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
- 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.
- A high speed external industrial mercury vapor filtering system is utilized as close to the working area as possible.
- An alternative source of air, oxygen, or nitrous oxide is provided to the patient via a nasal mask.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dental personnel are protected by using an industrial mercury vapor mask, faceshield, double gloves, surgical drapes, and head protection.
- Intravenous (IV) vitamin C for the patient.
- The mercury fillings are removed into as large "chunks" as possible to reduce the amount of mercury vapor created.
- After mercury removal, dental personnel must remove gloves, wash hands thoroughly, and reglove.
- Our offices use a centralized mercury / amalgam separator which collects 99% of mercury, before it goes to waste water.
- The most bio-compatible and technically appropriate materials are chosen for the replacement restorations.

