Dr. Wolfe Dental Services

Dentistry is always a piece of the total health puzzle—sometimes a very vital, missing piece.

Services Provided at Dr. Wolfe's Mercury Free Dental Practice

  • Mercury free / metal free dentistry (since 1979)
  • Compatibility testing of dental materials
  • Mercury vapor testing of your "silver" fillings
  • Testing of oral acupuncture meridians
  • Electrogalvanic / electrical testing of metal restorations
  • Cosmetic dentistry / latest technology
  • TMJ / head, neck, and facial pain
  • Nitrous oxide relaxation
  • Homeopathic prescribing
  • Kinesiology / muscle testing
  • Low dose computerized X-rays

Mercury Safe Protocol

Methods to Reduce Mercury Vapor Exposure to Both Patient and Operators During Amalgam Removal

  1. The patient is covered in dental chair with a disposable drape or oversized bib. Further barriers include eye and inhalation protection and frequently-changed drapes.
  2. A high speed external industrial mercury vapor filtering system is utilized as close to the working area as possible.
  3. An alternative source of air, oxygen, or nitrous oxide is provided to the patient via a nasal mask.
  4. Copious amounts of cool water is used with the spray focused on the junction of the handbiece burr and tooth while the filling is being removed.
  5. A high volume teflon box suction ( or a rubber dam ) is used to isolate the tooth and to remove the high volume of water, along with the amalgam particles and mercury vapor.
  6. Dental personnel are protected by using an industrial mercury vapor mask, faceshield, double gloves, surgical drapes, and head protection.
  7. Intravenous (IV) vitamin C for the patient.
  8. The mercury fillings are removed into as large "chunks" as possible to reduce the amount of mercury vapor created.
  9. After mercury removal, dental personnel must remove gloves, wash hands thoroughly, and reglove.
  10. Our offices use a centralized mercury / amalgam separator which collects 99% of mercury, before it goes to waste water.
  11. The most bio-compatible and technically appropriate materials are chosen for the replacement restorations.
Dr. Wolfe performing dental procedure