Earthworm, I can relate to what you say about the "drill, fill and bill" mantra of dentists - especially those encountered in the 60's-70's, and they had to drill huge holes in those molars to keep the amalgam from falling out which left a thin weak tooth shell behind. 

I was nine when a dentist drilled a huge hole in a molar and filled it with amalgam.  My wandering tongue stuck to the fresh amalgam and pulled it out.  The dentist went berserk calling me names I had never heard before.  I freaked and swallowed the amalgam.  By nighttime I was running a high fever and hallucinating.  This went on for ten days while the family doctor came to the house a few times to give a penicillin shot while saying that he wasn't sure what was wrong - perhaps the measles although my symptoms didn't really match.  My parents and I didn't have a clue that the 50% mercury amalgam filling could be involved.  When I returned to school, I could not see the chalkboard and had to move to a seat in the front of the classroom.  I also could no longer hear the school bell.  It wasn't until many years later that I was reading about mercury poisoning cause deafness and vision loss among numerous other devastating health problems. 

How corrupt the ADA must be to continue to say that amalgam usage is safe!

From: earthworm [via ES] <ml+[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, October 5, 2018 7:33 PM
To: Fog Top
Subject: [ES] Re: Dental Implants

till i was 16 i had a dentist that followed the "drill, fill and bill" mantra like crazy, twice a year.
that was in the seventies when lots of holes were drilled into healthy teeth for profit's sake.
the last time i had 6 large fillings.
since then i never brushed my teeth nor visited a dentist for 12 years, no joke.
when finally having my mouth checked, there were only 3 cavities, probably damaged old fillings.
in my view there is in general too much focus on hygiene and bacteria and too little on nutrition and health.
a guy named Ramiel Nagel follows the same logic, his books are interesting and worth reading.
of course i do not agree and resonate well with any book totally, but with him it is close to 80 %.
these days i sometimes use a "waterpik" , supposedly more effective than flossing and certainly more easy.

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