Univ. study documenting mercury from amalgams causes brain damage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VImCpWzXJ_w
University of Calgary/Neurodegeneration
B Windhamof FL4:00PM January 31, 2010
Very little in the article on amalgam is accurate. The author consulted a very unknowledgable source. Amalgam fillings are not stable, since mercury is a gas at room temperature and mercury from fillings vaporizes continuously from as soon as they are placed. Amalgam is documented to be by far the largest source of mercury in most people who have amalgam fillings, verified by hundreds of thousands of tests by medical labs and by government agencies. www.flcv.com.damspr1.html Due to the high exposure to people amalgam fillings are also the largest source of mercury in all sewer systems and sewer sludge, which all have high and dangerous levels, as well as making amalgams a major source of mercury in water bodies. Over 50% of U.S. water bodies are doc. to have high levels of mercury in fish, resulting in warnings. Exposure to amalgams is documented to be a common cause or factor in over 30 chronic health conditions, especially autoimmune or neurological or cardiovascular or hormonal conditions. And replacement of amalgam is doc. in clinical experience and the med. literature to usually result in improvement or cure of these conditions. www.flcv.com/indexa.html
BW, President, DAMS International
Bernard Windhamof FL3:50PM January 31, 2010
I attended the hearings in Washington D.C. conducted by Congressman Dan Burton R-Indiana) and Congresswoman Diane Watson (D-California). These hearings were part of the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, a Subcommittee Hearing entitled "Consumer Choice and Implementing Full disclosure in Dentistry." This was held May 8, 2003
You can read reports from the hearings at Government Printing Office site:
Read the reports for yourself to see what is really going on.
Marie Flowersof VA3:34PM January 31, 2010
Over 50% of all dentists in this country now practice mercury-free dentistry. There's a reason for that. Mercury is the most toxic non-radioactive element on earth. The mercury in amalgam fillings is not "locked" in or safe. When a dentist removes an amalgam filling from your mouth, it's treated as hazardous waste and has to be disposed of accordingly. If you believe it's safe in your mouth, then you're either stupid or gullible.
“DR. KIEBURTZ: A question about the documents. You looked at the NGO reviews. Did you look at other Government reviews?
DR. PAULE: No; we did not.
DR. KIEBURTZ: Why not?
DR. PAULE: I was simply following orders, okay, and was given the charge and we took it.”
citations included to previous post When is Enough Enough?
"The fact that Hg vapor is released from dental amalgam restoration surfaces is no longer questioned.18,44-48 However, how to calculate a daily dose of Hg released from amalgam restorations Hg vapor measurement and then estimating body burden of Hg—especially brain burden is an unresolved debate.44,49-51"
Dr. Palfrey, again, what is the guidance on permissible levels of Hg exposure from dental amalgam given there is still no means to measure it? Please review the 2006 transcript of the FDA hearing on dental amalgam and see that the gaps in data persist.
When is enough, enough??
JADA, Vol. 130, February 1999 pg 197
http://jada.ada.org/cgi/reprint/130/2/191.pdf
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47. Snapp KR, Boyer DB, Peterson LC, Svare CW. The contribution of dental amalgam to mercury in blood. J Dent Res 1989;68(5):780-5.
48. Mackert JR Jr. Dental amalgam and mercury. JADA 1991;122(9):54-61.
49. Berglund A. Estimation by a 24-hour study of the daily dose of intra-oral mercury vapor inhaled after release from dental amal- gam. J Dent Res 1990;69(10):1646-51.
50. Marek M. Interactions between dental amalgams and the oral environment. Adv Dent Res 1992;6:100-9.
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Doriceof NY9:36AM January 29, 2010
Very simply, a new mercury filling is half mercury, an old on is a third mercury. Toss an average number of mercury fillings into the mix and we have far more 'unaccounted' mercury than the amount necessary to condemn all the fish in a medium size lake. Where did that mercury go?
When any with an average number of mercury fillings chews, then blows into the instrument used by OSHA to test for workplace safety, the exhaled breath registers multiples of our saftey standards.
Very small amounts of mercury are well proven to impact the central nervous system, expecially the nerves and brains of a fetus or child.
Shame on your 'pediatric dentist' stating mercury fillings are safe! They are banned by most of Western Europe and condemned by the United Nations-WHO for good and solid reasons.
Mercury fillings persist in American simply because the legal liability to the American Dental Association and its dentists would be overwhelming if international science on its toxicity was acknowledged.
Please, look at the science, not the commercial rhetoric nor the dis-information from the dentist's protective labor union, the ADA.
tad hodgertof OR6:43PM January 23, 2010
You can read the transcripts from the FDA hearings on dental amalgam from September 2006 at this link.
You will also be able to access the comments made to the FDA after the hearings, that were posted to the FDA dockets. Unfortunately over 1200 comments were never posted to the FDA website's docket.
During the hearings one of the members of the Advisory Panel asked an FDA spokesman to explain the difference in symptoms between allergy to mercury (which is what the FDA says people have), and mercury toxicity from mercury fillings (which is what mercury poisoned people say they have). The FDA spokesman was not able to answer this question.
If people only have an allergic to mercury the FDA spokesman should have been able to explain the symptoms of mercury allergy. He just stumbled around and didn't know what he was talking about.
Read the transcripts for yourself. Do not believe press releases from the FDA that do not tell the whole story.
Marie Flowers
DAMS, Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions
Marie Flowers of VA3:33PM January 23, 2010
How sad that dentists who were required to understand basic sciences cannot follow the lack of logic in their thinking when they tell their patients that the mercury in their fillings is totally safe.
Why then is it that the ADA tells dentists they must store all unused (but mixed) mercury filling material in a tightly sealed glass jar? Under a high specific gravity liquid? Wouldn't it be safe to store in spit?
Why is it that the ADA tells dentists they must follow extreme precautions in handling the material? Why is it that state EPA's have mandated mercury separators on the sewer lines leaving the office with mercury from fillings that have been removed?
How is it that the Vimy study found that mercury from dental fillings distributed to all organ systems in the body, and crossed the placenta at twice the rate?
How is it that the brains of Alzheimer's victims contains high levels of mercury, directly proportional to the weight of mercury fillings in their mouths?
How is it that after 2 days of testimony, the FDA panel assigned to determine whether mercury in dental fillings was safe voted that it was not? How is it that the new director of the FDA, Dr. Margaret Hamburg didn't recuse herself when she has a shareholder in Schein Dental supply and stood to make a tidy profit if mercury was not banned?
In our practice, we have not used mercury since I read the Vimy study, and the ADA's response: "that research was done on sheep, not humans." At that point I had to wonder what they were trying to cover up, and why. There is plenty of information out there. I invite you to look at the mercury issues pages of www.SmileSouthJersey.com and www.DentalWellness4U.com .
If you study the science, you'll learn that the fillings are more toxic to some than others. It depends on the amount of mercury the body has been exposed to, and the individual's ability to remove mercury. Mercury is a neurotoxic material, and causes significant problems in those exposed to it, regardless of the source.
Stephen J. Markus, DMD FACE
International Association of Mercury Free Dentists
Haddon Heights, NJ
www.SmileSouthJersey.com
Dr. Steve Markusof NJ5:35PM January 22, 2010
I was dismayed by what a pitiful, biased one sided view of this issue you presented. You might be a doctor, but a journalist you're not. It would behoove you to seek out more than one (uneducated and uninformed) source of information on this subject, especially considering the grave long term health implications for children and pregnant women. You don't think mercury toxicity effects all people regardless of age, size and health problems the same do you?
Here are a couple of suggestions for you...
1. Read the comments below this article as they present a much more informed view of the subject and plenty of jumping off points for you to look into.
2. Ask a toxicologist such as Boyd Haley about the long term effects of mercury vapor from amalgams (Why would you ask a dentist who knows next to nothing about toxicology?) He will have plenty of science to back up his stance on the subject
3. Get familiar with the lawsuit against the FDA which highlights the FDA's 32 years of evasive, unethical tactics, regarding classifying amalgams.
I find it funny that dentist are concerned about excess healthy tooth removal ONLY when talking about removing amalgams, but they don't mention the amount of healthy tooth they have to carve out when installing them. Also, IMPROPERLY removing amalgams CAN expose the patient to harmful levels of mercury vapor... which is why you should have mentioned the PROPER way to have them removed or at least linked to the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology who wrote the book on PROPERLY removing amalgams www.iaomt.com
As far as amalgams are concerned, The benefits only out weigh the risks FOR THE DENTIST. yes amalgams are cheap and need little skill to install but the long term health effects can be devastating. consider this...
The dentist does not disclose amalgams contain mercury
the dentist does not discuss the amalgam MSDS specifics of mercury toxicity
the dentist is shielded from liability
the dentist pollutes the environment (through amalgam waste during installation and removal). Up to 50% of mercury in our wastewater comes from dentist and they pay NOTHING in terms of dealing with the aftermath. What happens to that waste water ? it is either incinerated (back up into the air) or sold off as fertilizer to our farmers. I know it might sound crazy, but if you didn't already know these things you haven't been paying attention and you need to educate yourself on the subject.
I could swear several of the talking points in your article were cut and pasted directly from the ADA website.
So you'll have to forgive my snarky responses, but I expected more out of you. This is a serious issue with grave health implications and articles like your only spread half truths and misinformation. You have done this subject a grave disservice and should re-address this issue in a follow up article.
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