Colloidal Silver is very small silver particles suspended in pure water. It has been consumed for years and touted as a natural antibiotic and may be absorbed effectively through the skin. Silver is a pure, stable, non-toxic element with no known side-effects. It has been used extensively in food preparation and preservation for years overseas , and it is now produced, after extensive compatibility testing for skin care.

No, tooth colored fillings are our treatment of choice. Either direct filled composites or indirect inlays and crowns can be provided in almost all situations. However on occasion, if a silver filling is necessary, we use the safest material available.

Yes. By using opaque white inks, you can block out any design area you choose so the holographic background will not show through. By printing two hits of opaque white ink under color sensitive areas (such as corporate logos), the opaque white will eliminate the holographic silver background from showing through and you can achieve your conventional color matches.

It might appear that all colloidal silver solutions are interchangeable. After all, they are all tiny particles of silver in purified water. The only room for difference would seem to be the concentration. However, this is not so. Two colloidal silver solutions with the same concentration might produce very different effects. "The Micro Silver Bullet" reports that one colloidal silver product currently on the market inhibited the growth of E.-coli at a level of 1500 ppm.

Nickel/German Silver is the generic name for any of a range of Non-Precious bright silver-grey alloys composed of copper, nickel and zinc. Other names for Nickle or German Silver are: Nikel Silver, Nickle Silver, "Silver", Afghan Silver, Austrian Silver, Brazilian Silver, Mexican Silver, Nevada Silver, Potosi Silver, Silverite, Sonara Silver, Tyrol Silver, Venetian Silver.

Sterling silver comprises 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% various other metal compounds. Sterling may also be marked 925. Silver jewelry marked 940, 950, 960, 970, or 980 are of higher silver content than is sterling. Many of the famous jewelry manufacturers in Taxco utilized high content silver for jewelry because of the fact that it was less likely to tarnish, the glow was of a more subtle nature, and the color of the silver was slightly different.

There is no real evidence that silver fillings are dangerous. When they wear out, they need to be replaced. When replaced, you can choose what kind of filling you want to have.

Due to important and technological advances such as ceramics and composite (tooth colored) fillings we rarely do silver amalgam fillings.

Some supplement programs contain just a few important items. Such programs are already optimized for a high performance. It is not possible to split up such programs without sugnificantly lowering their health performance.

Art Clay Silver is pure silver (99.9% pure) metal powder mixed with a non-toxic binder and water in a clay-like form. It models like clay, can be diluted to a slip, can be carved or filed when dry, and even reconstituted if it dries out. When fired, either in a kiln or by hand with a torch, the binder burns away, leaving a pure, 99.9% silver object. It is a totally cool thing! Art Clay Silver can be added to a variety of media: glass, ceramics, or porcelain to name a few.

You can use a kiln, or torch to fire Art Clay Silver. The chart below shows the different firing times and temperatures for using a kiln. You can use any kiln that can reach these temperatures and hold them. Choose higher temperatures/shorter firing times vs. lower/longer depending on your kiln and how long it takes to reach the temperature. Cones will not give you enough accuracy for temperature, you will need a pyrometer (a thermometer for high temperatures).

The silver never actually "melts" -- unless you overheat it, of course. First, the binder burns off, and then the silver particles bond together in a process called "sintering." If the piece goes bright and shiny and shimmering, then you have overheated it and started it to melt. You don't want that.

This paste has a higher concentration of silver, and can be fired at the low-fired temperatures. Use it to decorate ceramics - it can be fired at lower temperatures than many glazes, so it can be used on a fired piece without moving the glaze. This is a portrait of my dog, painted on regular window glass (float glass) and fired. The intense yellow halo is an effect of the silver fuming the glass. Some glasses are more prone to this than others.

No. Most research suggests that silver impregnated carbon filters have a very short-lived effectiveness in preventing bacteria growth in a water filter system. There is greater risk that unhealthy levels of silver ions will be passed into your drinking water than from potential bacteria build-up in your carbon filter if proper maintenance of your system is followed.

White fillings are quickly replacing the old silver fillings that are part mercury. Although both kinds of fillings serve the same purpose, white fillings are more cosmetically appealing.

Neither. The Polished Aluminum TMB ProCan has a very lustrous, shiny finish which is often referred to as "Silver" or "Chrome".