Heavy Metal Poisoning: Potential Implant Complications?
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Print This PostDr. UK asks:
I have several patients that I have treatment planned for implant placement and restoration who have suffered from heavy metal poisoning – such as mercury. I cannot find any studies on this subject to determine if this will be a potential factor complicating their treatment. Are there any potential complications that I should warn these patients about? Is there any difference in the rate of success? What precautions should I take? I would be grateful for any feedback from dentists who have already treated patients with this kind of history. Thanks.
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3 Responses to “ Heavy Metal Poisoning: Potential Implant Complications? ”
Heavy metal poisoning is a medical and not a dental issue. If the patient has been successfully managed from the medical side, has been cleared for surgery and no healing issues, you should have no problems. I would contact the treating physician for a chat
Dear Dr. UK,
I would recommend you to take a look at extensive material on heavy metal toxicity at IAOMT and Melisa Foundation websites for appreciation and research. Heavy Metals in the body are always undesirable for their harmful long term consequences. Holistic Medicine Centers can give you further info too.
An outstanding successful alternative and apparently the only one for implantology is the use of Zircon Implants which have been commercially in dental use in Germany and Switzerland since 2002 .
Good luck !
I understant peoples concerns about metal in the body. There is not enough hard evidence to support removal of amalgam restorations or to stop using titanium in medicine and dentistry. You can do as you wish! E. Richard Hughes, D.D.S., FAAID, FAAIP, Dipl.ABOI/ID
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