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Is Persistent Dry Cough Due To Amalgam Filling In Teeth?
In the year 2008 I had my 4 lower front teeth fitted with amalgam filings. A month latter I started getting itching dry cough. My ENT dr. told me that it is some sort of an allergy. I was treated with heavy doses of anti-biotics and steriods for almost 5 years with no relief atall. In 2005 I finally visited a chest specialist who diagonised it as hypersensitive pneumonitis with no relief at all. Now, with the dry cough I started getting breathlessness. Doctors have given up hope and told me that I have to suffer this for the rest of my life. Please let me know if this sickness has developed due to the amalgam filling which has a heavy metallic mercury. Please advice
Sat, 27 Feb 2016
Thanks for your query. I have gone through your query.
As far as the hypersensitivity pneumonitis is concerned, it cannot be because of the amalgam restoration. If you have a doubt, get an allergic test done. If the test confirms that you are allergic to silver amalgam restoration, then get the fillings replaced with composite material.
I hope i have answered your query. Take care.
As far as the hypersensitivity pneumonitis is concerned, it cannot be because of the amalgam restoration. If you have a doubt, get an allergic test done. If the test confirms that you are allergic to silver amalgam restoration, then get the fillings replaced with composite material.
I hope i have answered your query. Take care.
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