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Why we do not use any Mercury “Silver” Filling
FACT : “Silver” or amalgam fillings contains from 48-55% mercury, 33-35% silver, and various amount of copper, tin, zinc and other metals. Since mercury is the major component of the material, any representation of the material should include the word “mercury”. Thus we refer to them as mercury dental fillings.
FACT : Mercury is a powerful poison. Published research shown that mercury is more toxic than lead, cadmium, and even arsenic. Furthermore, there is no known toxic threshold for mercury vapor and world-renowned mercury toxicologists have stated that no amount of exposure to mercury vapor can be considered totally harmless.
FACT : Scientific research has demonstrated that mercury, even in small amounts can damage the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, thyroid glands, adrenal gland, blood cells, enzymes, and hormones, and suppress the body’s immune system. Mercury has been shown to pass the placental membrane in pregnant women and cause permanent damage to the brains of the developing babies.
FACT : Mercury is continually released from mercury dental fillings in the form of the mercury vapor and abraded particles. This process is stipulated and can be increased as much as 15 fold by chewing, brushing, hot liquid etc. The World Health Organization has recently concluded that the daily intake of mercury from amalgam dental fillings exceeded the combined intake of mercury derived from air, water and food (including fish).
FACT : The mercury vapor released from mercury dental fillings is absorbed very rapidly and thoroughly in your body, primarily by inhalation and swallowing. FACT : In human autopsy studies, it has been found that there is a direct correlation between the amount of mercury found in the brain and the number and surfaces of mercury fillings in the teeth.
FACT : Mercury causes normal intestinal micro flora to become mercury resistant and antibiotic resistant. Mercury resistant bacteria causes mercury in the intestinal tract to be converted back into vapor and recycled back into body. Antibiotic resistance is becoming a major medical concern.
FACT : Recent scientific research has shown high levels of mercury in the brains of individuals who died from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Other research is demonstrating mercury can cause similar pathological effects in the brain, as that seen in Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) and AD. Laboratory studies of spinal fluid from ALS and AD patients have confirmed that mercury inhibits key brain detoxification enzyme systems.
