This is my poor tooth... with a huge amount of amalgam in it! When I broke it, the dentist said that there was no sign of decay - which lines up with what mercury does to teeth! You can see that it is starting to go grey! And I'm very glad that the mercury is out! While I'm sad that I'm missing a tooth, I'm glad that the mercury is gone!
My reason for this study...
After having two of my teeth break, and
the memory of a friend who's health went south, then after having the
mercury removed out of her teeth, her health improved dramatically!
So I began to wonder about my own health!
What have I found out?...
Firstly, there seems to be two points
of view when it comes to mercury and your health! Although I don't
understand this, because mercury is a poison!
I must admit, I am looking only at
mercury amalgam that gets placed in fillings in teeth! I prefer to
not be a walking talking mercury storage unit!
The following I got from
holisticdentist.com.au... (yes, it is a direct copy – I don't see
the point of re-writing it!)
How many times have your said to
yourself "I think my teeth are affecting my health?"
Isn’t it time to get informed about
your dental health?
• Do you have a metallic taste in your mouth?
• Have you experienced lethargy and fatigue?
• Have you experienced anxiety or panic attacks?
• Do you suffer from ongoing Candida or yeast infections or irritable bowel syndrome?
• Do you experience poor memory or a short concentration span?
• Do your teeth tend to break easily?
• Would you like to get rid of the grey-black appearance of your teeth?
Those are some good questions to ask yourself! If this subject is important to you or you are just wondering... I suggest that you do your own research! Don't simply rely on what I have found... because, this here, simply scratches the surface.
This next piece is another direct copy
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_amalgam_controversy
The dental amalgam controversy refers to the conflicting views over
the use of amalgam as a filling material mainly because it contains
the element mercury. Scientists agree that dental amalgam fillings
leach mercury into the mouth, but studies vary widely in the amount
and whether such amount presents significant health risks. The
effects of that amount of exposure are also disputed,.[3][4] The use
of mercury in dental fillings is approved in most countries. Norway,
Denmark, and Sweden have banned the use of mercury in dental amalgams
over environmental concerns, and in Sweden's case also from concerns
over its effect on human health. Those who advocate the use of
amalgam point out that it is durable,[6] relatively inexpensive, and
easy to use. On average, resin composites last only half as long as
dental amalgam[7] (although modern composites are improving in
strength) and dental porcelain is much more expensive. However, the
gap between amalgam and composites may be closing.[8] Further,
concerns have been raised about the endocrine disrupting (in
particular, estrogen-mimicking) effects of plastic chemicals such as
Bisphenol A used in composite resins.[9][10] Arguably, there is more
credible evidence of a possible subclinical toxic effect of composite
resins compared to dental amalgam.
Peer-reviewed scientific studies have come to opposite conclusions on
whether the mercury exposure from amalgam fillings causes health
problems. A 2004 systematic
review conducted by the Life
Sciences Research Office, whose clients include the FDA and NIH,
concluded that "the current data are insufficient to support an
association between mercury release from dental amalgam and the
various complaints that have been attributed to this restoration
material".[3]
A peer-reviewed Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
article holds that "it seems likely that humans may have evolved
with a threshold level for mercury below which there is no response
or observable adverse health effects".[32]
Another
review published in 2005 by the Freiburg
University Institute for Environmental Medicine found that
"mercury from dental amalgam may lead to nephrotoxicity,
neurobehavioural changes, autoimmunity,
oxidative stress, autism,
skin and mucosa alterations or non-specific symptoms and complaints",
that "Alzheimer's
disease or multiple
sclerosis has also been linked to low-dose mercury exposure",
and that "removal of dental amalgam leads to permanent
improvement of various chronic complaints in a relevant number of
patients in various trials."[4]
And here is more direct copy... The
point of this... well, I find it easier to have all my information in
one place! I have come to the conclusion, that for me, I need to get
rid of the mercury in my mouth! If this document helps someone, then
great!
Dental amalgam mercury fillings are the
greatest source of mercury for the adults who have them. DAMS (Dental
Amalgam Mercury Solutions) is a leading non-profit group educating
the public on this issue in the US and Canada. While the dental
amalgam filling, which is half mercury, has been banned in Norway and
Sweden, in the USA, the American Dental Association and the FDA
continue to defend the use of the amalgam mercury filling, despite
the clinical evidence of harm caused by amalgams and the heavy weight
of scientific studies that show that amalgams expose patients to
unacceptably large amounts of mercury and tend to harm health. We
have many books and scientific papers documenting the hazards of
mercury and of amalgam fillings.
I find it interesting that people are
willing to accept having mercury shoved into holes in their teeth!
And if my children ever need to have fillings, then I will cough up
the extra cost for them to have porcelain fillings! I have come to
the simple conclusion that mercury is a poison and I don't want it in
my mouth or any of my children's mouths!
Now, for your thoughts... (Please be
nice/polite and remember all comments are moderated and any swearing
even if it has symbols in place of letters it WILL not be published!)
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