From: Happy Oyster <happy.oys...@ariplex.com> -
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:04:16 +0100
Local: Mon, Jan 24 2005 9:04 am
Subject: Re: The Truth About Amalgams

The truth about amalgams.

Mercury-amalgam dental fillings have never been subjected to the kind
of
regulatory scrutiny and approval process demanded of all modern drugs
and
medical devices to prove safety.

Until this day dentistry has used marketing, political influence, and
control
of regulatory boards at all levels to impose its self-serving economic
view
that mercury-amalgam is completely safe. The science that proves safety
is
still not forthcoming from the ADA, nor from dental schools, nor from
mercury-amalgam manufacturers.
Science has not been the driving force behind the ADA's public
information on
mercury release. When asked about the safety of mercury amalgam the
response
one always heard previously, and can still hear today in many dental
offices
is: "once set, the mercury becomes completely stable and locked up, it
doesn't
leak out". After it was unequivocally demonstrated that mercury vapor
continuously escapes from mercury-amalgam fillings the ADA repositioned
itself
and now claims: "the small amount of mercury released from amalgam
restorations, especially during placement and removal, has not been
shown to
cause any adverse health effects."

Mercury escapes from amalgam and is taken up by the human as metallic
vapor,
metallic vapor and ionic mercury dissolved in saliva, and as unknown
mercury
species directly through the tooth pulp and root into the
bloodstream.[3] Ionic
mercury in saliva is converted to methylmercury.[4]

Mercury travels from amalgam fillings into the jaw, gut, liver,
kidneys, glands
and brain, crosses the placenta to the fetus, and is found in mother's

milk.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
WARNING TO PARENTS:

"SILVER" FILLINGS ARE REALLY 50% MERCURY!

THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION SAYS THEY ARE SAFE!
CONCERNED PARENTS SHOULD KNOW:

MERCURY has been eliminated from all other uses in the human body,
including
vaccines, disinfectants, and other oral uses.

All other health care associations support full disclosure, while the
American
Dental Association hides its use of MERCURY.

The ADA receives money from MERCURY amalgam manufacturers through its
Seal of
Acceptance program, in contrast with the American Medical Association,
which
rejected taking fees for product endorsements.

The ADA holds patents on amalgam (since expired), furthering its
business
interests by the continued use of MERCURY in dentistry.

The ADA endorses pre-Civil War medicine, saying amalgam is justified
because
its use began in 1850!

The ADA says MERCURY dental fillings are safe to use in children's
teeth.

In 1997, MERCURY amalgam filling manufacturer Dentsply stated that
MERCURY
amalgam fillings are "contraindicated" (meaning DO NOT USE) for
children and
pregnant women.

The American Dental Association is still calling MERCURY amalgam
fillings
"silver" and denies MERCURY fillings can ever be dangerous!

Federal and most state medical insurance programs only pay for MERCURY
fillings
because they are the least expensive, so poor people and poor children
are
especially at risk.

U.S. Public Health Service: The largest component of amalgam is
MERCURY.
ADA: Amalgam is "silver" fillings.

U.S. Public Health Service: For most people, the leading cause of
MERCURY
toxicity is amalgam fillings, not fish.
ADA: You only get traces of MERCURY vapor in your body.

U S Public Health Service: MERCURY is a dangerous neuro-toxin; the
MERCURY in
amalgam goes to the brain, and to a fetus through the placenta.
ADA: MERCURY exposure is like having an "allergy" to dust or pollen!

American Medical Association: Don't take $$$ for endorsements.
ADA: Receives fees from MERCURY amalgam manufacturers while calling
amalgam
"safe". For further information on this issue and links to recent press
coverage of the controversy with the ADA and the dangers of Mercury in
dentistry, please read the August 22 Page 1 article in the Chicago
Tribune:
http://chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0108220248aug22.story?coll=c...
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and visit: www.toxicteeth.net