{"id":10226,"date":"2025-10-24T11:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/amalgam-a-risk-to-your-health\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:48:34","slug":"amalgam-a-risk-to-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/amalgam-a-risk-to-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Amalgam &#8211; A Risk to Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10226\" class=\"elementor elementor-10226 elementor-10210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4707f27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4707f27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f462f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f462f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f248b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f248b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ce911 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"42ce911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\">\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Home\"><\/i>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/\">Startseite<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf340f6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"bf340f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-vertical\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Amalgam<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">A Risk to Your Health<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe49be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fe49be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fe8d4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16fe8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dear Patients,<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Did you know that amalgam is considered hazardous waste after removal from the mouth and must not be disposed of in sewage systems? Nevertheless, it has been a widely used filling material in dentistry for decades. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d285b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d285b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450eb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"450eb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-1920x330.webp\" class=\"attachment-full-hd size-full-hd wp-image-6121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-1920x330.webp 1920w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-300x51.webp 300w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-1024x176.webp 1024w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-768x132.webp 768w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-1536x264.webp 1536w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge2-kleiner-2048x352.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1920x330.webp\" class=\"attachment-full-hd size-full-hd wp-image-6139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1920x330.webp 1920w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-300x51.webp 300w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1024x176.webp 1024w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-768x132.webp 768w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1536x264.webp 1536w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-2048x352.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298c7ad elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"298c7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">What is<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">amalgam?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3349a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df3349a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1def93c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"1def93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">What is<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">amalgam?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca4db7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca4db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Amalgam is a metallic mixture consisting of approximately 50% mercury &#8211; one of the most toxic elements for the human organism. Other components include copper, silver and tin. Amalgam is now banned or no longer used in many countries.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The main problem is the constant release of mercury, triggered by:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e74223 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3e74223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Chemical decomposition (corrosion)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Heat from eating or drinking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mechanical stress, such as chewing or teeth grinding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a57a6e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a57a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Mercury can enter the body via the oral mucosa. In the digestive tract, it is partially converted into organic mercury. This easily penetrates body cells and can cause lasting damage there. When these compounds encounter the breakdown products of certain germs, highly toxic compounds can be formed.   <\/p><p> <\/p><p class=\"p1\">The US health authority ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) points to scientifically proven links between amalgam, chronic diseases and an increased risk of cancer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846ee30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"846ee30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ceb19c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ceb19c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5b0a0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c5b0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_range&quot;:&quot;viewport&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-1920x383.webp\" class=\"attachment-full-hd size-full-hd wp-image-729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-1920x383.webp 1920w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-300x60.webp 300w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-1024x204.webp 1024w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-768x153.webp 768w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-1536x306.webp 1536w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/overlay-berge_x2-2048x409.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76935fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76935fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4164bd elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"a4164bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Our solution: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">safe amalgam removal<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d567060 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d567060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At the Alpstein Clinic, we do not use amalgam at all. Instead, we focus on holistic amalgam removal, which is medically supervised, individually planned and supplemented by targeted detoxification procedures. Our amalgam removal goes far beyond simply removing old fillings. Our concept combines dental care with biological and systemic support.   <\/p><p> <\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The restoration is carried out in three structured steps.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e167922 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e167922\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1218a10 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1218a10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d5db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d5db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Safe removal with protective measures<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94e016 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f94e016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Using rubber dam, clean-up suction and respiratory protection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To minimize mercury exposure during the procedure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b7ccf e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8b7ccf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1f574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e1f574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Individual pre- and post-treatment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d21f0 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"79d21f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In close coordination with our medical team<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Based on your personal exposure situation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3398c71 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3398c71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbf0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efbf0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Targeted systemic detoxification<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207bf93 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"207bf93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">With antioxidants, trace elements and organ-supportive substances<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Optionally supplemented by individual infusions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Supported by laboratory-based therapy monitoring<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35471c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35471c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If mercury is not actively removed, it can remain in the body for years and cause silent inflammation or systemic stress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537f57b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"537f57b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5f2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e5f2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC-Schruefer-Eleni-1-2-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8189\" alt=\"Dr. med. dent. Eleni Schr\u00fcfer \u2013 Integrative biologische Zahnmedizin, Umweltzahnmedizin, Parodontologie, \u00c4sthetische Zahnmedizin, Oralchirurgie, Implantologie, Invisalign Therapie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC-Schruefer-Eleni-1-2-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC-Schruefer-Eleni-1-2-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC-Schruefer-Eleni-1-2-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC-Schruefer-Eleni-1-2.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9524ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9524ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. med. dent. Eleni Schr\u00fcfer <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1c912 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e1c912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"62\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/icon_schweizer-kreuz_x3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1273\" alt=\"Schweizer Kreuz\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11936e5 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"11936e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">We look forward to<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">meeting you in person<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba45c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba45c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Amalgam removal can be an important step towards improving your well-being, cell protection and long-term health.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">We would be happy to advise you individually on amalgam removal and the possibilities of holistic detoxification. <br>Make an appointment now &#8211; we look forward to seeing you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1b214 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f1b214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/contact\/\" aria-label=\"Jetzt Kontakt aufnehmen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AmalgamA Risk to Your Health Dear Patients, Did you know that amalgam is considered hazardous waste after removal from the mouth and must not be disposed of in sewage systems? Nevertheless, it has been a widely used filling material in dentistry for decades. What is&nbsp;amalgam? What is&nbsp;amalgam? 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