Safe Mercury Filling Removal
Safe Metal Removal
A Smart Move: SMART Amalgam Removal for a Healthier You
About our technique
Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART):
Being certified and performing the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique is an incredibly important part of our biological dentistry practice. Amalgam fillings, often referred to as mercury fillings, contain roughly 50% elemental mercury, with other metals such as silver, tin, copper, and zinc. Research suggests these fillings release mercury vapor at rest and even more so while brushing, clenching or grinding, and chewing. There is an even higher incidence of mercury emission when these fillings are placed and ultimately when they are removed without the proper protection used during safe amalgam removal.
What you need to know
In 2020, the FDA issued updated guidelines for the placement of mercury fillings including, but not limited to:
Pregnant women and their developing fetuses
Women who are planning to become pregnant
Women who are breastfeeding
Children
People with pre-existing neurological disease
People with impaired kidney function
More than half (60%) of the US population is at risk for adverse reactions from mercury exposure created by dental amalgam fillings.
According to the IAOMT and based on these recommendations by the FDA, more than half (60%) of the US population is at risk for adverse reactions from mercury exposure created by dental amalgam fillings. In every effort to protect you, our other patients, our staff and our families, we follow the SMART mercury removal protocol set forth by the IAOMT. The IAOMT has developed a series of safety measures and precautions to be utilized throughout the procedure of removing amalgam fillings, supporting a safer approach to biological mercury removal.
