Introduction Exposure to mercury from 'silver' dental fillings has gained considerable notoriety in the general media during the past decade. Specific attention has focused on the potential consequences for human health and the general well-being of the global environment, The…
Introduction All new knowledge has to overcome two hurdles: the prejudice of the experts and the inertia of established theories. All our efforts in the segment are doomed to failure if the morbid processes are not based on the segment…
On 18 February 1994 the government of Sweden publicly announced the final timetable for the ban on the use of mercury/silver amalgam as a dental filling material. The use of amalgam will be totally banned for children and adolescents up…
Mats Hanson Amalgam has been used in dentistry in Europe for at least 100 years. Amalgam consists of about 50% mercury, 30-40% silver and 10-15% tin. Some brands contain copper and zinc (1). Hypersensitivity reactions to amalgam have been reported…
"In 2 grams (one average filling) of amalgam there is more than 30,000 times the maximum permissible daily intake of mercury (Swedish values)"Dr Mats Hanson, Univ of Lund, Sweden "Concerning the effects of mercury exposure on children as noted at…
M.J. Vimy, Y. Takahashi and F.L. Lorscheider Am. J. Physiol. 258 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 27): R939-R945, 1990 - In humans, the continuous release of Hg vapour from dental amalgam tooth restorations is markedly increased for prolonged periods after chewing.…
If we get a rush of patients going to their dentists for amalgam removal it will be a disaster, warns Jack Levenson, the UK's pioneering anti-mercury dentist. It happened in Sweden and it could happen here, he says. Many people,…
By James E Hardy, D.M.D. Mercury use in dentistry has been the subject of my studies for the past 14 years. I thought I knew the history of the mercury amalgam controversy well, but yesterday I pulled a book down…
Introduction Amalgam has, ever since its introduction 150 years ago, been the subject of recurrent controversies because of its mercury content. Amalgam is an unstable alloy and continuously gives off mercury (Hg) in the form of gas, ions and abraded…