From Dr. Hesham El-Essawy.


One of the surprises that I had in the process of safe removal of amalgam was that, if there is amalgam under a crown or a bridge, mercury will leak very readily from underneath them. This has sharply undermined my confidence in any and every crown and bridge cement and also taught me that you almost cannot stop mercury vapour from going where it wishes to go. That experience led me to conclude that in the case of health compromised patients I should not leave any crowns or bridges that give off a positive mercury reading after the frank amalgam fillings were removed. I also found that the patient will not recover fully unless ALL amalgam and ALL mercury were removed from the mouth.

Dr. Hesham El-Essawy.
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