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Phan's avatar

Thank you, Dr. Yoho, for the great information and advice. Your insights challenge us to rethink our perceptions not only about dentistry but also about other aspects of our health, such as the quality of our drinking water.

As Dr. Yoho mentioned concerns about fluoride in water, while living in the USA you must rid your water of fluoride using filters or reverse osmosis systems, such as those offered by Culligan.

Dr. Yoho's article serves as a reminder that our health is in our hands. Let's take the necessary steps to protect it, starting with the water we drink.

https://www.bluemaxwater.com/products/reverse-osmosis-system

Fred's avatar

What is your opinion on hydroxyapatite toothpastes? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30683113/ This link isn't the one I was looking for, but can't find it; it looked pretty promising.

Note that there is only one that I'm aware of that has the appropriate amount (Apagard from Japan, but is available on Amazon even though I can't read the box).

mejbcart's avatar

Thank you Robert for this great summary.

The door to our health opens with out mouth, bugs, bugs everywhere... Just wonder how to start with a good colonization:

https://www.dentaly.org/us/oral-health/oral-probiotics/

The gum disease needs the L. acidophilus so much, thus just wonder, is it why covid19 is connected with exactly by the same type of the missing bacteria? The same one which we get at our birth most and which are now gone?

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

sorry this is beyond my study. Best

Mercy's avatar

"Inferior animals," lol. As if dentists didn't already know what doctors thought of them. Great post!

Jack Black's avatar

SMART is a global health initiative to protect dental patients, dental employees and the global environment from the harmful effects of mercury that is generated during the removal of dental amalgam fillings, which contain roughly 50% elemental mercury.

https://thesmartchoice.com/

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

George: thanks for your thoughtful response.

The dentists who do this work say that mercury levels do not predict who will respond to amalgam removals because mercury concentrates in certain body tissues. Most biological dentists do not do levels before removals. This may be economically driven, but their anecdotes are that over half have dramatic responses and 80 percent have some sort of response. We know that surgery is a huge placebo, but based on what I read, I am getting my amalgams out even though my blood mercury level was zero recently.

I am concerned about the Costco hydrogen peroxide I have been using and am considering taking your advice. Best and thanks

George's avatar

Amalgam fillings:

I had many between 1970 and 1990. They were were replaced over time as needing (still have a couple).

I was never concerned with Mercury (Hg) leakage. As part of my work, heavy metal medical testing was conducted yearly. This included Hg which was always non detect. Non detect means if there was any Hg in my urine, it was always lower than analytical detection limits. Non detect is the best we analysis can do. Over time, detection limits lower as technology improved. Arsenic was the only element ever found in my urine and was non detect upon reanalysis after waiting two weeks. Arsenic detection usually occurs after eating seafood and is not harmful. Testing was done over a 20 yr period. Individual human body chemistries may result in some Hg issues.

My experience with amalgam reminds me of the scare that aluminum from Magnalite pot use would result in alzheimer's disease. I'd be more concerned with Al use in vaccinations and other injections.

Hydrogen Peroxide 3%:

Drug store peroxide (H2O2) contains stabilizers while medical grade does not. The stabilizers are used to maintain the peroxide concentration with time while medical grade must be kept cold to maintain concentration. Medical grade peroxides are usually in higher concentrations, say 12%. If you use higher concentrations please dilute only what is needed and keep it in the refrigerator as well.

Stabilizers for over the counter peroxides include:

Most commercial grades of H2O2 contain chelants and sequestrants which minimize its decomposition under normal storage and handling conditions.

The types of stabilizers used in H2O2 vary between producers and product grades. Common stabilizers include:

Colloidal stannate and sodium pyrophosphate (present at 25 – 250 mg/L) are traditional mainstays.

Organophosphonates (e.g., Monsanto’s Dequest products) are increasingly common.

Nitrate (for pH adjustment and corrosion inhibition) and phosphoric acid (for pH adjustment) also are used.

Colloidal silicate is used to sequester metals and thereby minimize H2O2 decomposition in certain applications that depend on the bleaching ability of H2O2 in alkali.

In some applications, a high degree of stabilization is needed; whereas, in others (e.g., drinking water treatment or semiconductor manufacture) product purity is more important. For most environmental applications, H2O2 stabilization does not affect product performance.

Please consult SDS of specific peroxide purchased to find out what stabilizer is used.

Fluorine/fluoride (Fl):

This one is different. Fluorine can be bad and very bad. It's very reactive. The CDC has monitored perfluorinated compounds in blood since the early 1990s but does not release the results. As I understand it most everyone in the USA has perfluorinated contamination in our bodies. This comes from the highly industrialized use of Fl in pot and a pans, clothing, fire fighting foams, industrial waist in the groundwater that is not easily removed. PFCs and PFAS are ubiquitous in our environment.

Diversions:

Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" animated (You Tube)

The melody is from Gilbert and Sullavan, the Major General's Song from the Pirates of Penzance.

and

Veggie Tales The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything also on You Tube.

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

Thanks for your input. Few clinicians now test for mercury as a zero level does not seem to predict total body mercury load or clinical response to removal.

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

Respectfully, there are confounding factors. And I didn't say there was proof the products are super unhealthy. Wait for the other 2 posts to drop and you will see more about amalgams

ArnoldF's avatar

I want to inject a thought into this discussion that the sky may not be falling from all of these products. (and as pretext let me say I try to have some organics and love using an RO filter). Many of these products have been developed and been in use for 50 years. The life expectancy of the west is currently at its peak and was continuing to climb upwards steadly from the mid 1800s. (probably now with the vxx, it will very rapidly start to decline). If these products are so toxic, and likely the majority of mankind is using them, Dr Yoho, how do you explain this increase in lifespan?

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

Life expectancy has dramatically declined over the past 3 years.

Manketell's avatar

What is your opinion on xclear? It has xylitol.

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

My friend Martha Rosenberg wrote a favorable article (cited above) about xylitol, which she says is the only good non-nutritive sugar. I have my doubts, however.

Manketell's avatar

Thank you for the reply.

Priscilla Schwartz's avatar

It does not look like BOKA ships to Canada.

Palamambron's avatar

I don't do toothpaste or mouthwash and it's been nearly 30 years since I've seen a dentist. Pulling your wisdom teeth out is a scam, too. Toothpaste is filled with cementious grit that harms enamel. I use baking soda and peroxide.

Lili's avatar

One of the reasons I posted this was to see if anyone told me that! Thank you for the advice. Done.

Lili's avatar

Actually, I feel kind of stupid for not having investigated more thoroughly. When I look at the name it "ammonium alum" it certainly hints at the possibility of being connected to aluminum. :-(

Andy Bunting's avatar

Thanks. What an insight into just how invasive their evil products are into all of our lives.

Robert Yoho, MD's avatar

Yes I knew none of this until a month ago. This is part 1 of 3.

Rosemarie's avatar

I changed to a biological dentist about 10 years ago. Removed all amalgams and root canals. I'm so thankful I have this resource where I live. And I buy all personal care products at the local health food store, plus I get a couple of prescriptions from a local compounding pharmacy. When I see pharmacies like CVS and Walgreen's I just see McDonald's medicine. Junk!