Mercury Amalgam Silver Fillings & Mercury Detoxification

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Mercury Amalgam Fillings & Mercury Detoxification

Are Amalgam Fillings a Health Hazard?: My Story - Page 2

Article # T100

Amalgam (Silver) Fillings: Why I Changed My Opinion

What’s even more ironic is that I didn’t learn about the health hazards of mercury amalgam fillings until after I graduated from dental school. As a new dentist my knowledge of mercury was limited. In fact I'd always associated the word mercury with something positive—the planet Mercury, the car Mercury, the Greek god Mercury, the town in Nevada called Mercury, and the mercury thermometer. I first became aware that there was a problem in 1970, two years after starting my dental practice. Thankfully, one of my patients told me about a book that said that amalgam fillings were poisonous because they released mercury vapor. 

Mercury Amalgam Silver Fillings: The American Dental Association is Wrong!

After reading this book I began to question the safety of amalgam fillings. Of course, what the book said was the exact opposite of what the American Dental Association (ADA) and pro-amalgam dentists seem to say: Don’t worry, be happy; these fillings are perfectly safe!  As I continued to research the available literature my concerns grew. What I subsequently learned literally raised the hair on my arms. I not only learned how poisonous mercury is, but discovered that it doesn’t form stable bonds with the other minerals/metals found in amalgam fillings. At that time there was no instrument that could accurately measure the mercury vapor released from silver dental fillings. But fortunately there were studies and enough anecdotal evidence available that proved that most people who were suffering from mercury related health problems got better after they had their amalgam fillings removed. 

Health Hazards of Amalgam Fillings

That was proof enough for me. Even though I didn’t have access then to the conclusive information that is available today, I knew I’d never put another mercury amalgam filling into anyone’s teeth. Since that memorable awakening I’ve accessed hundreds of studies that prove that mercury is not only released from amalgam fillings, but can be released in amounts that can have profound effects on ones health. In addition, there are thousands of studies that have confirmed that mercury is extraordinarily damaging to human health. I doubt if you could find any scientist who would want to be in the same room with it, let alone have mercury vapor continuosly being released from their fillings.  

Yet because of the ADA’s conspiracy of silence there are kind and caring dentists who still don’t believe they are poisoning their patients. In fact, there are thousands of dentists who don’t yet realize they are responsible for poisoning fetuses, nursing babies, and young children. But with all the available information, ignorance is no longer a valid excuse. In my opinion, you can no longer afford to rely on a pro-amalgam dentist to provide you with the information you need to make an informed decision about these fillings.


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