Topic: Biocomp Labs or Clifford Labs for Dental Compatibility test - which is better?
Tammy N.
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Do you know which lab is better? Or if there is much of a difference?
Thanks, Tammy
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Tammy N.
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Anyone?
My dentist gave me a kit for Biocomp. I guess I may just go with it. Clifford is the name that's familiar to me. Never heard of Biocomp before. I hope they are comparable.
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momlyme
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Tammy,
I mentioned in another thread that I decided not to do the testing. I just checked my biological dentist's paperwork and this is what it says:
From a locally drawn blood sample which is sent to Colorado, we can cross reference your individual reactivity to more than 5000 dental materials. It is a start for patients who wish to do everything available to regain their health and/or prevent future illnesses. The price is presently $249. Having made that statement, we can not say that all these steps will keep you well or cure you of any disease but it is the best we have today to help us �do no harm�.
I think you said both the labs are in Colorado... so that probably doesn't help. Maybe the price will help you.
Why don't you call your dentist's office and ask them why they go with one over the other?
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Tammy N.
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Thanks. I'll call.
Ya know, momlyme, maybe you should re-consider and do the test. The way I initially found out about the test is from someone who posted that she wished she knew of the test before having all of her amalgams out. After having her dental work done, she felt no better, then found out about the test, did it and found she was 'highly reactive' to the new compounds. She shared the info on Lymenet to spare others of her difficulties.
I know you want them out NOW. I can relate. But it may be worth the extra time, cost, effort, etc.. Just a thought.... I'm doing it because I'm chemically sensitive. Not everyone is.
Sweet of you to take the time to share the info above. Thanks.
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I had my Materials Reactivity Test done through Clifford several years ago. I think it is a good idea to have this done, so you know which materials are compatible with your body when you have dental work done.
I don't know anything about BioComp.
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momlyme
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Thank you for your concern. I am not chemically sensitive... at all. As a matter of fact, I am surprisingly insensitive to everything, including infections. My body reacts to nothing. I think my immune system shut down years ago.
I believe getting them out and replacing with the new compounds and pulling every tooth in my mouth are my only options. If, for some strange reason I have problems, I will opt for option #2.
My dentist has been using the Resin-Based Composites for 10+ years and he has not seen a reaction. He says 50% of his patients do the test.
I have 16 amalgams, most of them containing deep fillings. They have been poisoning me for 18 years. I have had 'arthritis' for 17 years. I have been losing my memory and wondering why I am so 'forgetful' I am only 40 and I joke about early onset Alzheimers because I can't remember simple stuff.
It's no joke. They are coming out. The sooner the better.
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Toxic mold was suppressing our immune systems, causing extreme pain, brain fog and magnifying symptoms. Four days after moving out, the healing began. Posts: 2007 | From NY/VT Border | Registered: Aug 2010
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There might be others now, but,for the tests I had, I'm not sure who did the first, but I think the real mistake (it was 'negative' (yeah, right), even though I had the rash!) was to do ir so soon after the ticks got on me. Later when I had to find an LLMD and "got he whole 9 yards (or maybe99?) my blood was sent to Bowen Labs in Flarida., where they found the lyme, and also tested for coinfections of which I had 2. Even if the second Lyme test had been, um,.. ,,,'negative'..., I think I would had been treated by the LLMD., based on my symptoms and history! Bowan Labs is somewhere in Florida. If they are still getting funding, they have a web page, though I recall, their web page wasn't real "slick" (a good thing, for me!). "Igenex", a lab in CA, is also known to be good. They have a web page, too. The cost was pretty high, but at that time doable for me. (still at least an orde of magnitude less than cost of abx!) DaveS
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momlyme
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Thanks HaplyCarlessdave - I think you might be talking about lyme testing when we are discussing testing for allergy to the resin composite commonly used to replace mercury amalgams.
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