removing amalgam fillings

• September 7, 2015

  Is it safe to remove amalgam fillings?

  I have old silver fillings from a long time ago that I want to have removed and replaced with white ones instead. One dentist told me it was safer to keep the silver ones, as more mercury can be released during the removal process. Is this true? — Marcia Marcia, There are some who are…

• April 21, 2015

  Can mercury-free dentist help get my blood pressure in check?

  I’ve never been a health nut, but I stay pretty healthy and active. At my last medical checkup, the doctor told me that I have high blood pressure, and that he wants me to go on medication to control it. I don’t have a family history of it, and, like I said, I’m healthy. I…