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When you put two different metals into your mouth, under some conditions you can form a simple battery and actually generate a small current.
A '''dermal elevator''' is a device resembling a spatula which is used to create a pocket for implants.


If you have silver fillings (i.e. dental amalgam — mercury, silver, tin, and copper), along with jewelry containing a noble metal (i.e. one that doesn't corrode such as osmium, titanium, platinum, niobium, gold, etc.), you can get '''electrogalvanism''' happening (with your saliva being the battery's electrolyte). Side effects can include:
In order to place an [[Implant|implant]] under the skin, an incision is made, and then a "spatula" type device is used to lift the tissue and form a pocket in which to place the implant. Elevators come in many shapes, sizes, and sharpnesses, but to generalize, they look sort of like medical versions of a butterknife.


* Blackening and breakdown of your fillings
Elevators are not the only tool used to create pockets—some [[Doctors|doctors]] and [[Practitioners|practitioners (page does not exist)]] prefer to use blunt [[Medical scissors|medical scissors (page does not exist)]] and similar tools. They are inserted into the incision while closed, and are then opened, increasing the size of the pocket.
* Pain and burning sensations (i.e. galvanic pain)
* A metallic taste in your mouth
* Change in color of the jewelry (i.e. [[Anodization]])


In most people these symptoms simply go away with time, but some people experience more extreme reactions including headaches, generalized pain, itching, nausea, dizziness and so on (which could make you falsely believe it's a [[Brain infection]]).
== See Also ==
 
* [[Implant]]
Assuming it doesn't go away in time, switching to an alternate jewelry material will usually help. Getting polymer fillings rather than dental amalgam will also typically eliminate the problem as well. Note that in rare cases this can also happen if you're wearing multiple pieces of oral jewelry using different metals.
* [[Steve Haworth|Steve Haworth]]
 
== Entries related to this risk ==
* [[Tongue Piercing]]

Latest revision as of 03:12, 17 September 2023

A dermal elevator is a device resembling a spatula which is used to create a pocket for implants.

In order to place an implant under the skin, an incision is made, and then a "spatula" type device is used to lift the tissue and form a pocket in which to place the implant. Elevators come in many shapes, sizes, and sharpnesses, but to generalize, they look sort of like medical versions of a butterknife.

Elevators are not the only tool used to create pockets—some doctors and practitioners (page does not exist) prefer to use blunt medical scissors (page does not exist) and similar tools. They are inserted into the incision while closed, and are then opened, increasing the size of the pocket.

See Also

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