I have read articles and know of 1 other case where this has happened. It is rare but it happens.

Most doctors say "you have one eye so what is the problem" compassionate they are not.

I even have proof that the periodontist sawed the sides off of more than half my teeth but the doctors won't comment on paper.

Any suggestions.

I have tried to find information on vision loss from periodontal surgery. Any idea where I can find more information.

Your doctors say that you have early signs of MS. Do you have a lot of silver fillings (amalgam). During my research I keep coming back to silver fillings being related to MS along with other illness caused by amalgam.

Amalgam contains 50% mercury and you could be suffering from mercury poisoning. It is hard to distinguish between MS and mercury poisioning and I read several pieces that indicate after the removal of amalgam 76% of MS patients improve. Women seem to be more affected then men and if there is a history of environmental allergies including allergies to metal you are more likely to be affected.

Do you have a history of allergies. I do and my dad was allergic to metal. I know my doctor keeps insisting that I have the fillings removed and directly afterward having a vitamin C drip (reduces swelling and fights infection) but when I ask questions, I never get a direct answer.

The periodontist cut into all my amalgam fillings. He even commented during the surgery about the amalgam discolouring my gums and the inside of my mouth (dental tatoos). A week later I am blind in one eye and now I have problems with my speech slirring and electrical shocks going through my arms. I am also having problems breathing because there is a heaviness in my chest. I had none of this before.

I reside in Canada. Where do you live. I spoke to another girl that has distorted vision after having a root canal. She has a lot of amalgam fillings and her doctor thinks she may have early MS.

Research MS and amalgam and I think you will find it very interesting.

I would like to hear from you.

If the aspiration does not practice in the injections or aspiration be just in one surface( aspiration should be at least in two surfaces with a needle not thiner than G. 25),there will be probability of injecting into blood vessals.If the vessal be an artery and takes the medicine into eyes, there will be danger of vision loss.
But in our case the problem happened two times and it looks a little bit unusual. I think there should be some medical or psychalogical problem.

I believe I have mercury poisoning, since the periodontist cut the inside edges off most of my teeth that had amalgam fillings. This would explain the tremors I have been having in my arms, slurred speech, headaches, fatique, insomia etc.

I have just had a mercury test to see what my levels are. I have also seen a BIOLOGICAL DENTIST who can safely remove my amalgam (silver fillings) after I go through detox.

I have met approximately 12 people to date that have been diaginosed with mercury poison due to having exposure to mercury fillings.

Kristie, how many filling due you have and please investigate this idea. I am really concerned since I haven't seen you respond.

There is no biological dentistry specialty endorsed by the ADA. And if he is the one telling you this even if your mercury screen comes back normal then I hope you look elsewhere for your dental care.

This guy just wants to change your fillings at a premium rate to composites. Waste of money. Composites have there own problems.

As far as the part about breaking teeth amalgams can break teeth if the tooth structure has been significantly weakened due to the size of the filling. Because it is a metal it tends to expand and contract to heat and cold and over time could break an undermined cusp.

As Dr B stated the margins on composite teeth break down faster.

I would recommend composites for vanity but only if the restoration was small. Most composites still lack the strength to withstand significant biting forces. You would have to see which composite the dentist was going to use.

As far as scare dentistry goes there is no proof that amalgams cause any disease processes. And if you want me to use scare tactics against composites then heres one for you. Composites are made up of a substance called BisGMA. This substance gives off the female hormone estrogen in minute quantities. I guess a scare dentist would say you have an increased chance of miscarriages or breast cancer.

That said both are safe for use. I have both amalgams and composites in my mouth and I believe all are safe. I dont believe that amalgam causes MS.

If the root canal fails then a retreatment is first attempted.

I would not get the teeth extracted. Unless the tooth shows clinical or radiographic signs of being nonrestorable there is no reason to extract the tooth.

I had a root canalled tooth for over 30 years and never had a problem with it. If they are done properly there shouldn't be a problem. The only thing that happened with this tooth was I cracked the tooth's root 2 years ago and then had to have it pulled. My dentist told me that old root canaled teeth can become brittle and break like mine did.

If you pulled these teeth then what would you have?... empty spaces in your mouth that you would have to deal with. You would either need a bridge or implants or denture. Each of these treatments have there draw backs too.

I now have a dental implant and I can tell you I would rather have my root canalled tooth back anytime. As good as implants are they don't feel like the real thing.

Implants feel like a rock compared to a real tooth. Real teeth have a cushion between the bone and teeth, but implants do not. I never realized this until I could felt the difference. It takes awhile to get use to the difference.

I don't have a bridge so I can't give you any idea of what that feels like. You would have to have teeth drilled down and capped to hold the bridge. So you would lose your root canaled teeth and then have to damage your other teeth to fix the empty spaces. There also would be bone loss.

You could also can wear a denture and or partial to fill in the spaces. You would have to deal with this slipping out of place and bone loss.

I wouldn't have any teeth pulled unless absolutely necessary. Your own teeth are the best even if they have a rooth canal. Follow up closely with your dentist and there shouldn't be problems. Go every 6 months for cleanings and a dental exam to make sure all is good.

"T"

I kept going back to my dentist for this tooth and could never find out why it hurt. I thought of having it pulled too, because it would get tender and ache. It hurt so something must be wrong with the tooth, right? Wrong? If your teeth are upper teeth take a look at this possibility.

I'm just mentioning this as a possiblity because of my experience. Hopefully yours is something simple like this.

You could also be grinding these teeth and that can make them hurt. One more experience of mine.

"T"