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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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 33 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 22 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 14 0
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Remove harmful chemicals 2 0
PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis) 2 0

See all 51 patients currently having Mercury amalgam fillings removed

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Mercury amalgam fillings removed

Stiffness/Spasticity 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Mercury amalgam fillings removed

Always
 6 75%
Usually
 1 13%
Sometimes
 1 13%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Mercury amalgam fillings removed

Very
 2 25%
Somewhat
 1 13%
A little
 2 25%
Not at all
 3 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Mercury amalgam fillings removed

$200+
 2 50%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 50%

Report created on February 11, 2012.