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Mercury-Free Dentistry
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| Are Your Symptoms All In Your Head? | |
| Self-Test For Mercury Toxicity: | |
| Energy:
Do you have exhaustion, fatigue, insomnia, or low energy? Psychological: Do you have anxiety, irritability, depression, fits of anger, or memory loss? Digestion: Do you have colitis, abdominal cramps, constipation or diarrhea? Circulation: Do you have high or low blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, a weak pulse, or chest pain? Immune system: Do you have allergies, sinusitis, asthma, or swollen lymph glands? Respiratory: Do you have a persistent cough, shallow or irregular breathing, or emphysema? Oral: Do you have bad breath, frequent cavities, bleeding gums, gingivitis, or a metal taste in your mouth? Structural: Do you have joint pain, headaches, or migraines? Miscellaneous: Do you have anemia, swelling, muscle pain, or tremors ? Note that these symptoms have numerous causes and may be unrelated |
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| Definition
of AMALGAM = any alloy containing MERCURY.
A typical amalgam/silver dental filling contains 50% mercury, 35% silver, 13% tin and 2% copper. Mercury is very toxic, more so than lead, cadmium, or arsenic. The American Dental Association's (ADA) published claim is "when mercury is combined with the metals used in dental amalgam, its toxic properties are made harmless," and the amalgam becomes a "biological inactive substance." Yet, the ADA , OSHA, and EPA have declared leftover scrap dental amalgam to be a toxic hazard to dental personnel, to the dental office, and to the environment! Human autopsy studies prove that dental amalgam mercury enters the patient's body and builds up with time. Mercury is known to damage the brain and nervous system, the thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands, the heart and lungs, as well as hormones and enzymes. Mercury is a very potent suppresser of the immune system and is known to damage the brain and nervous system of unborn babies. Research on the toxic effects of amalgam dental fillings is being conducted in many parts of the world including New Zealand, England, Sweden, Australia, Canada, and Germany. All research to date has proven that every person with amalgam restorations has increased the toxic load on his/her body. In several countries, efforts are being made to ban the use of mercury for dental fillings. Additionally, a major amalgam manufacturer has announced that it will discontinue the production of amalgam. |
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information contained herein has been obtained from a variety of sources.
This document is presented to increase awareness of the topic and
educate the general public. It is not intended to be an extensive
discussion of this subject, or to provide specific treatment guidelines.
For more information and links about this subject, see the references below. |
| References | |
| —ABC
on Mercury-Poisoning from Dental Amalgam Fillings Handbook for victims
of mercury-poisoning from dental amalgam, Swedish Association of Dental
Mercury Patients, November 1993. —Defense Against Mystery Syndromes, Swedish Association of Dental Mercury Patients —Amalgam Links —Amalgam Removal Case Histories (two in Great Britain) —Huggins, Hal A., DDS, It´s All in Your Head: The Link Between Mercury Amalgams and Illness Mercury Disposal —Lawrence Livermore Lab Safety Information —Mercury Free Dentists —Mercury Page: the most extensive information we have found on the Web about this subject. —UK Amalgam Links: the most comprehensive compilation of links on the Web we have found. —Ziff, Sam, and Ziff, Michael F., D.D.S., Dentistry Without Mercury, BioProbe, Inc. 1995. |
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