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Mercury amalgam fillings removed Treatment Report
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What is Mercury amalgam fillings removed?
Due to the known toxicity of mercury it has been suggested that dental fillings containing mercury are unsafe and should be removed. In ALS there have been no long-term studies to suggest the fillings are harmful, nor that removal has any beneficial health effects.
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Reasons Taken
56 patients in the community are having or have had Mercury amalgam fillings removed.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 27 | 48% |
| Other | 11 | 19% |
| General health | 9 | 16% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 1% |
| Don't know | 1 | 1% |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Can't tell | 100% | 1 |
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Slow my ALS progress
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 1 |
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- Wayne Lampe
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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by Wayne Lampe
Nov 30, 2006
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- Slow my ALS progress
- Advice/Tips
- Not sorry I did it but can not say it did anything for ALS $2500
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