Can I get heavy metal poisoning from gold crowns?

How serious of a concern is this? I have 7 crowns and a bridge.

Can I get heavy metal poisoning from gold crowns?
Gold is very nonreactive. It will not dissolve once in your mouth (unlike the mercury compounds used in other dental work). If it does not dissolve, it cannot poison you.
Reply:No
Reply:No.





In fact, I have two friends who have mild cases of MS (Multiple Sclerosis). They both had their regular fillings removed and had them replaced with gold fillings, because gold is supposed to have some beneficial effect for people with this type of condition.
Reply:NO! here...





Definition





Heavy metal poisoning is the toxic accumulation of heavy metals in the soft tissues of the body.





Description





Heavy metals are chemical elements that have a specific gravity (a measure of density) at least five times that of water. The heavy metals most often implicated in human poisoning are lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium. Some heavy metals, such as zinc, copper, chromium, iron, and manganese, are required by the body in small amounts, but these same elements can be toxic in larger quantities.


Heavy metals may enter the body in food, water, or air, or by absorption through the skin. Once in the body, they compete with and displace essential minerals such as zinc, copper, magnesium, and calcium, and interfere with organ system function. People may come in contact with heavy metals in industrial work, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and agriculture. Children may be poisoned as a result of playing in contaminated soil.





Causes and symptoms





Symptoms will vary, depending on the nature and the quantity of the heavy metal ingested. Patients may complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, headache, sweating, and a metallic taste in the mouth. Depending on the metal, there may be blue-black lines in the gum tissues. In severe cases, patients exhibit obvious impairment of cognitive, motor, and language skills. The expression "mad as a hatter" comes from the mercury poisoning prevalent in 17th century France among hatmakers who soaked animal hides in a solution of mercuric nitrate to soften the hair.