Health Improvements AFTER Removal Of Amalgams
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Dental Amalgam Scientific Facts
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Editor :
Bernard Windham,
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l. Some Facts
II. Systemic Mercury Intake Level from Amalgam Fillings
III. Medical Studies Finding Health Problems Related to Amalgam
Fillings.
IV. Health Effects from Dental Personnel Exposure to Mercury Vapor.
V. Results of Removal of Amalgam Fillings.
VI. Scientists and Government Panels or Bodies That Have Found Amalgam
Fillings to be Unsafe.
References to this document
More science :
DAMS,Inc. (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome,Support Group) :
SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC FACTS
I. Some Facts.
1. Dental amalgam contains about 50 % mercury.
The average filling has 1/2 gram of mercury.
2.Mercury is the most toxic of the toxic metals. Mercury is:
(a) cytotoxic (kills cells) (2,27,33) [106,147,148,150,160].
(b) neurotoxic (accumulates in the brain and damages brain cells)
(27,34,48) [85,111,147,148,160,162]
(c) immunotoxic (damages and weakens the immune system)
(27,34,35,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,60) [77,78,105,117,127,128,146,155,160,226]
(d) nephrotoxic (toxic to kidneys) (59),[157,203,211,223]
(e) endocrine system-disrupting chemical (affects pituitary gland)
[85,105,113,146,149]
(f) reproductive and developmental toxin
(2,3,4,20,22,24,31,37,38,39,49,41,49) [105,146,149,160,204].
(g) causes cardiovascular damage and disease including damage to
vascular endothelial cells, increased white cell count, and decreased
oxyhemoglobin level (47,201,202,205,232).
(h) causes immune system damage resulting in alergies, asthma, and
multiple sensitivities(228,230)
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3. Mercury crosses the blood brain barrier and is selectively stored
in the pituitary gland of the brain. [48,85,113,146,162] The pituitary gland
controls the body's endocrine system and secretes hormones that control most
bodily processes, including the immune system and reproductive systems[146].
4. Mercury's biochemical damage at the cellular level include DNA
damage, alteration of protein structure, alteration of the transport of
calcium, induction of free radical formation, inhibition of glutathione
peroxidase enzyme, endothial cell damage, and immune system damage. Only a
few micrograms of mercury severely disturb cellular function and inhibit
nerve growth(181). 98% of mercury found in the brain is in the methyl
mercury form, the most toxic form(220). Most mercury in saliva was also
organic.
5. Hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland that control bodily
processes are at extremely low levels and extremely low levels of mercury
are required to adversely affect hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
Hormonal secretions affected at levels much lower than acute toxicity
effects normally tested for[105,146].
6. Because of the extreme toxicity of mercury, only 1/2 gram is
required to contaminate a 10 acre lake to the extent that a health warning
would be issued by the government to not eat the fish[151,160]. Over half
the rivers and lakes in Florida have such health warnings[160].
7. Some Florida panthers that eat birds and animals that eat fish
containing very low levels of mercury(about 1 part per million) have died
from chronic mercury poisoning[160]. Since mercury is an estrogenic chemical
and reproductive toxin, the majority of the rest cannot reproduce. The
average male Florida panther has higher estrogen levels than females, due to
the estrogenic properties of mercury[105,160]. Similar is true of some other
animals at the top of the food chain like alligators.
8. In addition to having estrogenic effects, mercury has other
documented hormonal effects including effects on the reproductive system
resulting in lowered sperm counts, defective sperm cells, and lowered
testosterone levels in males and lowered levels of brain neurotransmitters
dopamine, serotonin, and noreprenephrine[105,107,140,141],
9. An average amalgam filling contains 1/2 gram of mercury, and the
average adult had at least 5 grams of mercury in fillings(unless most has
vaporized). Mercury in solid form is not stable and vaporizes continuously,
so that within 10 years more than half has been transferred to the brain and
body of the host(34,47)[182].
10. The level of mercury in people with amalgam fillings causes a body
burden of mercury much higher than they could get from eating contaminated
fish from Florida waters with government health warnings. (WHO,183)
11. Running shoes with 1/2 gram of mercury in the heels were banned by
several states, because the amount of mercury was considered dangerous to
public health and created a serious disposal problem. Mercury from dental
offices and human waste from people with amalgam fillings has much higher
levels and is a major source of mercury in Florida waters. One study found
dental offices discharge into waste water between 65 and 842 milligrams per
dentist per day(231), amouting to several hundred grams per year per office.
This is in addition to air emissions.
* More detailed descriptions and references are contained in
[105,160]. References in parentheses were compiled by the Australasian
Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. References in brackets were
compiled by Bernard Windham.
II. Systemic Mercury Intake Level from Amalgam Fillings
1. Mercury in solid form is not stable and evaporates continuously
from amalgam fillings in the mouth, being transferred over a period of time
to the host(211). Mercury vapor from amalgam is the single largest source of
systemic mercury intake for persons with amalgam fillings. (16,17,19,57,)
[78-82,94,111,126,129,130,138,161,183,211,216]. Amalgam also releases
significant amounts of tin and copper which also have toxic effects, with
organic tin formed in the body being much more neurotoxic than
mercury[185,222].
2. Mercury vapor is absorbed at a rate of 80% through the lungs into
the arterial blood and is also absorbed my oral mucosa. (18,31,40)
[77,79,84,94,96,117,133,211,222]
3. On average for a person having amalgam fillings, vapor from amalgam
fillings amounts to about 80% of total systemic intake.
[78-82,93,94,179,211]
4. Having dissimilar metals in the teeth(e.g.-gold and mercury) causes
electrical currents and much higher mercury vapor levels and levels in
tissues. (19,27,30) Average mercury levels in gum tissue near amalgam
fillings are 250 ppm, but are often 1200 ppm near a gold cap on an amalgam
filling(30,25,47)[186,194]. Concetrations of mercury in oral mucosa for a
population of patients with 6 or more amalgam fillings taken during oral
surgery were 20 times the level of controls[174]. The level of mercury and
copper released from high copper amalgam is as much as 50 times that of low
copper amalgaums[191]. High levels of mercury vaporize and are picked up by
the body and bloodstream during dental work(high-speed grinding) on amalgam
fillings, which results in much higher levels in the heart, brain, liver,
and kidneys(219,205,etc.).
5. The average level of mercury in the urine of a person with amalgam
fillings(1.9 parts per million) is approximately twice that of the FDA and
EPA Action Level for bans on eating fish and food due to high mercury
level(1 ppm) and can be as much as 50 times the EPA Critical Level. [134,
154,etc.,160]
The U.S. Agency for toxic Substnces and Disease Registry standard
(MRL) for acute inhalation exposure to mercury vapor is 0.02 mcg Hg/m3 and
the MrL for chronic inhalation exposure is 0.014 mcg Hg/m3. Common levels
found in persons with amalgam fillings are over 100 times these
MRLs(217,209). Thus persons with amalgam fillings have levels of intraoral
mercury vapor higher than the level considered to have significant health
risk.
6. There is only a weak correlation between blood or hair mercury
levels and body burden or level in a target organ[157]. Feces has a
significant mercury burden in people with amalgam fillings, having a higher
correlation to systemic body burden than urine or blood, which tend to
correlate with recent exposure level.(47) [79,80] As damage occurs to
kidneys over time, mercury is less effeciently eliminated[157].
7. Mercury accumulates in the brain, liver, kidneys, heart,and oral
mucosa(1,20,31,34) [77,79,84,85,94 ,111,149,205,211,219]
8. The number of amalgam surfaces has a statistically significant
correlation to :
(a) blood plasma mercury level (17) [84,133,211]
(b) urine mercury level (16) [76,77,138]
(c) oral mucosa and saliva (18)[77,79,94,117,199,211,222]
(d) feces mercury [79,94,117]
(e) pituitary gland (14,16,19,25) [85,113]
(f) brain occipital cortex (14,16,19,25,34) [85,111,149,211]
9. A person with amalgam fillings has daily systemic intake from
mercury vapor of between 3 and 70 micrograms of mercury, with the average
being at least 12 micrograms per day.[77,83,85,179,211]. Total intake is
proportional to the number and extent of amalgam surfaces, but other factors
such as chewing gum and drinking hot liquids influence the intake
significantly.(18,28,31,56) [135-139,193,211]. Vapor emissions range up to
200 mcg/M3 (47)[193] and are much higher after chewing. Approx. 39% of those
having amalgam fillings tested in a large German study had ingested mercury
levels exceeding the WHO mercury standard(199).
10. The blood and kidney mercury load of a person with amalgam
fillings is often 5 times that of a similar person
without.(16)[79,80,82,84,93,111,136,138 The average blood level for one
large population was 24.8 nmol/l[176]. Normal blood levels are less than 20
ppb, but health effects have been observed in patients in the upper part of
this range[196]. A Swedish study estimated the total amount mercury
swallowed per day from intra-oral vapor was 10 micrograms per day[177].
Other studies have found similar amounts(211).
11.Teeth are living tissue and have massive communication with the
rest of the body via blood, lymph, and nerves. Mercury vapor (and bacteria
in teeth ) have paths to the rest of the body. (34,etc.) One German study of
mercury loss from vapor in unstimulated saliva found the saliva of those
with amalgams had 5 times as much mercury as for controls[179].
12. Mercury crosses the blood brain barrier and is stored
preferentially in the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, and occipital cortex in
direct proportion to the number and extent of amalgam
surfaces.(1,13,19,20,25,34,55a) [85,111,113,149] Thus mercury has a greater
effect on the functions of these brain areas.
13. Some mercury entering nasal passages is absorbed directly into the
olfactory lobe and brain without coming from blood.(34,47,55a).
14. Mercury is transported along the axons of nerve fibres
(33,34,47,50).
15. Mercury from amalgam is transported freely via the blood after
entering the blood through the lungs (19,34,35).
16. Mercury has a long half life in the body and brain, and chronic
low level intake results in a slow accumulation in body tissues.
(20,26,34,47) [etc.]
17. Methyl mercury is more toxic to some body processes than elemental
mercury. Mercury from amalgam is methylated by bacteria and candida albicans
in the mouth and intestines(51,53,54) [81.185,225]. Methyl mercury is 1000
times more potent in causing genetic damage than any other known
chemical(Ramel, in(47)).
18. The level of mercury in the brain tissue of the fetus, new born,
and young children is directly proportional to the number of amalgam
surfaces in the mother's mouth. (61,etc.) [112,113,114,204]
19. Mercury from amalgam in pregnant women crosses the placenta and
appears in amniotic fluid and fetal blood, liver, and pituitary gland within
2 days of placement(18,31) [113,162,204]. Mercury is often stored in breast
milk and the fetus at much higher levels than that in the mother's tissues
(18,19,22,23,40,41,61) [112,114,204]. The highest level is in the pituitary
gland of the fetus which affects development of the endocrine,immune, and
reproductive systems.
20. There is a significant correlation between the number of amalgam
fillings of the mother and the level of the fetus and older
infants[112,113,114,204], and also with the level in mothers milk(18,19,61)
[112,113]. Fertile women should not be exposed to vapor levels above 10
mcg/M3 (38,61)[195].
III. Medical Studies Finding Health Problems Related to Amalgam
Fillings
1. Toxic/allergic reactions often result in lichen planus lesions in
oral mucosa or gums and play a roll in pathogenesis of periodontal disease.
Removal of amalgam fillings usually results in cure of such lesions.
[82,86,87,90,94,101,133,145,192]
2. Numerous studies have found long term chronic low doses of mercury
cause neurological, memory, behavior, and mood problems(34)
[71,74,107,108,109, 115, 119,140,141,196,222]. Organic tin compounds formed
from amalgam are even more neurotoxic than mercury(222).
3. Studies of groups of patients with amalgam fillings found
significantly more neurological, memory, mood, and behavioral problems than
the control groups. (34) [107,108,109,140,141,196,222]
4. Mercury binds to hemoglobin in the red blood cells thus reducing
oxygen carrying capacity(1,16,17,21,26,35,47), and at 1 ppm can destroy the
membrane of redblood cells(35,47,22,17) and damage blood vessels- reducing
blood supply to the tissues(34). These effects often result in fatigue and
reduced enery levels [115,119,140,141,202,212,235]. Mercury also accumulates
in the heart and damages mycardial and heart valves(Turpayev, in 47)& 205).
5. Mercury amalgam exposure adversely affects the immune
system(27,34,48) [77,78,118,199,226]. One of several effects is to increase
the average blood white cell count by 2000 to 10000 (47). The increased
white count usually normalizes after amalgam removal. Mercury also blocks
the immune function of magnesium and zinc [197].
6. Mercury from amalgam interferes with production of cytokines,
disabling early control of viruses and leading to enhanced infection[131].
7. A group of patients with amalgam fillings and complaints of
systematic symptoms including central nervous system problems and a group of
controls were given MRI tests. 81% of the group with health complaints had
pathological MRI results including signs of degeneration of the basal
ganglia of the brain, but none in the controls. 60% of the symptom group
tested positive for immune system reaction to mercury. The authors concluded
that immune reactions have an important role in development of brain lesions
,and amalgam fillings induce immune reactions in many patients[118].
8. Among a group of patients testing positive as allergic to mercury,
low level mercury exposure was found to cause adverse immune system
response, including reduction of in vitro production of tumor necrosis
factor TNF alfa and interleukin-1. [152]
9. Patch tests for hypersensitivity to mercury have found from 2% to
42% to test positive[87,154,178]. In a study of medical students, 12.8%
tested positive as allergic to mercury, and those testing positive had
significantly higher average number of amalgam fillings than those not
testing positive(and higher levels of mercury in urine[132]. Other studies
have found increasing allergy to mercury related to amount of exposure and
time period of exposure[156,etc.]. If this is a good estimate of the percent
of Americans allergic to mercury, this would be about 30 million people
especially vulnerable to increased immune system reactions to amalgam
fillings. However, patch tests do not measure the total population getting
toxic reactions from mercury. The most sensitive reactions are immune
reactions, DNA mutations, and systemic effects(47).
10. Low level mercury exposure including exposure to amalgam fillings
has been found to be associated with increased auto immune diseases ,
including lupus,Chrons disease, lichen planus, endometriosis (1, 14, 17, 19,
21, 25,27,34,35,42,43,44,45,47,49,55,60) [77,78,215,226]. Silver, like
mercury, is released from amalgam fillings and stored in the body and has
been shown to cause immune reactions and autoimmunity in animal studies [77,
78, 129,226]
11. People with amalgam fillings have an increased number of
intestinal microorganisms resistant to mercury and many standard
antibiotics. (47,58)[116,117] Studies have found a significant correlation
between mercury resistance and multiple antibiotic resistance[116,117,161].
12. Mercury from amalgam binds to the -SH (sulphydryl) groups,
resulting in inactivation of sulfur and blocking of enzyme function,
producing toxicity. Sulfur is essential in enzymes, hormones, nerve tissue,
and red blood cells. These exist in almost every enzymatic process in the
body. Mercury also blocks the metabolic action of manganese and the entry of
calcium ions into cytoplasm. Mercury from amalgam thus has the potential to
disturb all metabolic processes(25,33,47,60)[180,197}. Mercury is
transported throughout the body in blood and can affect cells in the body
and organs in different ways.
13. Several studies found adverse health effects at mercury vapor
levls of 1 to 5 mcg/M3 (47).
14. Mercury accumulates in the kidneys with increasing levels over
time. Mercury exposure has been shown to adversely affect kidney function in
occupational and animal studies(59,203,211,etc.). The Governent's toxic
level for mercury in urine is 30 mcg/L [189], but low levels in urine often
mean high mercury retention and chronic toxicity problems.
15. Amalgam fillings produce electrical currents which increase
mercury vapor release and may have other harmful
effects(19,27,28,29,35,47,56)[194]. These currents are measured in micro
amps. The central nervous system operates on signals in the range of
nano-amps, which is 1000 times less than a micro amp(28). Negatively charged
fillings or crown apear to cause higher mercury vapor losses(47).
16. Mercury from amalgam fillings is transferred to the fetus of
pregnant women and children who breast feed at levels often higher than
those of the mother(18,19,31,61) [112,113,114,195,204]. Mercury has an
effect on the fetal nervous system at levels far below that considered toxic
in adults, and background levles of mercury in mothers correlate
significantly with incidence of birth defects and still births[204,38].
17. Since mercury is documented from studies of humans and animals to
be a reproductive and developmental toxin[105,146,224], mercury can reduce
reproductive function and cause birth defects and developmental problems in
children. (2,3,4,20,24,31,37,38,39,40,41,49)[224]. Clinical evidence
indicates that amalgam fillings leads to hormone imbalances that can reduce
fertility(199,38). Some researcher's advise pregnant women should not be
exposued to mercury vapor levels abouve 10 mcg/M3 (61)[195] and several
governments have bans or restrictions on use of amalgam by women of
child-bearing age.
18. Mercury causes breaks in DNA (41,42,)[197]. Low non-cytotoxic
levels of mercury induce dose dependent binding of mercury to DNA and
significantly increased cell mutations[142] and birth defects[197,38].
19. Mercury by its effect of weakening the immune system contributes
to increased chronic diseases and cancer[222,234,etc,]. Amalgam fillings
have also been found to be positively associated with mouth cancer(206).
20. In addition to the endocrine system disrupting effects of high
mercury accumulation in the pituitary gland, mercury causes a reduction in
thyroid production and an accumlation in the thyroid of radiation. Mercury's
adverse influence on thyrocytes can play a major role in thyroid cancer
etiology[144]. Mercury has been found to affect hormone production at very
low concentrations(199).
21. Allergies and hair-loss were found to be 2-3 times as high in a
group with large number of amalgam fillings compared to controls(199).
Higher levels of hormone disturbances, immune disturbances, rececurrent
fungal infections were also found in the amalgam group.
22. There has been no evidence found that there is any safe level of
mercury in the body that does not kill cells and harm body
processes(WHO,183, etc.). Mercury levels of 10ppm severely disturb cellular
function, and growth of nerve fibers are affected at much lower levels[181].
This is especially so for the pituitary gland of the developing fetus which
is the most sensitive to mercury(2-4,19-24,30,31,36,37,39-44).
23. The level of mercury released by amalgam fillings is often more
than the levels documented in medical studies to produce adverse effects(see
previous text).
IV. Health Effects from Dental Personnel Exposure to Mercury Vapor.
1. Dentists and dental personnel who work with amalgam are chronically
exposed to mercury vapor.(1,6-12,32,34,36) [72,122,123,124,171,172,173]
Studies note that carpeting in dental offices should be avoided as it is a
major repository of mercury[188]. Mercury levels in urine of dental
personnel average about 2 times that of controls(123,124,171) and was 43
nmol/liter for a population surveryed in Sweden(171), which is above the
Swedish occupational exposure guideline.
2. Drilling old amalgam fillings with only a saliva extractor and no
other precautions produces mercury vapor levels 2 to 15 times occupational
threshold limit values(30 micrograms/cubic meter)[120,219].
3. The average dental office exposure affects the body mercury level
approximately the same as having 19 amalgam fillings[123,124,173].
4. Body burden increases with time and older dentists have median
mercury urine levels about 4 times those of controls, as well as higher
brain and body burdens(13,34) [70-74,122]. Some older dentists have mercury
levels in some parts of the brain as much as 80 times higher than normal
levels(14,34).
5. Dentists and dental personnel experience significantly higher
levels of neurological, memory, mood, and behavioral problems, which
increase with years of exposure(13,34,49) [69-74,88,122,188].
6. Female dental technicians who work with amalgam have significantly
reduced fertility and lowered probability of conception(3,24,38)[121], and
their children have significantly lower average IQ compared to the general
population(13). The level of mercury excreted in urine is significantly
higher for female dental assistants than dentists(171,172,173).
7. Many homes of dentists have been found to have high levels of
mercury contamination aused by dentists bringing it home on shoes and
clothes[187]. 8. Some studies have found increased risk of lung, kidney,
brain, and CNS system cancers among dental workers(14,34)[143].
8. Autopsies of former dental staff found levels of mercury in the
pituitary gland averaged over 10 times that of controls(99), as well as
higher levels in the occiptial cortex and renal cortex and thyroid.
V. Results of Removal of Amalgam Fillings.
1. For the week following amalgam removal, body mercury levels
increase approx. 30 % (unless Chelation is also used), but within 2 weeks
levels fall significantly.[82,89]
2. Removal of amalgam fillings resulted in a significant reduction in
body burden and body waste product load of
mercury[75,82,88,89,93,95,96,125,200].
3. Total reduction in mercury levels in blood and urine is often over
80% within a few months[82,89,93,96,200].
4. There are extensive documented cases (many thosands) where removal
of amalgam fillings led to cure of serious health problems such as
periodontal diseases, immune system problems,allergies, asthma,multiple
sensetivites, epilepsy, blood conditions, stomach pain, depression, mental
confusion, infertility, lupus, MS, chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS),arthritis,
tachycardia, universal reactors, etc. or significant improvement in symptoms
[75,86-91,94-
103,125,148,165.167.168,170,180,182,192,199,200,222,229,233,234,235,237].
Interviews of a large population of Swedish patients that had amalgams
removed due to health problems found that virtually all reported significant
health improveents and that the health improvements were
permanent(233).(study period 17 years) A compilation of an even larger
population found similar results (237). For example 89% of those reporting
alergies had significant improvements or total elimination; extrapolated to
U.S. population this would represent over 17 million people who would
benefit regarding allergies alone.
5. Some studies of patients with major neurological or degenerative
diseases such as Alzheimers ,ALS,MS,Parkinson's,etc. have found evidence
amalgam fillings may play a major role in development of that condition
(66,67,92,97,98,100,102,145,148,158,159,163,166,169,170,175,183,184,207,213,218,221,228].<
BR> Very high levels of mercury are found in brain memory areas such as the
cerebral cortex and hippocampos of patients with diseases with memory
related symptoms[158]. Studies have found mercury related mental effects to
be indistinguishable from those of MS(207). Mercury at extremely low levels
interfers with formation of tubulin producing neurofibrillary tangles in the
brain simiar to those observed in Alzheimers patients with high levels of
mercury in the brain(207). Also mercury binds with cell membranes
enterferring with sodium and potassium enzyme functions, causing excess
membrane permiability, especially in terms of the blood-brain barrier
[159,207]. Less than 1ppm mercury in the blood stream can impair the
blood-brain barrier. Mercury was also found to accumulate in the mitochodria
and interfer with their vital functions, and to inhibit cytochrome C ensymes
which affect energy supply to the brain. Persons with extra Apo-E4 gene
copies are especially susceptible to this damage(207,221). In many cases
(many thousand documented)removal of amalgam fillings and treatment for
metal toxicity led to "cure' or significant improvement in
health[97,100,102,148,170,207, 213,222,234,237]. There is some evidence that
some forms of leukemia are abnormal response to antigenic stimulation by
mercury or other such toxics and removal of amalgam has led to remission in
some cases(47)[180].
6. Mercury exposure through fillings appears to be a major factor in
chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS) through its promotion of growth of candida
albicans in the body and the methylation of inorganic mercury by candida to
the extremely toxic methyl mercury form which crosses the blood brain
barrier and also damages and weakens the immune system
[225,226,234,235,237,etc.]. Methyl mercury has also been shown in animal
studies to induce autoimmune reactions and disease through its affects on
immune system T cells(226,etc.)
VI. Scientists and Government Panels or Bodies That Have Found Amalgam
Fillings to be Unsafe.
1. A World Health Organzation Scientific Panel concluded that there is
no safe level of mercury exposure(183,208,238). The Chairman of the panel,
Lars Friberg stated that "dental amalgam is not safe for everyone to
use(208,238).
2. In 1987 the Federal Dept. of Health in Germany issued an advisory
warning aginst use of dental amalgam in pregnant women(61). A Swedish
National Mercury Amalgam Review Panel found that "from a toxicological point
of view, mercury is too toxic to use as a filling material"[164]. The U.S.
EPA found that removed amalgam fillings are hazardous and must be exposed of
as hazardous waste(214). Most European countries require controls on dental
waste amalgam emissions to sewers or air. A Canadian Government study for
Health Canada concluded that any person with any number of amalgam fillings
receives expsoure beyond that recommened by the USPHS Standard(209). Many of
those researching amalgam related health effects including several very
prominant scientists have concluded that the health effects are widespread
and serious so that mercury should not be used as a filling material
(1,18,19,26,36,38,61)
[88,94,99,100,113,115,125,126,148,153,164,170,183,208,
209,210,222,227,236,237,238,239].
3. The use of mercury amalgams has been banned for children and women
of child-bearing age or put on a schedule for phase out by 4 European
countries. The use of amalgam is declining in Europe and Germany's largest
producer of amalgam has ceased production, The director of the U.S. Federal
program overseeing dental safety advises against using mercury amalgam for
new fillings.
References to this document
http://www.toxicteeth.org/RemovalResults.cfm
SCIENTISTIC REFERENCES RELATING TO IMPROVED HEALTH
AS A RESULT OF MERCURY AMALGAM DENTAL FILLING REMOVAL
AND LINKED DISEASES AND SYMPTOMS
MOST RECENT SWEDISH STUDY OF 700 PATIENTS:
The following published scientific references have been compiled by
Bernie Windham, a chemical engineer who has spent years researching the
hazardous health effects of mercury amalgam poisoning:
1. For a period of one week following amalgam removal the levels of
mercury increase approximately 30%. Within 2 weeks levels reduce
significantly. [82, 89]. (Symptoms may initially increase before improving.)
2. Removal of amalgam fillings resulted in significant reduction in
body burden and mercury in body waste [75,82,88,89,93,95,96,115,200,
316,57].
3. Total reduction of mercury in blood and urine levels is often
reduced by 80% within a few months after removal. [82,89,93,96,200,316,57].
4. Thousands of documented cases are available supporting improved
health and/or cure of serious chronic illnesses after removal of mercury
amalgam fillings coupled with nutritional, antioxidant and detoxification
treatment (see list and references below).
Various Diseases
(56,57,60,75,82,86,87,90,94,101,115,133,145,167,168,192,212,233,313,
317,320,321)
Allergies (212,228,229,317,322)
ALS (97, 229, 35)
Alzheimer's (204)
Anxiety & mental confusion (229, 233, 320, 322, 57)
Antibiotic resistant infections (251)
Arthritis (103,313,322
Asthma (75,228)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (60,293,229,232,233,313,317,320)
Chron's disease (229)
Depression (107,294,212,229,233)
Dizziness (212,322)
Endometriosis (229, 38)
Epilepsy (5,309,229)
Eczema (313,323,94)
Gastro intestinal problems (212, 229, 233, 320, 322, 35)
Infertility (199a, 38,229)
Leukemia (35, 38,180)
Lupus (229)
Migraines (34, 212, 229, 33, 322, 115)
Multiple chemical sensitivities (229, 232 233, 35, 115, 313, 320)
Multiple Sclerosis (102, 170, 291, 302, 34, 35,229,308)
Neuropathy/parestesia (322)
Oral keratosis (pre cancer) (87)
Parkinson's (248, 229, 35)
Rages and anger (212,233,320)
Schizophrenia (294, 34, 35)
Symptoms [34 ,35 ,38, 57, 86?91, 94?103, 115, 148, 165, 167 168, 170,
180, 182,192,199,200,204, 212,222,229,233,
234,235,237,252,282,289,312,316,317,320,321,322,323]
Tachycardia and heart conditions (205, 94, 115, 232, 233, 306, 310,
212)
Various symptoms (212,232,233,35,95)
Vision disturbances (322)
5. In a German study of Multiple Sclerosis patients whose amalgam
dental fillings were removed, 85% recovered from illnesses. (302,308)
6. Interviews of a large population of Swedish patients who had
amalgams removed. it was found that virtually all reported significant
permanent health (233).
7. A 17 year study of even a larger population had similar results.
(237,282). (i.e. 89% of those reporting allergies had significant
improvement or total elimination; extrapolated to U.S. population this would
represent over 17 million people with allergies who would benefit.
8. Body mercury burden was found to play a role in resistant viral
infections such as Chlamydia trachomatis and herpes. Many cases can only be
effectively treated by antibiotics after removal of mercury.(251,131).
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