This is especially true of the mercury toxic patient.
All forms are cumulative and can contribute to the body burden.
The goal of this preferred procedure is to minimize any additional exposure of the patient, ourselves, or staff to mercury. Once the drill touches the filling temperature increases immediately vaporizing the mercury component of the alloy. There are 8 steps to greatly reducing everyone's exposure. All removal must be done under cold water spray with copious amounts of water. Once the removal has begun, the mercury vapor will be continuously released from the tooth.