Yes, this is true. Because they can handle the exposure, our concerns can seem exaggerated or possibly even neurotic to some of them and it makes it hard to ask questions because you feel like you're just going to annoy them....you don't want them grinding their teeth whilst their working on yours <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

However, if I find that a dentist becomes too easily irritated or refusals to answer certain questions, I often move on. This is a strong indicator that he/she is not taking my concerns seriously enough, probably doesn't take the mercury issue seriously enough or isn't willing to take the time and effort to answer and comply with my concerns. We are their employers in a sense, we pay them, they serve us. Why so often is it us being afraid to offend or irritate them? It should really be the other way around.

The massage therapist probably had a stronger constitution towards mercury and was able to handle the extra exposure during removals. Because some have had disastrous results from slap dash amalgam removal. She is lucky it worked out so well. I seemed "ok" too at the time, but I was also following a good diet, plus did not have the immune issues i have these days. My one big problem was mercury.

I didn't notice any real issues with removals at the time. I had no protection during most of them too. However, once there were no more left, if you've got enough backload of mercury stored up, you can be hit with symptoms later down the road as it tries to offload. Not pleasant and something that requires a good, safe effective protocol to handle and eliminate.

Did the massage therapist have health problems before removal? Or did she go through with it for preventative measures? Because this too could be another reason why she came through it ok. Also did she use any chelation/detox protocols?

lol yeah, the very last removal, the one where I had a biologic dentist using all protective measures and she goes and let's me swallow the amalgam. So her removal wound up being the one that made me most ill....yet I would have thought vapor exposure would have been worse than swallowing solid amalgam pieces...? So I cannot figure that one out.

Well, at least your dentist gave you the option of the rubber dam. So you could request it if you feel it might be extra helpful. I haven't made my mind up about it yet.

Yeah ideally you'd be wise to stick to the same dentist. But it's the immune cycle that is a concern. Does the immune cycle still apply after the 21 days are up? If not, you could always wait it out before getting the last two replaced! It would also give your body a good break in the meantime.

By the way, check out my post above, I think ours crossed in posting! Tell me what you think.

I hope this link here might help in your search for a dentist in your area, should you require going to someone else.
http://www.holisticdentalnetwork.com/directory_splash.php and you can also find complimentary physicians there too if you need one.

Cheers.