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Biological/mercury free dentists in Ireland

  • 25-06-2006 11:54pm
    #1
    Pet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,579 ✭✭✭


    I have to get all four wisdom teeth extracted at some stage over the summer. Last time I had a tooth extracted, I developed an osteonecrotic cavitation/dry socket, which was a very nasty experience and not something I'd care to repeat.

    Are there any biological dentists in Ireland (preferably Dublin area) who specialise in extracting teeth with the intent of preventing cavitations? Apparently there's a special procedure involving curettement and cleaning all tissue out of the tooth socket to let it heal, as well as using a non-vasoconstrictive anaesthetic (which may have been the problem in my case) to encourage blood clots.

    Also, are there any dentists who will remove mercury fillings while using the alternative air supply/latex dam to prevent mercury inhalation/ingestion?


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  • #2
    vishal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 698 ✭✭✭vishal


    if dry socket is going to happen it is probably gonna happen anyway. it is quite common on lower 8s because the lower jaw has a poor blood supply. there are loads of reasons though like using excessive local, traumatic extractions, contraceptive pills, smoking and a bunch of other reasons.
    the main thing you can do is follow your post-op instructions, avoid disturbing the clot, rinse with saline very gently and keep the area clean. no spitting.
    curretting the bone to remove any lose bits of bone or lose bone is not a special procedure and is done if it needs to be.
    in some individuals some people will get dry socket no matter what if local anesthesia is used and these same individuals do not get dry socket if general anesthesia. reason for this is unknown.
    it would be overkill for you to have GA cause you don't know if you are one of these people and waiting lists for elective GA are long +risks of G.A.


    finally all dentists should ideally use rubber dams but due to economics/increased time to apply them dentists don't use them. personally i would insist on the them being used if i was to have white fillings/RCT.
    if you are worried about mercury then maybe you should ask your dentist to use it and compensate him for the extra time needed.


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