PART TWO: GETTING WELL AGAIN
Dr. J: If your dentist tells you that mercury and other met-
als will not cause any problems, you will not be able to change
his or her mind. Seek treatment elsewhere!
Your dentist should do a complete X-ray examination of
your mouth to begin with. Ask for the panoramic X-ray before
starting dental work The panoramic X-ray shows the whole
mouth including the jaws and the sinuses. This lets the dentist
see impacted teeth, root fragments, bits of mercury buried in
the bone and deep infections. Cavitations are visible in a pano-
ramic X-ray that may not be seen in the usual tooth by tooth
“full mouth series.”
Dr. C: Here is a sample of a panoramic X-ray.
A print of an X-ray reverses the light and dark areas. Since
you will be comparing this print with your own X-ray, you must
convert light areas on the print shown here to dark areas on
your X-ray.
Fig. 28 A print of a medium-good quality panoramic X-ray