"Have you been tested for the replacement materials before you get them put in? "

Testing won't really help, as my dentist is not offering me options for alternative materials. The larger filings are being replaced with inlays and onlays, and the smaller ones with composites. He uses just one composite material, so I have no choices. I needed some crowns and expressed concerns about the metal in crowns. He said that I could get all pocelain crowns at a slight additional cost. I asked him if they would be structurally strong enough, and he said yes. So my latest crowns will be all porcelain. I don't have any composites yet. I guess I should just get a few composites installed the first time to see if I have a reaction to them. I asked him if he uses Diamond Lite and he said no. He told me what he uses, but I forgot what he said. I guess many are worrying about bis phenol a.

I think I need to get the rest of the mercury out of my mouth and then perhaps start chelating. The chemical sensitivity has been driving me crazy. I need to avoid indoor places with a large number of people. When I go to an event that I expect few people to attend, sometimes I need to leave in a hurry if many people show up and someone is wearing a strong cologne or perfume. I try switching seats to the least crowded area, but often this doesn't help. I wish something would be done about the toxic aldehydes in many fragrences. They aren't just in perfumes and colognes, but also in many shampoos, soaps, laundry detergents, cleaning products, etc. Cigarette smoke is a big problem for me. While smoking is banned in indoor public places, I can sometimes get a bad reaction when someone walking down the sidewalk near me is smoking. I wish legislation would be passed to ban smoking in all public places, including city sidewalks.