About Larry Hanus

This Iowa City clinic describes its work as organic dentistry built on bio-friendly materials and metal-free fillings. Restorative options recorded on its own site include composite fillings and porcelain or ceramic inlays, onlays and crowns, with slow-speed drilling used to protect teeth from trauma and low-radiation digital x-rays for imaging. Bio-compatible blood serum testing for dental materials is available. The clinic also performs safe removal of mercury "silver" fillings under a defined protocol, carries out thorough periodontal examinations with non-surgical treatment options for gum disease, addresses TMJ, headache and related facial pain, and provides dental solutions for snoring and sleep-disordered breathing. Children are seen, including early orthodontic analysis. Its stated framing is oral-systemic: that the conditions in a person's mouth may reflect and contribute to wider health rather than cause illness outright.

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Credentialed Clinician

Larry Hanus

HDA member

HDA recordverified 24 October 2026

Procedures

Biomimetic Inlays Biomimetic Onlays SMART Amalgam Removal Cavitation Treatment TMJ / TMD Therapy

Clinic Details

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Common Questions

What does the clinic do to contain mercury exposure while removing an amalgam filling?

Its stated removal design uses an efficient suction system in the oral cavity with a special tip to contain amalgam particles and mercury vapors, a nitrile rubber dental dam, the vacuum system operated at maximum efficiency, copious amounts of water applied to the filling, removal of the amalgam in segments, and a mercury-free source of air for patient and staff. Pre-removal preparation and an experienced dentist are listed as components of the same design.

When would a ceramic onlay be recommended here instead of a composite filling?

The clinic states that where a tooth has extensive decay or is cracked from an amalgam filling and biting forces, a porcelain or ceramic onlay may be recommended to increase durability, and that an onlay or crown may be expected to last much longer than a composite. A composite filling remains available by patient choice, with a number of years of service expected from it.

How does the clinic approach materials and biocompatibility?

It describes organic dentistry based on bio-friendly materials, with metal-free fillings, and states that bio-compatible blood serum testing for dental materials is available. Alongside material choice it lists slow speed drilling to protect teeth from trauma and low radiation digital x-rays. Composite fillings and porcelain or ceramic inlays, onlays and crowns are the restorative work it records.

Does the clinic handle jaw joint and jaw muscle problems?

Yes. Relief of TMJ, headache and related facial pain is listed among the work it does, and the clinic reports training in massage and cranial sacral therapy and its relationship to TMJ. It also lists dental solutions for snoring and sleep disordered breathing or apnea, and acupressure, homeopathy and energy meridian tapping for dental anxiety.

Should intact mercury fillings be removed, and how is that decided?

The clinic's stated position is that removing mercury fillings for presumed health purposes, like removing them for cosmetic purposes, is an individual decision that should not be made until after careful consideration and significant personal education. It says it will support a patient who decides to proceed, while stating plainly that it does not promise any change in health.

What does the clinic say about preparing beforehand and about mercury detoxification?

It states that an actual diagnosis of mercury toxicity is made only on the basis of specific laboratory tests of urine, blood or hair by an experienced and qualified health care practitioner, and that detoxification protocols follow from that diagnosis. It considers it prudent to optimize health before removal, and presents any dietary or supplement material on its site as a general guide to be worked through with your own qualified health care provider.