The DANGERS of Mercury Amalgums ('Silver' Tooth Fillings)


The numbers in brackets after the text refer to the references which are included below.

Mercury has been scientifically demonstrated to be more toxic
than Lead, Cadmium, or even Arsenic. (undisputed)

Mercury leaves dental amalgam continuously throughout the
lifetime of the filing.(7)

Mercury vapor is the main way that mercury comes out of
amalgam.(31)

Mercury vapor is absorbed at a rate of 80% through the lungs
into the arterial blood. (31, 55)

Mercury is cytotoxic. i.e. it kills cells (undisputed)

There is NO harmless level of Mercury Vapor Exposure. (63)

Mercury from amalgam has the potential of disturbing all
metabolic processes. ( 25, 33,60).

Mercury from amalgam is transported freely via the blood.(19,34,35,)

Mercury vapor is absorbed directly into the brain. (34, 55a)

Mercury from amalgam will result in a slow build up of mercury in
body tissues. (20,26, 34)

Mercury crosses the blood brain barrier. (34,55a)

Mercury is implicated in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's Disease. (67,68)

Mercury from amalgam is stored in the fetus and infant
before the mother. (20,61)

Mercury from amalgam is stored in the breast milk and
the fetus up to 8 times more than the mother's tissues. (18,19)

Mercury (Mercury Vapor / Methyl mercury) crosses
the placenta.(18, 31)

Mercury Crosses into breast milk.(18,31,61)

Mercury will severely reduce reproductive function
.(2, 3, 4, 20, 22, 24, 31, 37,38, 39, 40, 41, 49)

Mercury rapidly depletes the immune system.
(27,34,35,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,60)

Mercury will induce a number of Auto Immune Diseases.
(27,34,35,42,43,44,60)

Mercury will cause an increase in number and severity
of allergies.(1,34,60)

Mercury from amalgam is stored principally in the kidneys,
liver and brain. (1,20,31)

Mercury from amalgam (shown in animal experiments)
causes kidney damage.(59)

Mercury from will cause a 50% reduction in Kidney filtration
as shown in a study of sheep after amalgam placement.(59)

Methyl Mercury is 100 times more toxic than elemental
Mercury. (undisputed)

Mercury from amalgam is methylated in the mouth.(51,53,54,)

After chewing, Mercury Vapor levels will remain raised for at
least another 90 minutes. (1,15,16,18,47)

Mercury from amalgam will migrate through the tooth.(25,27,30)

This rate of migration is increased if a gold crown is placed over
a tooth filled with amalgam. (27,30)

Teeth are living tissue and are a part of our bodies. (undisputed)

Teeth have a massive communication via blood, lymph and nerves
with the rest of the body.(34)

Mercury from amalgam is absorbed into the body at a rate of
3 to 17 mcg / day. (WHO 1991 Criteria 118)

Mercury release is increased by; increases in temperature, friction
& increase in electrical currents.(28,31,56)

Mercury from amalgam will enter the body as elemental mercury,
inorganic mercury, vapor, charged mercury ions.

In the Brain, Mercury from amalgam is stored preferentially in the
Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus.(20,34)

Micro-Mercurialism is principally characterized by Neurological
symptoms.(34)

Mercury is transported along the axons of nerve fibers.(33,34,50)

Mercury from amalgam may be stored in every other cell in the body.
Each area affected will produce its own set of symptoms

Mercury binds to hemoglobin in the red blood cell thus reducing
oxygen carrying capacity.(1,16,17,21,26,35)

Mercury damages blood vessel reducing blood supply to the tissues
(micro-angiopathies).(34)

Amalgam fillings produce electrical currents which might be injurious
to health. (28)

Dissimilar metals in the mouth [eg Gold & Amalgam] will produce
higher electrical currents.(19,30)

Mercury from amalgam will induce Antibiotic Resistance and Mercury
resistance in bacteria in the mouth and Gastrointestinal tract.(58)

Brain levels of mercury are in a direct linear proportion to the number
of Surfaces of amalgam fillings in the mouth.(1,19,25)

The level of Mercury, in brain tissue of fetus's, new born, and young
children, is proportional to the number of amalgams in the mother's mouth.(61)

Mercury will cause single strand breaks in DNA.(41,42)

Mercury levels in the body can not be assessed by either blood or
urine levels. (26)

Mercury from amalgam fillings is the single greatest source of dietary
mercury for the general population. (W.H.O. Criteria 118., 1991).

Dental personnel are severely effected by exposure to mercury. (3,13,49)

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