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Does Gold Used To Cap The Teeth Effect The Immune System?

My 53 year old son has 7 gold capped teeth. I had several murcury fillings in the past , of which I experienced a unpleasant time each time when Iwpould be using a silver-plated fork or spoon into my mouth. My son has developed an incurable disease, Scleroderma. A autoimmune problem. There is little known about Scleroderma. I know I am clutching at straws. With that much gold in his mouth causes me to wonder. I know that gold does react differently than the old murcury, but I am wondering if all that gold is causing some sort of reaction to his immune system.
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
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hellooo...read thru ur query...gold is the noblest metal and is also doesnt react with the body tissues(biocompatible)..it is not used these days bcoz its an era of esthetics and evryone prefer tooth colour filling rather than metal fillings(nonesthetic)..so nothing to worry about his fillings...immunty is not hampered by gold...so think much about that...hope ur benefitted something by this reply..have a healthy day!!!
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Does Gold Used To Cap The Teeth Effect The Immune System?

hellooo...read thru ur query...gold is the noblest metal and is also doesnt react with the body tissues(biocompatible)..it is not used these days bcoz its an era of esthetics and evryone prefer tooth colour filling rather than metal fillings(nonesthetic)..so nothing to worry about his fillings...immunty is not hampered by gold...so think much about that...hope ur benefitted something by this reply..have a healthy day!!!