Safe amalgam removal technology and protocol:
We have been committed to mercury free dentistry for our guests for 15 years.
But what happens when old silver fillings of newer patients break down?
Our Answer: Leading Edge Technology!

Regardless of which side of the amalgam-safety controversy seems most reasonable to you. Our goal is to provide the safest possible removal of mercury-silver fillings, especially as old restorations break down. There is after all, no question that amalgam fillings are 48-52% mercury.


Our Amalgam-Removal Technology and Protocol:

FOR OUR TEAM Exposure to ambient mercury is occupational. Our rubber-based masks have two filters, an outer one to trap the mercury particulates that can lodge in our lungs during amalgam removal and an inner one to filter mercury dust and vapour. FOR OUR PATIENTS a) Our patients rinse with a food grade coconut husk charcoal, just like at the hospital, to protect them from absorbing any harmful toxins during the procedure. b) We use a narrow, round-tip bur to section old amalgam fillings in the largest chunks possible in order to reduce release of mercury vapour, particulates and dust. c) Copious use of distilled, ozonated water during removal suppresses mercury vapour, particulates and dust, helping to trap amalgam debris in the suction system. LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY The IQAIR Dental HG (MERCURY) FLEXVAC represents an extra precaution. The flexible self-supporting suction arm of the FlexVac positions near your head to capture mercury vapour, particulates, and dust, reducing measurable ambient mercury debris (as well as drill aerosols, VOC’s, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, dust, viruses, bacteria and microbial contaminants) to nearly zero. Meticulous maintenance of equipment maximizes the efficiency of our technology, and we use ozonated water in our lines. As post amalgam removal protocol, we apply medical-grade-oxygen-ozone to the site in the tooth from which we have removed decay. Oxygen-ozone kills bacteria, fungi and viruses prior to the placement of the final restoration. FOR THE PLANET Toronto requires amalgam separators for dental offices. Approximately 64% of mercury load on city waste management used to come from dentistry. Our Sometex amalgam separator tests at a 99%+ capture rate. It’s designed to keep municipal sludge mercury-free. Research indicates that some 20 tons of mercury would not be discharged into the environment annually if every dental office had a separator installed on its water lines.

What Should You Conclude:
The Canadian and American Dental Association still consider amalgam fillings within standard-of-care dentistry. We simply provide the safest removal process, especially as old amalgams break down.


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