Dr. Katie ToThe Wellness Dentist, CEO and Founder of Center for Wellness Dentistry and Wellness Dentist Institute.

Mercury Fillings in Kids and Airway Issues — What Every Parent Needs to Know

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this video Dr. Katie To addresses parents concerned about their children’s wellness, focusing on two major issues: airway problems such as snoring, enlarged or touching tonsils, and the continued use of mercury dental fillings in pediatric dentistry. She emphasizes that parental concerns are valid and urges families to seek comprehensive evaluations from pediatricians, functional/biological wellness practitioners, and dentists who practice biological dentistry. The segment highlights that snoring in children is abnormal, that airway obstruction can stem from tonsillar issues, and that mercury fillings remain in use despite potential health risks. Dr. To calls for proactive, integrative care to protect children’s health.

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Lots of allergens, lots of airway issues, tonsils that are touching, lots of things that are a challenge to wellness. I think for parents out there, if you are seeking wellness for your child, you're not wrong, you're not crazy. It's definitely something that you're correct in seeking. Snoring for kids, that's not normal. So I would definitely want you to know, seek out answers from pediatricians, from wellness practitioners, functional medicine, It's really that important. The materials that we use in dentistry in a biological wellness practice are so critical. Mercury fillings, even today, are being used on some of the kids in, in