Comments on: Dental Sealant Worries over Plastic Chemical Bisphenol-A

By: tammy driskill

tammy driskill — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:55:42 +0000

Have had 14 root canals in 22 years, and every one hurts like the dickens days, months, and years after having them “installed”-complained of gumline pain and always the dentist gave me x-ray and sez-no infection but well give you some antibiotics anyway–15 times of antibiotics did nothing but make me allergic to antibiotics! Cant eat too well or brush my teeth, wonder if trigemenal nerve is whacked out, I only weigh 87 lbs, cant even finish a meal sometimes. Also have major dental phobia about getting root canals ripped out cuz 2 in a row are fused to my very small jawbone-break my jaw willya-and I cant take narcotic pain meds-now what???

By: birgit

birgit — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:25:48 +0000

It is as with all things accumulative. BPA is in EVERYTHING.
Waterbottles,baby products , shampoo, cosmetics, dinnerware, insecticides, weedkiller,it leaches into milk from the containers…everywhere, that is why it is BAD
I would recommend reading up on Xenoestrogens!

By: Lena

Lena — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:15:32 +0000

I had no idea I will be so sick from dental bonding! I have enough in my mouth to make a horse ill. It’s been a week since I walked out of my dentist’s office with beautiful plastic teeth…but I can’t eat or sleep because my gums are killing me, my tounge is numb and my throat is burning. Also I feel like I hold a piece of metal in my mouth 24/7 and I am afraid if I damaged my cells somewhere after these awful chemicals absorbed in my bloodstream. I am going to get all of my composite fillings taken out. I don’t want to be dead with a pretty smile.

By: sharlene

sharlene — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:04:20 +0000

From a true lab rat:

After having my mercury fillings removed for plastic. I became more rational, I no longer having crying fits but I have gained 20 lbs, my breasts have grown 3 sizes, I get ovarian cysts, and my cycle is irregular. I honestly don’t know which is worse

By: debbie bossenmeyer

debbie bossenmeyer — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:50:54 +0000

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By: Henry "Brad" Bradford III

Henry "Brad" Bradford III — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:05:22 +0000

Read many years ago about this experiment in a petri dish where composite stimulated breast cancer cells. It didn’t generate them, but did stimulate those already present. No shocker that something like this is finally hitting the press.

Let’s face it, the entire medical profession is based off of a host resistance getting us through. Let’s see about dentistry.

Root canals cannot sterilize the dentinal tubules so bacteria can live and breed in them, creating toxins that harm the body.

Amalgam and mercury, nothing more needs to be said, the arguements have been around for ages.

Composite, relative newcommer, about to get seriously hammered by someone posturing for press. Over use of plastics, early puberty in girls, increased homosexuality in boys, etc.

All porcelain restorations, cemented with some type of resin.

Gold restorations, fine choice, and although minimal side effects, apparently carry too much “Bling” for almost anywhere but the last tooth in the mouth.

PFMs, Nickel based….just wait for the problems, others, finding lead would be a real downer, and exactly what type of cement is used could cause issues.

Implants, putting metal into the body, no matter what it’s affinity to bond with bone, couldn’t be good for you.

Removable partials, the acrylic is going to come under just as much fire as the composites do at some point.

Let’s face it, EVERYTHING has it’s faults so until someone actually figures out how to regrow dentin and enamel on an existing tooth, we will always have this issue. Doesn’t mean we don’t keep looking for better ways, but how about we focus on exactly how much Phoshporic Acid/High Fructose Corn syrup it actually takes to decimate a dentition and probably dissolve the bones in the person drinking it.

If we were sticking our heads into the microwave and super heating the plastic in some of our teeth, I would be more concerned. For me, all restorations have a place. (exception of course…….lead lined dentistry!)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:57:21 +0000

While a few tests on lab rats do not merit overturning an entire industry, I do think that it is better to be safe than sorry. Unfortunately, my thought cannot greatly influence the minds of consumers. America is always worried about the newest thing that can scare the crap out of you. Most Americans will believe what they hear from Nancy-so-and-so down the street instead of educating themselves. So, in order for companies to put their buyer’s minds at ease, they have no choice but to change and update themselves to appease consumers.

By: Carla H. Schlissel, DDS

Carla H. Schlissel, DDS — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:29:59 +0000

We learned in dental school that the mercury in amalgam is bound in a gamma-2 phase. The harmful mercury is free or elemental. I have no problems sleeping at night placing amalgam fillings in posterior teeth knowing that they will not need replacing every few years, if they recurrently decay in the kids’ teeth that I will not be doing needless pulpotomies, and that if they are polished they are rather pretty (sort of). On the other hand, gold is an excellent restorative. That’s the answer: Bring Back Gold!!

By: Stephen Alsobrook, DDS

Stephen Alsobrook, DDS — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:11:33 +0000

I have been aware for many years of the presence of bisphenol-A products in the many products that we use in the form of BIS-GMA resins. I have also been aware of BPA’s ability to act as a hormone. In addition to this, I know that there is mercury in dental amalgam. My feeling has always been the title “Dr.” requires me to keep abreast of the most current scientific literature regarding any material that I use in my patient’s mouth. So far, composites AND amalgams have no proven scientific connections to any health problems, other than true allergy to any of the components. I use nearly no amalgam for esthetic reasons, but I will use either without worry until scientific investigations convince me otherwise.

By: Dave Carsten

Dave Carsten — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:17:18 +0000

Researchers have known that these were estrogen analogs
for many years. Any one who reads the research would also know that it has been reported more than once. As a group, we need to pay closer attention. Nobody has been able to prove that they do anything in humans………..but who knows.