I’ve received questions periodically over the last year about potential contaminants (whether accidental or intentional) found in local anesthetics used in dentistry.
This stemmed from several sources. Perhaps the most well known being Dr. Ana Maria Mihalcea. Using dark field microscopy, she found unexpected (or perhaps expected) materials in vaccinated blood, and many different substances, like local anesthetics. I won’t get into her research, but will link it below, for you to look for yourself.
Once I saw this, I was immediately skeptical. But because I had more than one question about it, and because it is really important to me that the dentistry I provide is safe, I went directly to the manufacturer of my favorite anesthetic, and asked the questions.
They put my mind at ease.
They took my call, and were super responsive on the phone to questions that were admittedly a little out there. The person I talked to got my email address and said she would forward to their appropriate point person. And what she also said was that if there was ANY change in ingredients, the product would be forced to go through the FDA regulatory process all over again.
A couple of days later, I got a follow up email as promised. And they assured me that there were no added ingredients, no graphene oxide, and no mRNA technology used to formulate the anesthetics I use.
So I dropped it. I was satisfied, and I had no other sources of information that would suggest anything else was going on. And quite frankly, I was super skeptical of Dr. Mihalcea’s findings.
Because here was my thinking. I haven’t changed the anesthetics I’ve used since long before covid. And there have been NO changes in how my anesthetic performs, in its rate of negative side effects, complications, etc. NO changes. And I reasoned that this took care of any doubt in my mind that anything was added at the manufacturing level. (AND…if the dark forces of the world were so sneaky and malicious to add something to our medications that even the manufacturers didn’t know, then it’s everywhere, it’s hopeless to avoid it, and there’s not much I can do about it. We can’t live in fear, etc. etc.).
But the questions haven’t stopped. And people smarter than me have continued to ask better questions than I had.
One of those smart people is Dr. Jim Lundstrom. He is another biological dentist, located in Fargo, ND. And Dr. Lundstrom has reached out to multiple manufacturers of dental anesthetics, and multiple testing facilities, and is publishing what he learns on his own practice website, which I’ll link below as well.
And for most of the year, the few answers received supported my earlier view, that there’s perhaps not much to this. Unless you are really deep into conspiracy theories (which many of you are…no judging…there are plenty of days I land in that group too).
Now…just within the last couple of weeks, a report came back from the University of Colorado, who tested samples of an anesthetic called Orabloc (articaine with epinephrine, a really common anesthetic) with something called Raman microspectroscopy. This was an anesthetic where the manufacturer was very clear in stating that none of the nanotech materials mentioned before were a part of their anesthetic. The University of Colorado said in their report that they “can affirm the presence of graphene oxide particles in this anesthetic with high confidence.”
Was this a coincidence? Maybe.
A contamination? Maybe.
But it does support what Dr. Mihalcea has been finding. Which is weird. Two different types of microscope finding the same contaminant seems odd. One scientist, you could probably argue, is biased toward finding something nefarious. But I would assume that the scientists at the University of Colorado would NOT have the same bias.
Is it possible that the presence of graphene or hydrogels or other nanotechnology is considered a benefit? Yes, absolutely. If you do a little research on these materials, there is a lot of study going on showing the benefits of graphene in dental applications, like tissue regeneration around implants, and increasing the active time of anesthetics. But if these things were added as a benefit, they would be disclosed as ingredients.
How do I feel about all of this? …I don’t quite know yet. Obviously I feel like this is information that I am ethically obligated to share with you, even if I don’t know what it means yet. It’s concerning enough that I can’t unsee it, and I don’t think we should ignore it. But I also have no intention of fear-mongering.
I would love to see arguments from scientists, whether mainstream or not, with logical explanations on what we’re seeing in these dark field and raman microscopy studies.
Do I think my anesthetic is unsafe? I sure hope not. I don’t have any clinical evidence to make me believe that it is. Again, it is performing exactly the same as it always has. But that’s also how I felt about amalgam fillings, and fluoride….until I didn’t.
Do I think that patients should avoid anesthetic at the dentist? I can’t answer that for you. Please talk it over with your healthcare providers. I can tell you that the vast majority of dental procedures cannot be done without anesthetic. And dental care is still vitally important to your health. And like I said before…I don’t think we should live in fear. IF there are dark forces at work here, and IF Dr. Mihalcea’s findings are correct, we are potentially exposed to “interesting materials and contaminants” everywhere, whether at the dentist or at the grocery store.
What I do feel very strongly about, is that we should insist on more testing. Large groups of biological dentists, the IAOMT, and the IABDM, will likely make this a priority. The public will have to demand that further testing be done as well. Those of us privileged enough to work in this space should invest our own money in this testing. It won’t happen quickly, because nothing in healthcare does, and good science takes time. But it has to be done.
I can tell you, it will be an uphill battle. We’re still fighting to get mercury out of dentistry, y’all. Mercury.
So I hope that all of you will do several things:
Lastly, I can’t give you medical advice, but many of the doctors researching this “strange phenomena” in human blood, have found several supplements to be helpful in supporting your body’s ability to degrade and detox from any potential contaminants. I’ll share those below as well, if you want to have some on hand before your next dental appointment.
I’ll keep you updated as I learn more. And I am still a skeptic to any new bit of data. Hopefully that helps me filter through the garbage for you.
So grateful for you all.
Dr. E
Links and references:
Dr. Lundstrom’s website:
https://www.fargodentist.net/holistic-dentistry/anesthetic/
University of Colorado report:
https://anamihalceamdphd.substack.com/p/breaking-news-graphene-confirmed
Articles about graphene’s potential usefulness in dental applications:
https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=56646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37763569/
Where to find a biological dentist:
Supplement List:
https://flourish-education.mykajabi.com/anestheticsupport
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