Colloidal Silver in Place of Antibiotics

The dental use for silver you haven’t heard about

Q: I’m scheduled to have a dental procedure done and my dentist recommended that I take antibiotics beforehand. I’m wondering if there are any alternatives?

JVW: Colloidal silver isn’t just an alternative for antibiotics — it actually offers even more protection. Antibiotics only work against bacteria. But colloidal silver has been found to be “germicidal” against a wide variety of viruses, bacteria, and fungi. And, unlike antibiotics, it doesn’t harm any of the beneficial bacteria your body needs, since it’s mostly absorbed before it reaches the large intestine, where the majority of normal (and other) microflora reside.

For people using colloidal silver prior to dental work, I generally recommend taking 1 tablespoonful of a 40-60 part per million concentration an hour before your anticipated dental work, and then 1 teaspoonful in another four hours. This should give you sufficient concentration of silver in your bloodstream to help combat any germs “stirred up” by dental work.

You may have heard the horror stories of people turning a bluish-gray color from taking silver. Although this condition, called argyrism, is harmless, it’s certainly not something you’d want to experience. But don’t worry: Using colloidal silver periodically in short- term situations like this will not cause argyrism.