Mercury amalgam does not belong in teeth. Here's Health is campaigning for British health authorities to follow Sweden's lead: to stop the use of mercury in fillings for pregnant women and eventually phase out the use of mercury amalgam completely.…
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…
Abstract This article reviews the scientific literature and presents the studies and articles relating to mercury toxicity generally and form dental amalgams specifically. Mercury is lost from dental amalgams in many ways ranging from chewing and eating to toothbrushing, and…
Ronald J. Watkins, D.C The CBS television program, "60 Minutes," on December 12, 1990 featured several persons who made spectacular recovery within weeks after having amalgam fillings removed from their teeth. Two others whom I know personally had similar response…
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.…
Samples from the central nervous system (occipital lobe cortex, cerebellar cortex and ganglia semilunare) and kidney cortex were collected from autopsies and analysed for total mercury content using neutron activation analyses. Results from 34 individuals showed a statistically significant regression…