Metal Free Dentistry

Since eliminating mercury from his office in 1986, Dr. Layton has been working steadily to improve metal-free dentistry. Today, with the latest in bonding technologies, LaytonDental creates the best in restorations without using metal for strength. We provide non-metallic crowns and inlays that are the best restorations available. Dentistry is different today, it is beautiful. Unsightly silver fillings that weaken a tooth can be removed and replaced with bonded tooth colored restorations that strengthen teeth, and the teeth will look like they never had a filling.

Also, for a dental practice to be metal-free and environmentally sound, the office and office personnel must have protocol for removing existing metal. LaytonDental, in-line with our philosophy provides that proprietary protocol, which isolates metal during extraction, creates a strong air flow with vacuum to maintain the patient's separation from the metal and it's gasses, and properly disposes of any metal.

Protocol for Safe Amalgam Removal
No Mercury or Metal Exposure

Safe amalgam removal requires that no one be exposed to the mercury when removing mercury/silver fillings from the mouth. That means that not only must the patient be protected, but the dental personnel as well.

Exposure exists from:

  1. Amalgam "mud" that is created in the mouth when the filling is drilled out, and can be swallowed.

  2. From aerosols created from the dental drilling carrying the amalgam mud in airborne particles, which are inhaled.

  3. From Mercury Vapor that is released in copious amounts during the removal of the silver filling, because of the immediate high heat at the cutting edge of the dental burr. This is the most dangerous factor in mercury removal

An added benefit to our high volume evacuation is that aerosols pose a threat to all personnel in the dental office in that they can carry blood products and infectious diseases, and can remain airborne for two or more hours. In our office we simply do not let them exist.

Note also that pure oxygen can be delivered for breathing, and is used routinely.

Pictured is the protocol of Dr. Grant H. Layton's dental office where patient and office personnel are completely protected. The "rubber dam" is the rubber sheet that fits over the tooth being treated. It completely isolates the work from the mouth. The mouth stays clean with no exposure to the "mud". The high volume evacuation hose that you see our model patient holding removes 2 gallons of air per second away from the patient's face. This effectively draws off all aerosols from the drilling, and all mercury off-gassing. Our office has no mercury vapor in the air and no aerosols from the drilling. The patient is not exposed to any airborne contamination.

Protocol for Safe Amalgam Removal

Restoration

Restoration materials

Since having eliminated mercury from my office in 1986, I have been working steadily to improve non-metallic dentistry. Today, with the latest in bonding technologies, the best in restorations are provided without using metal for strength. We provide non-metallic crowns and inlays that I think are the best restorations available.

Before Restoration After Restoration


I have a laboratory in my office where I make the crowns, inlays and onlays. This is unusual for the dentist to fabricate the crowns etc, but I do it to assure the best fit. These porcelain/composite restorations are bonded to the tooth, making the tooth strong and beautiful again. The finished tooth looks so natural because the inlay is virtually invisible in the tooth and the crown looks absolutely like a real tooth. Please see 'before and after photos'.

Dentistry is different today, it is beautiful. Unsightly silver fillings that weaken a tooth can be removed and replaced with bonded tooth colored restorations that strengthen teeth, and the teeth will look like they never had a filling.