levels of health consciousness. Those
seeking a higher level of awareness educate themselves. The next step is often
difficult for many to take. Procrastination and resistance may interfere with
growth. This step is to weigh information about a specific issue, then make an
intelligent choice and take positive action.

Dr. Jerome's writings are like a one-on-one personal talk with you. He writes
clearly and comprehensively and tells it like it is. With his revelations and
criticisms of conventional dentistry, I did not feel any hostility towards the
dental profession. He is to be commended for speaking out about dentistry,
including secrets that your dentist does not want you to know. He is a brave
man to put his professional life on the line with the dental establishment as
he speaks out against much of organized dentistry.

Dentistry is controlled by the American Dental Association, just like my
profession of medicine is by the American Medical Association. When a dentist
follows the rules and regulations of the ADA he is unlikely to get into any
trouble. Amalgam fillings, crowns and root canals are the bread and butter for
the dentist. Many dentists are driven first by economics and not by serving the
best interests of the patient. Also, the level of competence varies among
dentists. Some are truly incompetent! They create problems by damaging the
patient's teeth and cover it up with subsequent dental work that generates more
income for the dentist and more expense for the patient. Organized dentistry is
unlikely to voluntarily change its ways. It is up to us, the patients, to bring
pressure on the dental profession to raise their consciousness to make changes.

When I had my root canal at age sixteen, I had been taught and had ingrained in
my belief system that any tooth is worth saving. Dr. Jerome questions if saving
any tooth is worth damaging your immune system. Dogma is powerful Dr. Jerome
has covered all the bases -- all the phases of dentistry, including the
economics, insurance, toxicology, procedures and prevention.

I have been involved as a student of the alternatives in dentistry for about 20
years and incorporate my knowledge in my own health care as well as my
patients. Dr. Jerome has expanded my consciousness -- awareness, understanding
and knowledge -- and he will do the same for you as you read Tooth Truth.

1. It is most important for the individual to take responsibility for his
health.

2. It is okay to ask the dentist "why" and if you don't get satisfactory
answers or incur anger, find another dentist. Or, you may even be dismissed by
the dentist.

3. Currently there are some new types of dental business models aside from the
traditional fee for service ones. These control the dentist and the services
you receive -- just like similar ones in medicine. The skills, judgments and
clinical decisions of the dentist are being controlled and modified by these
third party organizations.

4. Mercury-amalgam fillings are extremely toxic and are to be avoided. They may
contribute to birth defects, Alzheimer's disease and a host of other physical,
mental and emotional diseases.

5. Did you know the life of an amalgam filling is only 10-15 years? A crown,
15-20 years? My dentists have never told me that. What is one to do in the
future when this time runs out?

6. Dr. Jerome writes about physicians being "dentally-blind." I agree. In
medical school (over 40 years ago) we probably had one day on dentistry (like
the one day on nutrition). It is time for the physician and the dentist both,
to treat the entire person and not just their respective parts with the
conventionally-approved practices.

7. Proper extractions involve the removal of the tooth plus the cementum, the
periodontal ligaments and the periosteum. Failure to do so often results in a
subsequent major problem called a cavitation. Few dentists do this complete
procedure and thus create illness that may never or rarely be diagnosed and
treated. For example, the wisdom teeth that are removed in most of us are
related via the energy circuits called acupuncture meridians, to the heart. If
cavitations form, there is a short-circuit on the meridian. Bacteria and toxins
gather in the extraction area and this oral pathology may often contribute to
cardiac problems. But how many dentists or physicians are thinking of this
connection when their patient has a heart attack and even dies?

8. As I learned in medicine in the l970s, the solution that Dr. Jerome gives is
the same and it may be called prevention or, better yet, primary prevention.
The latter means to prevent the problem before it even gets started. The key
word here is nutrition. It starts with the parents before conception and
continues during the pregnancy and thereafter in the child. Sugar is the worst
offender.

9. Here is a brief run-down of the contents: What is the problem? How to find
the truth. The role of organized dentistry. How the practice of dentistry
works. Mercury in your mouth. Electricity in your mouth. What are the risks?
How are teeth damaged? What to do? What materials to use? Crowning teeth. Root
canals! Pulling teeth can cause problems. Replacing missing teeth. Braces
(Orthodontics) What's the truth about fluoridation? Other dangers. What you can
do. The spectre of HIV/AIDS. The future of dentistry. Here are some quotes from
Tooth Truth:

"For every year the toxins (mercury-amalgam fillings) have been implanted, it
may take your body a month to detoxify itself. If the metals have been in 20 or
30 years, expect it to take 20 or 30 months to get the majority of the mercury
out of the body's tissues."

"The true value of dentistry is to prevent problems, not repair them after they
occur."

"Depression is a common side effect of mercury exposure."

"Change must come from the people... it is a political battle up to the people
to fight."

"Mercury is poisonous and should not be used in the human body."

"A healthy tooth does not decay."

"There are contaminants in all dental materials."

"All gold used (in dentistry) contains sine nickel."

"No dental treatment is permanent but damage done to tooth structure is
forever."

"Crowns should be avoided. A living tooth should be left alone."

"The potential for root canaled teeth to damage your health cannot be
emphasized enough."

"Dentists do root canals on their mistakes. (20% of crowned teeth die.)"