Re: Florida Amalgam Lawsuit Dismissed

From: Ron (RonR._at_jps.net)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 01:50:30 GMT

On 13 Jun 2004 00:54:35 GMT, jdrew63929@aol.com (Jan) wrote:

>Here is where that *real science* originated from. I came down to real $$$$ and
>the good of the people came LAST on the list. What Mark has posted which is
>typical for him, is that EVIL organized medicine and dentistry does MORE E V I
>L.

Well, I always enjoy reading a little history of
the Evil Empire.

>Three cheers indeed.
>
>http://www.wholisticresearch.com/info/artshow.php3?artid=20
>
>(The Most Expensive Medical Mistake in The History of The World)
>
>The History of Mercury Amalgam
>
>In the early 1800s French dentists successfully (sic) mixed mercury with other
>metals and plugged the mixture into cavities in teeth. These early mixtures
>contained relatively small amounts of mercury and required heat to enable the
>metals to bind together. In 1819 Benjamin Bell in England developed an amalgam
>mix with much
>more mercury in it that enabled the metals to bind at room temperature. Back in
>France in 1826 Taveau produced a similar formulation and then in the 1830's the
>amalgam concept was introduced in America.
>
>****Many American dentists denounced
>amalgam use on account of the toxic nature of mercury and when the American
>Society of Dental Surgeons was formed in 1840 its' members were required to
>sign a pledge never to use mercury amalgam on account of its great toxicity.
>*****
>
>The pledge
>was abandoned within five years! (Curious historical note No1. Quick silver is
>a common name for mercury, both here and in Germany, and the 'quick' in German
>is pronounced quack, thus amalgam-using dentists became known as quacks - a
>term
>which has come to mean an inept and fraudulent medic - perhaps amalgam-using
>dentists should still be called quacks).
>
>****In 1848 the Society found 11 of its' members guilty of "..malpractice...for
>using amalgam.." and suspended them.***
>
> The arguments raged on, then, as now, until finally the god won - money that
>is, and the A.S.D.S. dissolved in chaos in 1856. There was a lot of profit in
>amalgam fillings, cheap to make and easy to use, compared with gold, expensive
>and technically more difficult. The American Dental Association took its' place
>and cunningly, did not take a stand on the amalgam issue, allowing market
>forces to prevail until about 1895. The Encyclopaedia Britannica reports "that
>amalgams were not altogether in good repute until after 1895", by which time
>the A.D.A. was supporting the use of amalgam.
>
>Rest at site.
>
>Sad.
>
>Jan
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Relevant Pages

  • Poor DISHONEST Mark Thorson
    ... For more than 160 years dentistry has used silver amalgam, ... Metabolism of mercury] ... Salivary mercury levels in healthy donors with and without amalgam fillings. ... Exposure of cortical cultures to freshly mixed or 7-day-old ...
    (misc.health.alternative)
  • Re: Attention: Sreve Mancuso REPEATEDLY LIES
    ... >I post the scientific proof of mercury amalgam toxcity. ... >Dr Steve has NOT one single study proving amalgams to be safe, ... >>Recognize that her views do NOT reflect those of modern dentistry. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: I thought this NG was about dentistry
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  • Re: Dental Profession Logic Re: Amalgam
    ... Hg plasma concentration correlated with no.of amalgam fillings. ... The amount of organic and inorganic mercury in paraffin-stimulated ... >Effects of low level Hg on humans are not clear. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Facts-Mercury. amalgams-Health Effects
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