SMART Toxic Mercury Removal
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SMART Toxic Mercury Removal
If you have amalgam fillings, and are interested in safely removing your mercury fillings, you have come to the right place.
Our holistic dentist provides the perfect solution to removing mercury fillings. Dr. Yamaguchi is trained in Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) and is happy to provide this program to the Lake Oswego and greater Portland Community.
If you are interested in SMART Safe Mercury Removal, and are ready to schedule an appointment, call us today and we will work to answer any of your questions
Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) is a program designed to protect patients and dental staff from mercury releases during amalgam filling removal. For many decades, dentists have used mercury amalgam as a material to fill cavities.
Yes, it is safe to have mercury fillings removed, especially when using the SMART method. Dr. Yamaguchi can tell you if it's wise to have them removed. You are most exposed to the release of mercury vapors when the fillings are being put in and taken out.
Safe amalgam removal have several steps such as:
- Isolate the tooth as the amalgam filling is removed.
- Provide pure oxygen for you to breathe in during the process.
- Break up the fillings into pieces.
- Use high-speed vacuum to suction out the amalgam fillings.
SMART dentistry stands for Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique. Dr. Yamaguchi is SMART certified through the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT). Because removing amalgam fillings can release additional mercury vapor, safe removal is essential. Here are some of the precautions we follow when removing amalgam fillings:
- Proper air filtration and circulation
- Adequate rubber dam barrier use
- Protective gowns for the dentist and patient
- Use of a dental vacuum (suction)
- Oxygen use
- Efficient procedures
- Environmentally appropriate disposal
If you would like to learn more about this high-tech process, we invite you to ask for an office tour. Our dental office uses the latest and most advanced techniques and equipment to ensure safety for you and our dental team
Depending on the age and size of your silver mercury filling, Dr. Yamaguchi may opt to replace it with a natural, metal-free, composite tooth-colored filling. In some cases, if the amalgam was particularly large or it caused the tooth to crack, a tooth crown may be a more stable alternative.
Dr. Yamaguchi will discuss your options, as well as the outcome to expect from each so that you can make an educated choice that works best for your dental health and lifestyle.
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If you are interested in SMART Safe Mercury Removal, and are ready to schedule an appointment, call us today and we will work to answer any of your questions.
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What our patients say
Thank you very much to Doctor Yamaguchi... My teeth had a lot of mercury fillings and were leaking, gently she took care of them and they look wonderful. The staff is noteworthy as well because they are rather attentive and precise. The front desk women are always looking for ways to accommodate the financial end with programs they offer. Please try Dr. Yamaguchi you'll smile bigger...
Meeting Dr. Yamaguchi, DMD and her talented staff was a wonderful experience. I would say that this dental experience exceeded my expectations!!! Dr. Yamaguchi is both compassionate and cutting edge. She is a front runner in the use of laser treatment to help end the progression of periodontal disease and through her continued education, Dr. Yamaguchi consistently offers her patients choices in current up-to-the-minute methodologies. Dr. Yamaguchi, DMD and her staff, with big smiles, offer up their talent, education, patience, and heart each day. Their devotion makes a visit to Dental Arts & Wellness feel more like a happy hour or meeting friends at Starbucks!! And you often leave with a goodie bag of dental swag!!! I believe with this team, I will be able to keep my pearly whites forever! Smile
"I would just like to share my experience. I had discovered that I was having health issues due to my Mercury fillings. I started to research ways to get them removed. I found a few practitioners in Oregon that followed the “Smart Protocol”. Removing Mercury fillings can be very dangerous because of the mercury vapor. I consider myself a “difficult customer” because I had lots of questions and was very nervous about getting them removed. When I went in for my initial visit I had 3 pages of questions to ask Dr. Yamaguchi. Dr. Yamaguchi spent over an hour with me detailing the procedure and asking more specifically about all the health issues I was having. I genuinely felt like she cared about my health. At the end of her talking about the procedure (an hour later), I pulled out my questions specific to the “Smart Protocol” and started to read down them to ask her questions, I realized she answered every single one before I even had a chance to ask her any. I was really impressed, I walked in there nervous and a bit scared, I walked out feeling confident and excited to get my mercury fillings removed. After leaving the office, Dr. Yamaguchi wanted me to do a specific test independent of her office to check for allergies to any material that would be replacing my mercury fillings. After I got the results and sent them back to the office, she called me the next morning personally (I have never had a doctor call me personally, its just a nurse or front desk usually) and told me she went over 70 pages that night of literature to select the best option to replace my mercury since I have so many sensitivities. I was again really impressed that she took the extra time to do this. I cannot see any other health practitioner in this field or any other field going the extra mile like she did. On the day of the removal, everything went better than expected. She followed the Smart Protocol to the T. After the removal we checked our bitewing xray to double check every spec of the amalgam was removed. I had a great experience and will be a life long customer."