Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 This came from Dr. Mercola's eHealthy newsletter: Mercury amalgam dental fillings, commonly referred to as 'Silver' dental fillings, contain between 48 & 55% mercury. While the American Dental Association originally denied that mercury from these fillings was leaking and being absorbed into the body, in recent years, facing numerous studies to the contrary, have had to concede that 'silver fillings' , do indeed leak mercury vapor, one of the most toxic substances known to man. States Pam Floener, a spokesperson for the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, states that " The metallic mercury used by dentists to manufacture dental amalgam is shipped as a hazardous material to the dental office. When amalgams are removed, for whatever reason, they are treated as hazardous waste and are required to be disposed of in accordance with OSHA regulations and it is inconceivable that the mouth could be considered a safe storage container for this toxic material. " This new information, comes straight from the National Institute of Health and has been brought to light by Citizens for Mercury Relief (CFMR), a Canadian Group that in 1998 initiated a Federal Class Action Lawsuit against the manufacturers of mercury dental amalgam and Health Canada, that is currently awaiting court certification. Their initial figures revealed that while 78% of the American public have dental fillings, 95% of the people with International Classification of Disease Codes 340-349: Disorders of the Central Nervous System which include MS, Epilepsy, Paralysis and Migraines, have dental fillings. That is an almost 22% increased risk in people with dental amalgams. In addition, initial figures also demonstrated that in the Major Chapter of Circulatory Disorders ( ICD-9-M Codes 390-459 which includes rheumatic fever, heart disease, pulmonary circulation, hypertension, and arterial disease), that this group is 33% filling free, an astounding result considering that the rest of the American population is 18% filling free. Mezei says " clearly the survivors of heart disease have a much higher rate of being dental filling-free, and we know heart disease is the #1 Killer in the United States " but also stated that " he would not be surprised if the American Dental Association tried to say that these figures meant that dental fillings prevented heart disease " . Last year the city of Boston banned the sale of mercury thermometers. One and one-half mercury thermometers contain about one gram of mercury. Further, it has been figured that only one gram of mercury will pollute a 20-acre lake! AMALGAM FILLINGS contain 45-52% mercury, with at least 5% (according to my dentist) continuously being freed to go further into our bodies. This gives 5% x 50% = 2.50% " free " mercury vapor to leech out (sublimate) over time. (Ask your dentist how many grams of Hg is in an average amalgam filling in your mouth, and how many fillings you actually do have.) Therefore, if an average filling contains an estimated 800 milligrams of amalgam, with the average middle-aged adult having 8 fillings, the average North American adult has 0.16 grams (8 x 0.800 x 0.025) of potential mercury vapor to go into the lungs, blood, and brain from dental fillings alone -- an average of about three-millionths of a gram a day -- regardless of the amount of Hg we take in from vaccinations and from our food! Amalgam fillings account for 70% of mercury ions found in human urine. " Happy Springtime!! Love, Renee and Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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