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Dental Work, Mercury Amalgams, Thimerosal (Mercury Salts as used in childhood vaccines), and their affect on cancer patients, actually their affects on everyone. [Go to the "Mercury Calculater" to Take the mercury test--see how much mercury you have taken with your vaccines and how much mercury you have put into your child.
In our case it partially answers the question Why Did All of This Happen To ME?
Maine Mandates Mercury Disclosure by Dentists Charles Brown, attorney for the national organization: Consumers for Dental Choice (http://www.toxicteeth.org) was quoted as saying: "The public is being deceived by the terminology used for these fillings," said Charles Brown in his remarks. "The ADA calls them "silver" fillings, but they are really MERCURY fillings. If people knew the principal ingredient is mercury they would not want these fillings in their teeth."
(Maine's then) Governor King compared the current use of mercury in dental fillings with the 1950's use in shoe stores of powerful x-ray machines called fluoroscopes, which exposed hundreds of thousands of adults and children to high doses of toxic x-rays. "Every child who went into the shoe store to buy new shoes would put his feet into the fluoroscope so the bones could be seen," King recalled. "People who worked in the store were exposed to the radiation all day; children played games around the machine. Now we realize it was a terrible thing to do, but then it seemed perfectly normal. Some day we will wonder how we could ever have put such a toxic substance into the human mouth." http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lmercury3.htm
A provision in the "Protecting America in the War on Terror Act", introduced by Senate Majority Leader
Senate Bill 3 has is a top priority for high ranking Senators. And it s popular because it contains a provision increasing the death benefit for soldiers killed in combat from $12,000 to $100,000. But, if passed, S. 3 will have far-reaching consequences and significantly undermine your health rights on many fronts: It will: 1) nullify any state laws related to the regulation of drugs and vaccines – thereby overturning existing laws banning mercury in vaccines and prohibiting any future state laws regulating drugs. 2) bar states from warning their citizens about drug or vaccine safety issues if that warning is different than any federal information. 3) gift drug and vaccine makers with a financial windfall through millions of dollars of grants and tax credits, fast-tracking vaccine approval, extension of patents and comprenensive liability protection. 4) invade health privacy by establishing a national electronic surveillance program to collect and analyze a wide-range of your health data, including all data relating to “diseases, including vital records, registries, chronic diseases and maternal and child health data”
Senate Bill 3 has widespread support – partly because it also includes a popular provision to increase from $12,000 to $100,000 death benefits given to families of soldiers and servicemembers killed combat – a provision Members of Congress find hard to vote against.
Take Action Now – send a letter to Congress and urge them to oppose Senate Bill 3 This is a critical alert. If allowed to pass – this bill will have far-reaching consequences. You will not be able to turn to the states for health protection and warnings when the federal government is not listening. Mercury in vaccines is one important example where the federal government isn’t listening to individuals or the science. Consumers have already successfully passed bans on mercury in vaccines in Iowa and California and bills are pending in at least seven other states. Recent information about the dangers of Vioxx and other drugs make highlight the importance of having as many possible sources of information and recourse available to consumers. (see www.nomercury.org and http://www.909shot.com/ActionAlerts/S3Article.htm to learn more) Health privacy is a fundamental right and the national electronic surveillance system created in this bill, on top of other privacy gutting bills already enacted (see www.medicalprivacycoalition.org) make it impossible for you to keep the details of your health records private. Consumers will be wary of seeking medical attention if they do not trust their information will remain private – and this information in the wrong hands could jeopardize careers and health coverage, for example. URGENT – Take Action Today. Support your health rights, your health privacy, full access to information and accountability for drug companies. It is no secret that the pharmaceutical industry is the largest contributor to Congress and that there are almost two drug company lobbyists for every Member of Congress. This bill has the support of and is a major priority of some of the highest ranking and most influential Senators. The only way we will defeat this bill and sustain our health rights is if you and all of your friends, neighbors, family and colleagues take action today! Read more here and take action!! while you still have a choice to take action. Citation 1 Citation 2 Citation 3 Citation 4 The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 Another rabbit hole ahead, hold on to your hat, Alice!! It will only take you a few hours on the Internet to discover that this is a very volatile issue, and the lines in the sand have been drawn. It is clear that there are millions of citations about this topic. As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. This topic has been researched from just about every viewpoint. I finally had to realize that there are just too many citations about mercury and your health/illness available on the Internet and had to quit putting them here. You will obviously get the idea from the number of Doctors, Dentists, etc. who are cited here that mercury is a problem, and having it in your mouth/body makes it your problem. Are you sick and tired of being Sick and Tired, are you taking a myriad of pharmaceutical drugs--but not getting well? Then we suggest that you switch to a dentist who refuses to use mercury and get the metal out of your mouth!! Locate a metal-free / mercury-free dentist and take the first step toward wellness. Do your own research on the internet and read journal literature. You too will discover that when dental amalgams (mercury fillings) and all metals were removed from their mouths, loved ones who suffer from the following disease began to regain their health-- Autoimmune disorders such as arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Lou Gehrig's Disease AKA Amylotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's / muscle tremor, Alzheimer's, muscular & joint pain, fibromyalgia, Chron's disease, lupus, scleroderma, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), endometriosis , diabetes Neurological and mood disorders including memory disorders, depression, schizophrenia, insomnia, anger, anxiety & mental confusion, neuropathy, paresthesia (partial or complete paralysis), tinnitus (ringing in the ears), dizziness/vertigo Headaches/ migraines, epilepsy, ADD, dyslexia, learning disabilities, hearing loss, etc. Periodontal diseases such as gingivitis, oral lichen planus, amalgam tattoos, metal mouth, halitosis, oral keratosis (pre cancer) Immune system conditions such as allergies, asthma, multiple chemical sensitivities, skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis and others; cancer (breast, leukemia,etc.), susceptibility to infections, antibiotic resistant infection, sinus problems Cardiovascular (heart) conditions including tachycardia, angina, arteriosclerosis, other heart conditions, hypertension, and other blood conditions Hormonal problems such as hypothyroidism, adrenal problems, chronic chills, Hashimoto's Disease, alopecia/hair loss, urinary/prostrate problems, depression, suicidal thoughts Reproductive problems such as infertility, reduced sperm counts, premenstrual syndrome PMS, spontaneous abortions, birth defects, developmental disabilities, children with learning disabilities and low IQ, etc. Chronic eye conditions including but not limited to: inflammation/iritis/astigmatism/myopia/cataracts/macular degeneration, color blindness, vision disturbances Stomach and digestive problems including Leaky Gut Syndrome, Chron's disease, malabsorption of essential minerals and essential fatty acids, blocked cellular enzymatic processes related to the ATPASE energy function and sulfur oxidation Good luck with your research into this troubling topic. "Dr. (Joe) Mercola's Comment: It really does appear that the only way some positive action is going to occur in this area will be through the courts. With the lawsuits starting to mount up, it does appear that it is the beginning of the end for the traditional dental paradigm that continues to support the delusion that there is absolutely no danger from mercury amalgam fillings." http://www.mercola.com/2001/jun/27/mercury_fillings.htm We have known since July 2004 that Michael had a brother--Richard Allen--who died when Michael was three years old. We just learned (January 2005) why Richard Allen Blair, age two months, died on Thanksgiving Day, 1954. He received his baby vaccinations on Wednesday--the day before he died. Richard Allen Blair, dead at two months old, died as a result of his mercury-laced-baby-vaccinations. Mercury salts (Thimerosol) was, and continues to be added to all vaccines administered to unwitting, uninformed babies, children, adolescents and adults--without the benefit of informed consent. We conducted a ton of research and realized that mercury (called "silver" or metal fillings or dental amalgam--many words for what it actually is--mercury fillings) was one of the biggest blocks to Michael's wellness program. What quickly killed his baby brother in 1954 has slowly been poisoning Michael to death. In starting on the journey of dental cleanup we returned, again, to the works of Dr. Hulda Regher Clark. Dental Clanup "Protocol" We ultimately travelled to the American Bio Dental Center (located in Tijuana--Baja California, Mexico) to remove and replace all metal from Michael's mouth (including tooth extraction for the one root canal and remove/replace all mercury fillings) in April, 2004. See the photos. I got mine done in June 2004. You may be one of millions who have mercury fillings in your mouth. "Prescribe for Yourself – You Must Learn To Be Your Own Best Doctor. Eight amalgams in a single mouth can release 3–17 mcg of mercury per day. 1 mcg of mercury contains 120,827,403,000,000,000,000 atoms. Each mercury atom can potentially destroy a nerve cell or lymphocyte blood cell. Lymphocytes are the "back-bone" of our body's immune system." Dr. Klinghardt, M.D., Phd. http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm It is well documented elsewhere on the internet that one single, average sized dental mercury filling is sufficient to poison a 10-acre lake to the point that health authorities will cordone it off. What do you think is happening to your brain, situated less than an inch away from your mouth--separated by the thin, permeable membranes in your mouth??? So, you have done your research and have decided not to work with just any dentist, particularly you have chosen not to work with any dentist who places mercury in a client's mouth. You know that your dentist puts mercury fillings in client's mouths and you won't be able to change their mind. You then decide that you want to work with a "Biological Dentist" or a "Mercury Free Dentist", visit the various websites to find an enlightened dentist near you. Holistic Dental Organizaiton http://www.holisticdental.org/membersearch.html IAOMT The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. http://www.iaomt.org//findmember.cfm How do you chose a dentist? Maybe the following checklist will help you in the decision making process. Print a copy of the checklist, phone potential dentists and ask them the questions. Be sure to pay attention to how you are treated by the receptionist while you are asking the questions. Are they open? guarded? quarrlesome? "put off" by your questions? That attitude may give you a clue as to the level of service you're going to get from the dental office. As of this writing, you still have the right to choose who you will get dental service from. Much of the information suggested by the "Dental Practitioner Checklist" was excerpted from the works of Dr. Frank Jerome, D.D.S. (mercury-free / metal-free dentistry) and Dr. Hulda Regeher Clark, Ph.D., N.D.--the ranking and point system was purely my concoction [smile]. In making up this table, I presumed that: "no tooth is worth saving if in saving it your immune system is damaged / compromised"; even if you do not need all of these services at first, a good practitioner will answer all the questions correctly. "Ninety percent or more of dental offices will not be able to answer ANY of the questions correctly. If you allow your dental work to be done by a dentist who does not understand the importance of these questions, you could end up with new problems. Find the right dentist first, even if you must travel hundreds of miles. There are 6,000 to 10,000 dentists who should be able to help. Some can do part of the work and refer you to a specialist for the rest. Five hundred to one thousand of these dentists can do it all." Excerpted from "Cure For All Diseases", Dr. Hulda Regeher Clark, M.D., N.D. page 411. DENTAL PRACTITIONER CHECKLIST CRITERION+ / - POINT VALUETOTAL POINTS Will/Does the dentist..... belong to the American Dental Association (ADA)?Negative points are awarded if "yes" because the ADA doggedly endorses/forces the use of Mercury amalgams. They just about have to since they own two patents on dental mercury amalgam fillings.I spoke to a East Coast Dentist who said that the only reason why he did not publicly withdraw from the ADA (because it continues to endorse/force the use of mercury in the dental practice) was that he would come under negative scrutiny--so close to his retirement age, and that some patients would have to go elsewhere because without the ADA endorsement he would not be able to provide service to some dental insured groups. You may choose to work with this dentist, despite the ADA membership, if the next questions are answered correctly. If not, consider choosing a different dentist.1,500Deduct 1,500 points if "yes", add 1,500 points if "no" provide a complete all-in-one panoramic mouth X-ray?If the dentist you chose to do your work will not do this, ask for a referral to a place that will. This step is critical.Full Mouth Panoramic X-rays are the only way you can see the entire jaw and sinuses, impacted teeth, root fragments, "tattoos" (bits of mercury in the gums), deep infections, cavitations. The typical "full mouth set" of tiny, single teeth X-rays is just not acceptable because they can not show everything you must see to do a good evaluation.1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" "place/install" mercury (AKA silver or amalgam) fillings*?Negative points are awarded because the dentist clearly has not realized that placing mercury amalgam fillings is placing the most deadly of neurtoxins one inch from your brain.Consider choosing a different dentist.2,000Deduct 2,000 points if "yes", add 2,000 points if "no" do root canals (or whatever fancy name they use for the same procedure)?Negative points are awarded if "yes" because the dentist does not understand that driving a metal rod through your tooth and into your jaw bone may set you up for a life-time of poor health related issues.2,000Deduct 2,000 points if "yes", add 2,000 points if "no" do crowns?Dentists may recommend crowning teeth to "protect/strengthen" them. Just say "NO!" When the enamel is removed to do this procedure, permanent and serious damage is done to the tooth. Up to 20% of teeth that get "crowned" may subsequently die and then have to be extracted. Do not get any new crowns--but replace any existing metal crowns with plastic.2,000Deduct 2,000 points if "yes", add 2,000 points if "no" remove amalgam "tattoos".If the dentist you chose to do your work will not do this, ask for a referral to a place that will. This step is critical.Tattoos are small bits of mercury, lodged in gum tissue left there by the dentist you last paid to have mercury put in your mouth)1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" surgically treat/clean cavitations?If the dentist you chose does not do this work, they may refer you out to one that does. This step is critical. Be sure to inquire about a referral. The complete name of "cavitations" is Alveolar Cavitational Osteopathosis. They are holes (cavities) left in the jawbone when your dentist did not completely extract a tooth from that place. An extraction site that was properly cleaned will heal and fill with bone. You want to chose a dentist who will completely clean the socket of tissue remnants or infected bone. If they don't you will most likely be left with a dry/infected socket that might never fully heal. Thirty years later--a cavitation could still be there at the extraction site. This is a form of osteomyelitis or bone disease.1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" remove ALL metal from the mouth (root canals, mercury/metal fillings, crowns, plastic material which has metal in it)?This kind of practitioner is known as a "metal free/mercury free" dentist. Metal does not belong in your body. It is an unnatural chemical.1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" "test" your body's compatibility to all dental materials proposed to be placed in your mouth?Various methods are used to ensure that what is put in the mouth to replace the mercury/metal is compatible to you--won't just create a new set of problems for you. Methods include: Lab testing through "Biocompatibility testing" (hair, urine, blood samples are tested--some money but worth the future of your mouth), Muscle Testing (a method of testing your Autonomic Nervous System). If "yes" find out which method is employed1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace mercury amalgam/metal fillings with metal-free plastic (barium-free composite materials)?Throughout this checklist, the reference made to "metal-free plastic" refers to plastic that is free from lanthanide (Rare Earth) metals commonly found in dental plastics. The effects of these metals on the body has not been studied, but their cancer-causing ability is known. Thallium and ytterbium are known for their tumor-seeking ability1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" use Duralon tm for temporary fillings?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace inlays and onlays with metal-free plastic?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" place temporary metal-free plastic crowns?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace all metal crowns with metal-free plastic crowns?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace bridges with metal-free plastic crowns and partials?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace metal partials with metal-free plastic partials (Flexlite tm)? [NOT PINK which comes from mercury or from cadmium added to the plastic. Cadmium is five times as toxic as lead and is strongly linked to high blood pressure.]If you are replacing a large metal bridge, it cannot be replaced with a plastic bridge--it won't be strong enough. A large bridge should be replaced with a removable Flexlite tm partial1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace pink dentures with clear metal-free plastic--specifically Methyl Methacrylate? [NOT PINK!!which comes from mercury or from cadmium added to the plastic]1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" replace porcelain denture teeth with metal-free plastic denture teeth?Porcelain is aluminum oxide with other metals added to it to get different colors (shades). The metal does NOT come out of the porcelain, so, porcelain is NOT recommended.1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" pull badly damaged teeth?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" pull "root canaled" teeth?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" avoid braces and implants?1,000Add 1,000 points if "yes", deduct 1,000 points if "no" "Occasionally, thallium and germanium are found together in mercury amalgam tooth fillings. Thallium causes leg pain, leg weakness and paraplegia. If you are in a wheelchair without a very reliable diagnosis, have all the metal removed from your mouth. Ask the dentist to give you the grindings. Try to have them analyzed for thallium using the most sensitive methods available, possibly at a research institute or university. I was astonished to find thallium in mercury amalgams! It couldn't be put there intentionally, look how toxic it is:".... [quote from Clark's "The Cure for All Diseases" p. 417] Because I get asked "I live in Washington State, who should I go to?" I have made the following list of Washington State practitioners (Dental and Naturopaths). Please realize that I am neither endorsing nor vouching for any of these practitioners, I provide them here merely as a point of contact. If I have receive any complaints against any of the practitioners named here, I will remove them from the list, just let me know. Thanks for keeping me updated!! Please, do your own research -- contact them and decide for yourself whether to work with them or with someone else. Here, then, is a list of the practitioners I have been able to locate in Washington State: Anacortes ; Bainbridge Island ; Bellevue ; Camas ; Clinton ; Connell ; Federal Way ; Issaquah ; Kent ; Kirkland ; Lake Stevens ; Lynwood ; Oak Harbor ; Olympia ; Richland ; Seattle ; Sequim ; Shoreline ; Spokane ; Tacoma ; Tukwila ; Tumwater ; University Place ; Vancouver ; Washougal ; Winthrop ; Yakima Anacortes Borneman, Russ DDS 1218 29th Street Anacortes, WA 98221 360-293-8451 Website: www.soundhealthcenter.com Borneman, Vicki Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) coordinator 1218 29th Street Anacortes, WA 98221 360-293-4996 Galway, Aran ARNP 1218 29th Street Suite B Anacores, WA 98221 360-293-2525 Bainbridge Island Kitamoto, Frank Y. DDS High School Road Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206-842-4772 Bellevue Bolles, Leo MD 15611 Bel-Red Road Bld A Bellevue, WA 98008 425-881-2224 Carlson, James E. DDS 1026 112th Ave NE C4 Bellevue, WA 98004 206-455-1583 Kaplan, Marvin Homeopath 14700 NE 29th Place Bellevue, WA 98009 425-558-0422 Sy Go, Betty MD Bolles Clinic 15611 Bel-Red Road Bldg A Bellevue, WA 98008 425-881-2224 Camas Poleson, Kathryn DMD 4640 NW Valley Street Camas, WA 98607 360-253-4846 Clinton Weeks, Bradford MD PO Box 740 Clinton, WA 98236 360-341-2303 Connell Mundall, Jon R. MD 111 North Columbia Connell, WA 99326 509-234-7766 Federal Way Dorman, Thomas MD 2505 South 320th Street Federal Way, WA 98003 253-529-3050 Mackenzie, Alan A. DDS 32105 1st Ave South Federal Way, WA 98003 253-838-2055 Issaquah Saepoff, Jessica DDS 240 NW Gilman Blvd # 114 Issaquah, WA 98027 425-427-8899 Kent Dorman, Thomas A. MD 515 West Harrison Kent, WA 98032 206-859-9009 Kirkland Seal, Thomas H. DDS 9750 NE 120th Place Kirkland, WA 98034 425-823-9000 Website: www.sealglobal.com Lake Stevens LaMarche, Michael G. DDS 515 State Route 9 NE Lake Stevens, WA 98528 206-344-4087 Lynwood Phillip, William DDS 5198 196th Street SW #202 Lynwood, WA 98036 425-778-3238 Oak Harbor Cyntiha Clinscales Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) coordinator Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360-679-0864 Olympia DiDonato, Paul DDS 205 Lily Road North East Bldg C Olympia, WA 98506 360-493-1866 Richland Christian, Craig DDS 225 Van Giesen Richland, WA 99325 509-946-3574 Seattle Buck, S. David DDS 310 Harvard Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 206-324-1100 Carey, Daniel DDS 1305 NE 43rd Street Seattle, WA 98105 206-633-0268 Genung, Paul DDS 509 Olive Way #833 Seattle, WA 98101 206-623-4674 Golan, Ralph, MD 7522 20th NE Seattle, WA 98115-4402 206-324-0593 Harris, Jeff R. ND 7201 5th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115-5425 206-517-4748 Lemas, Mishelle ND, Lac 821 East Thgomas Street Seattle, WA 98102 206-322-9355 Marder, Mitchell DDS, IAOMT 822 A NE Northgate Way Seattle, WA 98125 206-367-6453 Rubin, Paul DDS, IAOMT 822-A NE Northgate Way Seattle, WA 98125 206-367-6453 Website: http://www.drpaulrubin.com Stickney, Robert R DDS 2107 Elliott Ave #210 Seattle, WA 98121-2139 206-728-1330 Sequim Johnson, Runar DDS 609 West Washington Street Sequim, WA 98382 360-683-3892 Melos, Linda J. ND 12 Christian Lane Sequim, WA 98382 360-681-0886 Shoreline Spokane Correll, William F. MD 3424 South Grand Blvd Spokane, WA 99203 509-838-5800 De Felice, Armand DDS 4703 North Maple Street Spokane, WA 99205 509-327-7719 Stephan, Robert B. DDS 731 West Indiana Spokane, WA 99205 509-325-2051 Thompson, Walter DC West 319 Indiana Spokane, WA 99205 509-328-0775 Tacoma Hopkins, Debra DDS 3516 South 47th #104 Tacoma, WA 98409 253-475-2160 Read more Xu, Kevin DDS 4002 South M St. Tacoma, WA 98408 253-473-2166 Tukwila Baruffi, Jerome DDS 411 Strander Blvd #308 Tukwila, WA 98188 206-575-1551 Tumwater Clifford, Robert W. DDS PO Box 4390 Tumwater, WA 98501-0390 360-254-6411 University Place Fisher, William H. DDS 3720 70th Ave West University Place, WA 98466 253-475-4994 Grobbins, George J. DDS 7810 West 27th Street University Place, WA 98466-4111 253-564-2722 Vancouver Kennedy, Stephen MD 615 Chkalov Vancouver, WA 98683 360-256-4566 Newell, Mary Ann Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) Activist Vancouver, WA 98663 360-694-5770 Stryker, Larry DDS 7508 NE Vancouver Mall Drive Vancouver, WA 98662 360-254-6411 Washougal Johnson, Douglas DMD 275 17th Street Washougal, WA 98671 360-835-3738 Winthrop Harrop Steven C. DDS PO Box 865 505 Hiway 20 Winthrop, WA 98862 509-996-2293 Yakima Wilkinson, Richard S. MD 302 South 12th Ave Yakima, WA 98902 509-453-5506 Photos of Michael's Dental Trip to American BioDental Clinic, Tijuana Mexico Dr. Humberto Beltran Diaz with Michael Blair Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Citations regarding toxin bans (including mercury): EU Commission Proposes Ban on Mercury Exports Brussels, Belgium. February 1, 2005. http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/29298/story.htm International Toxics Report Card http://www.ban.org/country_status/report_card.html Remember, the American Dental Association (ADA) is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 In other words, the ADA has vested financial interest in placing mercury in your mouth, and the mouths of your loved ones, including children. As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. Community level banning of mercury has begun in the United States: Duluth First City in North America to Ban All Mercury-Containing Medical Devices, Thermostats http://www.h2e-online.org/pubs/news/duluthbn.htm "Duluth was the first city in North America to ban the sale of mercury thermometers in March 2000. Since then, nine states and several major cities have banned the sale or restricted the use of mercury thermometers. More than 1,000 hospitals and clinics, including those of Kaiser Permanente and the National Institutes of Health, have voluntarily agreed to phase out mercury products." San Fransisco California issues http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfenvironment/facts/mercury.htm Los Angeles http://www.testfoundation.org/hgfreela.htm Worcester, Massachussetts issues http://www.noharm.org/library/docs/Worcester_MA_Mercury_Thermometer_Ordinance.htm New England Communities ban http://www.epa.gov/region1/pr/2000/113000c.html There are many citations about this issue, begin here at Google.com search and follow the links. At this writing, there were thousands of citations regarding community bans on mercury. The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury and dental care. The mind boggles over what will happen as people begin to trace their ill health to the introduction of elemental mercury, "root canals" and other metals into their mouths, without the benefit of informed consent. Lawsuits are already springing up around the United States against the American Dental Association and state and local Dental Associations. It is not hard to find them on the Internet--like this one in California Similar lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Maryland by dentists and patients, while state legislatures in New York and Maine are considering bills that would require dentists to disclose to patients the makeup of their fillings. See more about the status of lawsuits regarding the poisoning of Americans by Americans through Mercury Dental Amalgams on these websites: Dr. Mercola Website Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami STATE LAWS RELATING TO DENTAL AMALGAMS (MERCURY FILLINGS) Read more 1 and Read More 2 States that have introduced/passed bills regarding dental amalgams (mercury fillings). 1) Alabama (HB 495) 2) Arizona (HB 2467) 3) California (AB 611 & AB 999 & SB 134) 4) Colorado (HB 97-1187)Read more 5) Florida (SB 1324) 6) Georgia (HB 442)Read more 7) Illinois (SB 455)Read more 8) Kentucky (SB 141) 9) Maine (LD 1409 LD 134 LD 697 LD 2084) Maine Mandates Mercury Disclosure by Dentists Charles Brown, attorney for the national organization: Consumers for Dental Choice was quoted as saying: "The public is being deceived by the terminology used for these fillings," said Charles Brown in his remarks. "The ADA calls them "silver" fillings, but they are really MERCURY fillings. If people knew the principal ingredient is mercury they would not want these fillings in their teeth." (Maine's then) Governor. King compared the current use of mercury in dental fillings with the 1950's use in shoe stores of powerful x-ray machines called fluoroscopes, which exposed hundreds of thousands of adults and children to high doses of toxic x-rays. "Every child who went into the shoe store to buy new shoes would put his feet into the fluoroscope so the bones could be seen," King recalled. "People who worked in the store were exposed to the radiation all day; children played games around the machine. Now we realize it was a terrible thing to do, but then it seemed perfectly normal. Some day we will wonder how we could ever have put such a toxic substance into the human mouth." http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lmercury3.htm 10) Missouri (HB 852) Read more 11) New Hampshire (HB 1251) 12) New York (A 05932) 13) Ohio (LSC 124 1555) 14) Oregon (SB 681 & SB 695) 15) Rhode Island (2001 S 0661)Read more 16) Virginia (SB 187) Read more 1 Read more 2 17) Washington (HB 1273 & SB 5066) Seventeen states out of 52 as of today's writing. I am thankful that the state that Michael and I live in is waking up to the issues facing its citizens in regards to Dental Mercury Amalgam Fillings. In some States, dentists have to obtain written and signed "informed consent" forms from patients before the dentist can "install" mercury amalgam filling into the patients mouth. Source: ToxicTeeth.org The Gag Rule May 31, 2004 Charles Brown, attorney for the national organization: Consumers for Dental Choice Attacking ADA Gag Rule in Every Region of USA Dear friends, The ADA’s efforts to protect Mercury fillings by shackling dentists are collapsing. Dental boards are backing off and are not bringing any more cases to stifle dentist’s Free Speech, while we are on the offensive -- attacking the ADA’s notorious Gag Rule in every region of the nation. The Gag Rule is a pillar of the ADA’s agenda to block consumers from learning that the major component of amalgam is Mercury. The Gag Rule instructs dentists to abandon their allegiance to patient health care -- to remain silent or face disciplinary action. MIDWEST This Friday, June 4, the Minnesota Dental Board will have a public hearing on a from Consumers for Dental Choice, (http://www.toxicteeth.org) one joined by IAOMT and local consumers Mary Puff and Nancy Hokkanen. With DAMS Executive Director Leo Cashman coordinating the effort, we are presenting speakers from dentistry (Dr. Jim Carlson), nursing (Eugenia McGrath), and consumer activists like Kip Sullivan and Bob Asher. The petition seeks the end of the gag rule – which has already been condemned by the state Attorney General – and the start of the process to write a fact sheet, as Maine and California have done. The state’s largest-circulation newspaper, the Star Tribune, is covering this event. (Article attached: note the headline referring to Mercury Fillings!) This follows the coverage on WCCO Channel 4 TV in Minneapolis - St Paul last Wednesday on dental mercury. The Channel 4 news team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to interview chemistry professor Boyd Haley, who has written extensively on mercury and its toxicological effects. Haley did a mercury vapor demonstration after brushing a child’s amalgam-filled teeth 15 times with a toothbrush. The mercury vapor level was so high that it pegged the meter. All of this was captured by the TV cameras. WEST In our high-stakes case of before the California Supreme Court, Shawn Khorrami and his associate Matt Bailey are completing the final round of briefs. The case, Kids Against Pollution v. California Dental Association, may decide whether organized dentistry is allowed to maintain this “rule of conduct” to stop dentists from talking to the public or their patients about mercury’s toxicity. Shawn will argue the case before the High Court later this year, assisted by our team of Matt plus Editor Mike McClory and Supreme Court specialist attorney Daniel Smith. Spearheaded by Anita Vazquez Tibau, our effort gathered an amazing 27 friends-of-the-court, covering seven briefs, in support of our cause. They included faith-based groups (L. A. Council of Churches, Calif. Churches Impact, Regeneration Project of the Episcopal Church), children’s advocacy (Our Children’s Earth), health care and dentistry (Calif. Nurses Assoc., Council of Black Nurses, Physicians for Social Responsibility, IAOMT, H.D.A.), environment (WaterKeepers, Clean Water Action, Mercury Policy Project, Center for Environmental Health), alternative health groups (Frank Cuny’s Calif. Citizens for Health Freedom, National Foundation for Alternative Medicine), Native American groups (Native Voices Foundation, White Thunder Medicine School), the state trial lawyers (Consumer Attorneys of California), and two state lawmakers (Karen Johnson, R-Ariz., and John Rogers, D-Ala.). NORTHEAST The Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union took up Dr. Mark Breiner’s case, after the dental board tried to stop Mark from writing editorials against Mercury Fillings in the local newspaper! The case is in federal court, so its impact could go far beyond Connecticut. The First Amendment expert with the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, Professor Martin Margulies, says it’s hard to imagine a clearer case on the right of free speech. (Attached: Article from Hartford Courant , the state’s largest newspaper) SOUTH In a brazen attempt to stop patients from learning about Mercury fillings, the Alabama dental board sued Huntsville dentist Dr. Ada Frazier simply for advertising that she is a mercury-free dentist. After her lawyer, Bubba Grimsley, mounted a vigorous defense, the dental board put the case on hold. Meanwhile, federal and state African-American lawmakers have raised concerns about this effort to single out Dr. Frazier and deprive her of her Constitutional right to advertise what kind of dentistry she does. The Mercury Fillings issue is also getting substantial debate in Alabama. Attached: article in Birmingham News, once again, the state’s largest newspaper. The story went nationwide, such as to Ohio’s major newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer. We believe the case against Dr. Frazier will be the last any dental board, acting as proxy for the ADA, will attempt. As we are showing in Alabama and Connecticut, now it’s the dental board – not the mercury-free dentist – who is losing ground! Charlie Brown Another great website about Mercury Dental Amalgams I have read hundreds of web pages devoted to this debacle, and have read various books on the topic of mercury in fillings. It is clear to me that Michael and I needed to get the mercury out of our mouths, but there are dangers in removal--one single bit of this substance, inadvertently going through Michael's system could spell disaster to his already ailing immune system and liver. He has survived to date, I don't chose to jeopordize our current success. These citations are great and literally led to my research!!: Dr. Clark Research Association. "Dr. Clark's Dental Clean-up." http://www.drclark.net/info/dental.htm Jerome, Frank, DDS. "Tooth Truth: Choosing a Dentist." http://www.dentistry-toothtruth.com/choosing.htm Ruhland, John, N.D. The Natural Health Medical Clinic. Seattle and Fircrest, Washington (206) 723-4891 "Dental Fillings" "Amalgam fillings contain more mercury than silver. In fact, they contain at least 50 percent mercury, which is the most toxic of the heavy metals. It interferes with many biochemical pathways within the body, and is even more dangerous when present in combination with other toxins. The brain is the most susceptible organ to mercury toxicity. Other tissues can increase their levels of glutathione, which helps bind mercury, but the brain cannot increase its levels of glutathione. This means that mercury builds up in the brain. People with a tendency to neurological disease should be made especially aware of this. Despite having better protection, other organs such the kidneys and liver are also very susceptible to its toxicity. Oral mercury levels dramatically increase when chewing gum or food, and when the fillings heat up while eating or drinking hot food. Some dentists use a meter to measure the electrical charge of each filling to try to determine how harmful they are to a patient’s health. They recommend that fillings with high readings be promptly removed. Other dentists have a mercury "sniffer" that measures the level of mercury vapor in the mouth. An effective way to treat mercury toxicity is to have the fillings replaced with mercury-free materials. It is important to begin a chelation program before filling removal, and then to continue the program after removal. This is important to bind heavy metals in the body to allow their excretion. Without starting a chelation program, one can have very high levels of mercury in the body as it is released during mercury removal. Pregnant women should avoid dental work for this reason. ... Join the international movement to ban mercury fillings. We cannot look for leadership from the American Dental Association (ADA) on this issue. The ADA was founded at the turn of the century as a lobbying group to promote mercury fillings. They have blocked progress toward eliminating the use of mercury in dentistry up to the present day. It would be worthwhile to provide information to your dentist if your dentist uses mercury, and to recommend that she/he helps the ADA re-evaluate their position. Many holistic practitioners argue that it is unconscionable for dentists to use mercury with the availability of information on its risks. It is already illegal to place mercury in teeth in Sweden and in Germany, and other European countries are quickly catching up. I have seen too many people with cancer in whom mercury fillings were probably a contributing cause. I recommend that most people have their mercury removed, especially if you are mercury-sensitive." http://www.drruhland.com/06.html International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. "IAOMT Mercury Amalgam Status Report. June 1995. The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (also recognized as IAOMT) imperatively petitions the international governments to cease and/or restrict the use of mercury-containing dental "fillings" (also commonly referred to as "silver amalgam" or "dental amalgam")". http://www.sukel.com/iaomt%20mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings.htm "Dr. Huggins.com DrHuggins.com and Dr. Huggins are devoted to providing information and education to the public about dental materials (such as mercury, dental amalgam, nickel, and root canals) and practices that may be connected to health issues." http://www.hugnet.com/ The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. Internet Citations: Sites which discuss personal detoxification programs to remove heavy metals/toxic materials (including fillings, root canals, etc.) Sites which express "concern" about mercury fillings, root canals and their affect on your health Sites supporting mercury fillings: Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists: Books and Articles Organizations Sites which discuss personal detoxification programs to remove heavy metals/toxic materials (including fillings, root canals, etc.): Dr. Hulda Regher Clark Website. Dr. Clark's Dental Clean-up. http://www.drclark.net/info/dental.htm Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt website. The Klinghardt Neurotoxin Elimination Protocol http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm Dr. Joseph Mercola website. Mercury Detoxification Protocol. http://www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protocol.htm NueralTherapy.com website. Mercury Detoxification: Perpetuating Factors, Problems and Obstacles by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., PhD http://www.neuraltherapy.com/a_mercury_detox.asp Optimal Health Dentistry. Heavy Metals and Solvents Detoxification. http://www.optimalhealthdentistry.com/metal.html Sites which express "concern" about dental amalgams, mercury fillings, root canals and their affect on your health World Health Organization. Elemental Mercury and Inorganic Mercury Compounds: Human Health Aspects" "...The highest concentrations of mercury are found in the liver and kidney, with successively smaller amounts being sequestered in the muscle and brain. For more than a century and a half, silver/mercury amalgam fillings have been used in dental practice as the preferred tooth filling material. Such amalgams contain approximately 50% elemental mercury. Human studies and experiments in laboratory animals indicate that dental amalgam contributes significatly to mercury body burden in humans who have amalgam fillings (IPCS, 1991; US DHHS, 1993; Weiner & Nylander, 1995; Health Canada, 1997). Levels of mercury release for various dental procedures have been reported by Eley (1997). Mercury released from amalgam fillings can take several forms: elemental mercury vapour, metallic ions, and/or fine particles (IPCS, 1991). Of the mercury vapour, some is exhaled, some is inhaled into the lungs and absorbed into the blood, some is retained in the vapour form in the saliva and swallowed together with amalgam particles, and some is oxidized to an ionic form and spit from the mouth or swallowed. Of that portion swallowed, only a small fraction would be expectd to be absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract." ... World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003. http://216.239.53.104/u/who?q=cache:pSDFstsPQVMJ:www.who.int/pcs/cicad/full_text/cicad50.pdf+mercury+fillings+2003&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Both of these address Australian position on dental mercury: Gammal, Robert, Dr., BDS, FACNEM. "A Response to the National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Position Statement 2002. Dental Amalgam - filling you in" Biocompatible dentistry http://www.bcd.com.au/Documents/NHMRCResponse.htm In reference to Dental Amalgam - filling you in Lohyn, Roman, Dr. President, Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology )ASOMAT "Dental Amalgams and Mercury in Dentistry" " ...I am the current president of ASOMAT (Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology) which was formed in Jan 1994 precisely because of this issue. Our members, primarily dentists and medical doctors, believe that the use of dental amalgam fillings is incompatible with sound preventive health care because of the continuous release of mercury from these fillings. We are affiliated with International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), which was formed fourteen years ago for the same reason as ASOMAT. IAOMT has demonstrated its concern by funding research in this area, the most recent showing the transfer of mercury from amalgam fillings through maternal breast milk to neonates. The goals of our society are to educate the dental and medical professions and to be a source of current information regarding the various research being done. So far we have staged three 2-day conferences with a fourth on the drawing board. We believe that there needs to be an official recommendation that amalgam fillings not be placed in the mouths of pregnant women or very young children. You may be interested to know that the German and Norwegian Health Authorities have made exactly such recommendations to their own dental professions. Canada Health, in the wake of the recent Richardson report which recommended a maximum of 4 amalgams for adults, three for teenagers and one for young children and toddlers, has made a similar statement, as well as recommending that people with kidney, immunological or neurological problems consider alternative materials for their fillings, because of their particular concerns about mercury exposure. No advice has been given, nor discussion taken place about such particular cases within any Australian Dental Association publication with the result that virtually no dentist in Australia is even aware that patients in those situations might find it prudent to consider alternatives. There is also evidence of health problems within the dental profession itself as a result of mercury exposure... "2 Ask Walt Stoll, MD.com "Mercury Toxicity Archives: Brush With Danger" http://askwaltstollmd.com/archives/mercury/100705.html "Bibliography of Selected Scientific Research on the Health Effects of Mercury Accumulation from Dental Amalgam." http://www.whale.to/d/biblio.html "Bio-Probe News" http://www.bioprobe.com/news.asp Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. An independent organsation in partnership with Amnesty International, Business Groups, and Leading Academic Institutions. "Swedish Commission Recommends Ban on Mercury Amalgam" http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/RegionsCountries/EuropeCentralAsia/Sweden?&&batch_start=1 BBC Panorama. "The Poison in Your Mouth" "Dr. Lars Friberg (Consultant, World Health Organization)spoke recently at a German amalgam conference. He's the world's leading authority on mercury poisoning and was chief advisor to the World Health Organization on mercury safety. Until now he has remained studiously neutral in the mercury debate. Lars Friberg in an interview with Mangold (BBC): Mangold: Dr. Friberg, is there a safe level of mercury? Friberg : No, there is no safe level of mercury. And no one has actually shown that there is a safe level of mercury. And, I would say, mercury is a very toxic substance." http://www.fluorideaction.org/bbc-mercury.htm ABC.net "Dental and Oral Health. Broadcast Monday 18 March 2002. with Norman Swan." http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s507654.htm Affinity Laboratory Technologies."The dental and medical products division of ALT Inc., provides oral toxicity testing products and services and develops tests to aid in the diagnosis of neurological diseases." http://www.altcorp.com/AffinityLaboratory/affinitylaboratory.htm BBC News. World Edition. "Thousands Fear Mercury Poisoning From Fillings" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/220366.stm CBC News. Special Reports. "Mercury In The Mouth: The Debate Over Dental Amalgams" http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/indepth/mercury/ Curezone.com "Dental Health Risks. Mercury from Amalgam fillings contributes 3 to 4 times more mercury to our bodies than all the environmental sources combined." http://www.curezone.com/dental/default.asp Curezone.com "The Use of Mercury-Silver Fillings Should Be Discontinued Until Such Time As Primary Pathological Evidence Of Amalgam Safety Is Produced". International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam. http://www.curezone.com/dental/dental_claims.asp "Dental Amalgam Removal. There Is Concern About The Health Risks Of Using Dental Amalgam And Here Are A Number Of Resources About It And How To Safely Remove It" http://www.keithfarvis.co.uk/topics/amalgam.html "Dental Amalgam Scientific Facts" http://www.web-light.nl/AMALGAM/EN/enmframe.html "Dental Amalgams The "Silver" Fillings In Your Teeth: Is It Safe?" http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/amalgam.htm "Dental Mercury Adverse Effects" http://www.bioprobe.com/reviews.asp?review_id=19 Re: Dental mercury is a real threat. David Smith Posted by leeran on May 5, 2003, at 23:56:52 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030505/msgs/224610.html "Discover Wellness: Dental Amalgams (Fillings)" http://enotalone.com/article/2708.html Earthlink.net "Dental Amalgam Fillings Page. Editor: Bernie Windham http://home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html Florida League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. "Environmental Effect of Dental Amalgam" http://www.floridalcv.org/FLCVEdFund/environmental_effect_of_dental_a.htm Global Institute for alternative Medicine. "Don't Let Your Teeth Poision You!: How Amalgam Fillings Can Destroy Your Health" http://www.gifam.org/article-4.htm "Health and Medical.com Dental Legislation by state-US" http://www.health-and-medical.com/dental/dental_msg18599/dental_msg18599.shtml Health, Wealth & Happiness.com "Amalgam (Mercury Fillings): The Great Dangers: Scientifically Proven Facts About Dental Amalagam (Mercury Fillings)" " ... But, prior to yesterday, it looked like the Florida Dental Board was taking it's orders from quackbuster" kingpin, Bobbie Baratz, who recently replaced delicensed MD Stephen Barrett on the quackpot throne. And that would have meant, simply, that Floridians would be forced to accept mercury fillings HAMMERED into the mouths of their children, and loved ones, whether they liked it or not. An apparently corrupt Dental Association was trying to get the Florida Dental Board to pass rules making it illegal to warn patients about the effects of the deadly poison (mercury) that makes up 50% of every (so-called) "silver" dental filling. They were also trying to pass regulations that would allow seizure of licenses of practicing dentists who remove mercury fillings, or advertise to do so. Three new regulations, sponsored by the Florida Dental Association, were on the table in front of the Dental board for discussion. They were introduced last September. The largest manufacturer of mercury amalgams, I'm told, manufactures in Florida. There has been no investigation, as yet, into whether State appointed Dental Board members, or Dental Association members have any financial, or business relationships with amalgam manufacturers. Maybe it's time to look..." Hedegard, Leif. "Amalgam Related Illness, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)." http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html Holisticmed.com"Amalgam/Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity." http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/ "Keeping dental mercury out of the environment." By Stephanie Hemphill Minnesota Public Radio October 2, 2002 http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/ Maine Toxics Action Coalition. Press Release. "Mercury Amalgam Bill [Maine] Toughest In Nation" http://www.meepi.org/files/mtac082301.htm "Mercury Amalgam. Mercury amalgams are as close as you can get to the centre of the illness universe; their use in dentistry has set us up for most of the health problems we see today."--Bruce Shelton, M.D., M.D.(H), Di.Hom. http://www.whale.to/d/amalgam2.html Medical Library.net. The Doctor's Medical Library. "Mercury Toxicity, Gut Wall Infection, and Fatigue" by Ron Kennedy, M.D., Santa Rosa, California http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_dental_amalgam_mercury_poisoning.html Dr. Joe Mercola has a great website covering many topics. This citation will send you to a Google Search of the topic of dental mercury articles on Dr. Joe Mercola's website. http://www.google.com/custom?cof=AH%3Acenter%3BAWFID%3A5cdb2968a482194d%3B&domains=www.mercola.com&sitesearch=www.mercola.com&q=mercury+fillings+dental&sa2=Search "Mercury Free and Healthy" http://www.amalgam.org/#anchor551878 Mercury Free.com "Other Countries Have Banned Amalgams"http://www.mercury-free.com/8.htm "Mercury in your brain from amalgam fillings in your mouth" http://www.ecologos.org/hg.htm MercuryFreeDenstistry.com http://mercuryfreedentistry.com/default.asp?page=symptoms Mercury Policy Project. "New at MercuryPolicy.org" 10/8/03 As the American Dental Association prepares to testify before a U.S. Congressional committee today on dental mercury, advocates released a confidential document showing the Association's continuing intent to undermine efforts to reduce dental mercury pollution and human exposure from mercury fillings . "It is like pulling teeth to get ADA to support efforts to reduce mercury pollution and unnecessary use, even though dentists are the number one contributor of mercury to the nation's wastewater and still one of the largest mercury user in the U.S. today," said Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project (see press release ). Meanwhile, the latest Centers for Disease Control data indicate that 8 percent of US women of childbearing age have mercury levels so high that their developing babies are at risk of neurological damage." ADA has submitted a confidential document to EPA that, in essence, argues that reducing dental mercury pollution through installation of amalgam separators--which can capture between 95% to 99% of the dental mercury particles--is not cost effective or necessary. In the document, ADA urges EPA to issue guidance practically devoid of amalgam separators, that would recommend "Only voluntary BMP's (Best Management Practice) unless environmental conditions or state law require mercury reductions." See MPP's response to the ADA testimony to Congress Mines & Communities Website. E-Wire Press Release. March 11th 2003 "Mercury Legislation Rising in 24 States as Pollution Exposure Concerns Grow, Say Advocates" http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press125.htm MISAC. Medical Research and Development. Surgeon Christer Malmstrom "Mercury In Brain Tissue of Infants" http://home.swipnet.se/misac/research6.html Moore, Charles W. "Are Mercury Tooth Fillings A Toxic Time Bomb In Your Head?" Life Media. Natural Life Magazine #53. http://www.life.ca/nl/53/mercury.html New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm Northwest Dental Arts, Tacoma Washington "Links." http://www.northwestdentalarts.com/links.html Phillip P. Sikel, DDS. Online. "Mercury Amalgam Silver Fillings Are Unsafe. Viewpoint" http://www.sukel.com/mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings%20unsafe.htm Positive Health.com "The Dangers of Dental Amalgam" http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Dentist/wind45.htm Preventive Dental Health Association."A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/asr.htm Preventive Dental Health Association. "The Truth About Mercury Fillings: Mary's Plight and Some Answers by David C. Kennedy, DDS" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/truth.htm Resources For The Chemically Injured. "Dental for the Chemically Sensitive/Environmentally Ill" http://www.lassentech.com/eident.html Sclerodema.org"Causes of Scleroderma Mercury Exposure (Dental Amalgam)" http://www.sclero.org/medical/research/causes/environmental/mercury.html "Scientifically Proven Facts About Mercury & Dental Amalgam" http://www.algonet.se/~leif/FUSCIFCT.html "The Thinking Person's Guide To Perfect Health: Dental Amalgam Mercury Posoning." © 1996 Ron Kennedy, M.D. http://www.sonic.net/~nexus/amalgam.html Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Amalgam Demonstration. Anti-Mercury Fillings Coalition Heads to ADA's Front Door Protest ADA Taking Money From Mercury Amalgam Manufactureres And Then Saying Fillings Are Safe" http://www.testfoundation.org/demonstrate.htm Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Cancer Warnings. Dentists To Post Cancer Warnings: Advisory Will Warn Patients Of Exposure To Mercury, Other Chemicals"http://www.testfoundation.org/cancerwarnings.htm A new warning sign will show up in dentists' offices statewide in early 2003, letting patients know their visit may entail exposure to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals. Health advocates say the move puts California in the lead of a small but growing nationwide trend of warning patients about the mercury contained in amalgam fillings. Both New Hampshire and Maine now have laws requiring consumer notification and education about the mercury in dental amalgams, and similar legislation was recently introduced in Massachusetts, according to Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Project Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "HG Exposure. Average Human Daily Dose of Mercury from Various Sources. According to World Health Organization Figures" http://www.testfoundation.org/hgexposure.htm ToxicTeeth.net. Consumers for Dental Choice. Working to Abolish Mercury Dental Fillings. Ban Mercury Working Group Press Release. May 28, 2003. "Activists Demand A Halt To Toxic Mercury Trade Upon Arrival Of Rejected Indian Mercury" http://www.toxicteeth.net/relatedPress_IndianMercury.cfm Uninformed Consent Vacinetruth.org "Fillings--Article published Dec 16, 2002--LA Times. Dentists to post new warning signs"The California Dental Association and an environmental group were expected to sign an agreement in San Francisco Superior Court Monday requiring dentists to post new warning signs in their offices. The signs, alerting patients that they may be exposed to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals, will be in dentists' offices statewide by early 2003. As You Sow, a San Francisco environmental group, brought the lawsuit against the California Dental Association under Proposition 65, an initiative that requires businesses and employers to post warnings if their activities might expose customers or employees to substances that are known to harm health. Vimy, Murray J. "Mercury Usage in Canadian Denstistry: Part 1: Critical Questions About the Politics And The Propaganda" " ... Ironically today, 183 years later and without scientific justification, many national dental associations have amended their Codes of Ethics making the removal of serviceable mercury fillings an issue of unethical conduct when the reason for removal is to eliminate a toxic material from the human body; and if this recommendation is made solely by the dentist. In their view, a dentist is "ethical" if he places the mercury material and recommends its safety. But, if the dentist suggests that the mercury fillings are potentially harmful or that exposure to unnecessary mercury can result, then the dentist is acting "unethically". Dentists can remove mercury fillings upon a patient's request or under the prescription of a physician. This relegates the dentist into the role of a mere technician - a tooth carpenter. The amalgam debates, amalgam wars as they are referred to in dental historical writings, had little to do with science and everything to do with politics. As the reader will see, dental amalgam safety is not a dental issue. It is a medical issue." http://home.iprimus.com.au/asomat/rebuttals/Mercury-usage-in-canada-Part-1.htm Vimy, Murray J. "Tooth Traitors" http://www.vimy-dentistry.com/tttoc.htm#_Toc499123411 Washington State Dental Association. News & Information. WSDA's 2002 Legislative Agenda Regulation of Dental Amalgam As a Source of Mercury Waste. WSDA's position: WSDA supports scientifically valid policies to reduce dental amalgam discharges. WSDA encourages dental offices to install amalgam separators and follow best management practices for disposal and recycling of amalgam through a voluntary compliance program. Background: WSDA has worked to revise the state's draft Mercury Chemical Action Plan to include a voluntary compliance program in a partnership between government and dentistry to reduce amalgam waste. WSDA does not support a regulatory requirement for separators, as their effectiveness will vary depending on office practices and configuration of wastewater systems. Dentistry accounts for only a tiny fraction (0.4 percent, according to the EPA) of total discharged mercury waste. WSDA urges the state to examine what actions it can take to reduce mercury pollution from major sources, such as domestic and foreign utility plants, which account for more than 75 percent of mercury discharges. Wellness Today. "Are There Toxic Silver Mercury Dental Fillings In Your Mouth?" Mark Heller http://www.wellnesstoday.com/november/newpage2.htm Wholistic Research Company. Health Issues in the News. "Good News: California Requires Dentists to Disclose Dangers of Mercury And Other Dental Materials." January 2003. California Judge Approves Landmark Warning on Mercury Use in Dentistry. (San Francisco, CA) - For the first time anywhere, dentists will be required to post a warning about the dangers of mercury in their dental fillings. A California Superior court judge finalized the language for the warning to be posted in dentists' offices here today. The warning will read as follows: Notice to Patients, Proposition 65: Warning on dental amalgams, used in many dental fillings, causes exposure to mercury, a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Root canal treatments and restorations including fillings, crowns and bridges, use chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has studied the situation and approved for use all dental restorative materials. Consult your dentist to determine which materials are appropriate for your treatment. The exact language of the warning was argued and then finalized before Superior Court Judge James A. Robertson II between the California Dental Association, the largest constituent organization of the American Dental Association and Attorney Shawn Khorrami (Cor-ahm-mee). The agreement requires its member dentists to warn patients about the toxic dangers of mercury dental fillings and root canals. The agreement also allows non-CDA dentists to opt in to the agreement and post the warning. The warning is the result of a lawsuit filed by The Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami on behalf of As You Sow, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to advocacy and activism in the public interest. This is the first admission by organized dentistry that amalgams pose a potential health risk," says Shawn Khorrami, lead attorney. "The only problem is that it's about 100 years too late" This California consent judgment follows on the heels of recent lawsuits filed in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Los Angeles, California charging that mercury fillings placed in a woman's mouth contributed to the autism of her child, as well as lawsuits in Maryland, California, and New York charging the American Dental Association with misrepresenting amalgam dental fillings as "silver"; The lawsuits basically allege that such fillings actually contain approximately 50% mercury by weight. They cause continuous, daily exposure to mercury and, thereby pose substantial health risks to certain users. Mercury, a highly toxic substance, is the most widely used substance in dental fillings today. Ziff, Sam Co-Author of Dental Without Mercury"Fertility and Dental Mercury" http://www.surrogacy.com/medres/article/mercury.html Return to Top ; Sites supporting mercury fillings: American Dental Association. "Dental Amalgams: Myths vs. Facts" http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0207_release01.asp The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. California Dental Association. "Fact Sheets: Dental Health. Dental Amalgam" http://www.cda.org/public/factsheet_amalgam.htm Center For Disease Control. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Oral Health Resources."Dental Amalgam Use and Benefits." http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/factsheets/amalgam.htm "Dental Amalgam: A Scientific Review and recommended Public Health Service Strategy for Research, Education and Regulation. Final Report of the Subcommittee on Risk Management of the Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs Public Health Service" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam1/ct.htm Dental Products.net Dental Amalgam in Other Countries http://www.dentalproducts.net/xml/display.asp?file=1038&bhcp=1 "Sometime this month, the government of Norway will release for public comment the recommendation that dentists no longer use dental amalgam. That's the word from Liljan Aandahl, senior advisor to the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Welfare. The public will have three months to respond to the proposal, which could be enacted Jan. 1, 2003. The Norway recommendation is among the most recent actions on amalgam by any government. In 1997, the World Health Organization hosted a conference titled "Dental Amalgam and its Alternatives," which included government officials, academics and representatives of professional organizations from New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Finland, England and the United States. The participants unanimously endorsed a consensus statement that reads, in part, "Dental amalgam restorations are considered safe, but components of amalgam and other dental restorative materials may, in rare instances, cause local side-effects or allergic reactions. The small amount of mercury released from amalgam restorations, especially during placement and removal, has not been shown to cause any other adverse health effects." Jones, Derek W. "The Dental Amalgam Controversy: Risks From Dental Amalgam." "During the past six years, several high-profile television documentaries in Britain, the U.S. and Canada have sensationalised the controversy over the use of dental amalgam. In my opinion, these programs presented distorted and, in some cases, inaccurate information." Derek Jones, BSc, PhD, FIM, CChem, FRSC (UK), DO.hc, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Oral Sciences and Head of the Division of Dental Biomaterials Science Dalhousie University 5981 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 902-494-1675. He served as Assistant Dean of Research for the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie from 1987-95. He has served on a number of important government committees, including a special stakeholders advisory committee on dental amalgam safety. http://www.chrcrm.org/fh_spring97_amalgamE.htm "Dental Amalgam Overview" http://www.qualitydentistry.com/dental/amalgam/amalgam4.html Dental Watch.org. "Amalgam -- Resurrection and Redemption Part 2: The Medical Mythology of Anti-Amalgam" Michael J. Wahl, D.D.S. http://www.dentalwatch.org/hg/myths201.html Health.gov"Dental Amalgam and Alternate Restorative Material. References" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam2/References.html "Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in patients with symptoms allegedly caused by amalgam fillings." Berglund A, Margareta Molin http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8653498&dopt=Abstract U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Consumer Information. Consumer Update: Dental Amalgam." http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/amalgams.html Return to Top ; Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists: Bethlem Apparatus Company. Mercury Recycling Service for Dentists "Is Your Hazardous Dental Waste Going Down the Drain?" City of Tacoma "Mercury Matters ... to the City of Tacoma. Statistics and news. Mercury is toxic in even small amounts." http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/environmentalservices/Mercury%20Matters/Mercury_Statistics.htm Dental Mercury.com Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research. Environmental Issues. "Publications." http://www.dentalmercury.com/publications.cfm Minnesota Public Radio. "Keeping Dental Mercury Out of the Environment." By Stephanie Hemphill. October 2, 2002. http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/ New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "Recycling of Elemental Mercury and Dental by Dentists." http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/mercdent.htm San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. "San Francisco Dental Mercury Reduction Program." http://sfwater.org/main.cfm/MC_ID/4/MSC_ID/85 Sustainable Hospitals.org. "Mercury Reduction." http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_Merc_BMP_DentalAmalgam.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."Safe Mercury Management. State Mercury Medical/Dental Waste Programs." http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/medical.htm Return to Top ; Books And Articles: Amazon.com books concerned with mercury and dentistry. At this writing, there were 1,226 citations here. Abraham J, C. Svare C , C. Frank "The effects of dental amalgam restorations on blood Mercury levels". J. Dent. Res. 63(1):71-73,1984 Babich et al . "The mediation of mutagenicity and clastogenicity of heavy metals by physiochemical factors". Environ Res., 1985:37;253-286 Breiner, Mark. "Whole Body Dentistry:The Missing Piece to Better Health". Quantum Health Press, 1999. Bronte, Lydia Bronte, Ph.D. The Mercury in Your Mouth: The Truth about "Silver" Dental Fillings. ISBN # 0-9643870-0-X (1996) Quicksilver Press, 211 West 92nd Street, New York, New York 10025 Phone 1-212-874-6526 or 1-800-423-6722 Fax 1-212-579-3224. Linda is the DAMS Coordinator for New York City. "This well-documented book brings to the forefront vital information concerning silver amalgam fillings. The truth is told in under 135 easy to read pages with an additional 55 pages of Appendix documentation. Almost every chapter ends with a Summary of the information discussed in the chapter. It details the who, what, where, when, how and why of this controversial subject. It suggests physiological and neurological symptoms of mercury toxicity, tests to determine if you are mercury toxic and correct procedures to detoxify. There are even lists of dentists knowledgeable about the safe removal of mercury fillings and physicians who know how to treat mercury toxicity. This book is a must read for anyone suffering from unexplainable depression, dizziness, headaches, irritability, lack of concentration, memory lapses, nervousness, allergies, gingivitis, fatigue, gastrointestinal illnesses, high blood pressure or kidney problems. Available from Quicksilver Press (212) 423-3074 and also on line. Angel's Opinion: This book is well organized, easy to read and easy to understand. Upon completion you have a very good idea of what to do if you think you may be toxic and more importantly, how to go about correcting the problem. It discusses the dangers of removing all your fillings in a short time frame and precautions your dentist should take to prevent you from inhaling the mercury vapors caused by drilling. Anyone with silver fillings would benefit from reading this book. Michael C. Goldman DDS has a very good web site dealing with a variety of dental topics, including a detoxification protocol you can bring to your dentist for safe removal of your mercury fillings." Source: http://members.tripod.com/~altmedangel/library.htm Boyd, N.D., etc. al. "Mercury from dental "Silver" tooth fillings impairs sheep kidney function". Am. J. Physiol. 261 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 30): R1010-R1014, 1991. Brodsky, JB. "Occupational exposure to Mercury in dentistry and pregnancy outcome". JADA111(11):779- 780., 1985 Butler J. "Proceedings from the First International Conference of Biocompatibility". 1988 Campbell, N. M. Godfrey "Research into provocation testing of DMPS - urine samples of Mercury." Casdorph, H., Richard Casdorph MD, Ph.D. and Morton Walker DPM. Toxic Metal Syndrome - How Metal Poisonings Can Affect Your Brain - A Guide to Understanding and Reversing Memory Dysfunction. ISBN # 0-89529-649-7 Avery Publishing Group, 120 Old Broadway, Garden City Park, NY 11040, (1995) 1-800-548-5757 or 1-516-741-2155 Fax 1-516-741-2167 Chop GF. and E.G. Kaufman "Mercury vapor related to manipulation of amalgam and to floor surfaces". Oper. Dent. 8(1):23-27,1983 Denton, Sandra, MD. "Proceedings of the First International Conference on Biocompatibility" 1988 Eggleston D.W. and Nylander M. "Correlation of Dental Amalgam with Mercury in Brain Tissue". J. Prosthetic Dent. 58, 704-707 1987. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Mercury Health Effects Update Health Issue Assessment. Final report 1984" EOA-600/8- 84f. USEPA, Office of Health and Environmental Assesment Wsahington DC 20460 Fasciana, Guy S., DMD. "Are Your Dental Fillings Poisoning You? The Hazards of Mercury in your mouth and What You Can Do About Them". ISBN # 0-87983-391-2 Keats Publishing, Inc. 27 Pine Street, P.O. Box 876, New Canaan, Conn. 06840 (1986) Fischer, Martin. "Death and Dentistry." Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1940. Fonder, A.C., DDS. "The Dental Distress Syndrome." Medical Dental Arts. Fonder, A.C., DDS. "The Dental Physician." Medical Dental Arts, 1977. Gordon. "Pregnancy in Female Dentists: a Mercury hazard. Proceedings of Intl conference on Mercury Hazards in Dental Practice". Sept. 2-4 Glasgow 1981 Goyer, RA "Toxic effects of metals. Cassarett and Doull's toxicology--The basic science of poisons", ed3, New York , MacMillan Publ.Co 1986, pp582-609 Hansen, K et al. "A survey of metal induced mutagenicity in vitro and in vivo". J Amer Coll Toxicol ., 1984:3;381-430 Hansen, Richard T. and Ellen Hodgson Brown, JD. "The Key to Ultimate Health" Advanced Health Research Publishing. Hanson, Matts "Amalgam Hazards in Your Teeth". J Orthomolecular Psychiatry 1983, 12: 194-201 Hanson, Matts "Why is Mercury toxic: Basic chemical and biochemical properties of Mercury/amalgam in relation to biological effects". ICBM conference Colorado 1988 Hardy, James Earl and Kim Stanberry. "Mercury Free: The Wisdom Behind the Global Consumer Movement to Ban "Silver" Fillings" Heintz, Edwardson, Derand, Birkhed "Methylation of Mercury from dental amalgam and mercuric chloride by oral Streptococci". Scan. J. Dent. Res. 1983, 91:150-152 Huggins, Hal Huggins,D.D.S. Alternative Medicine Digest Issue #23. "Dental Toxins - Your Teeth May Be Making You Sick - Mercury Fillings and root canals may have toxic effects on the immune system, producing leukemia, coma, and multiple sclerosis, but conventional dentists keep ignoring the evidence." April/May 1998 c/o Future Medicine Publishing, Inc. 1640 Tiburon Blvd. #2, Tiburon, California 94920 Phone 1-415-435-1779 or 1-415-789-8700 Fax 1-415-789-9138 Huggins, Hal, DDS. "It's All in Your Head." Avery Publishing Group. The link between Mercury Amalgams and Illness. Huggins, Hal Huggins. "Observations From The Metabolic Fringe". ICBM conf. Collarado 1988 Huggins, Hal, DDS. "The Price of Root Canals" Price-Pottenger Foundation. Huggins, Hal, DDS. and Thomas E. Levy, MD., JD. "Uninformed Consent." Hampton Roads Publishing. Huggins, Hal, DDS. "Why Raise Ugly Kids" Arlington House Publishers. Inouye, M., K. Murao and Y. Kajiwara Y. "Behavorial and neuropathological effects of.prenatal methyl Mercury exposure in mice". Neurobeahv.Toxicol Teratol.,1985:7;227-232 Jerome, Frank J. "Tooth Truth" Jonnes, D.W., E.J. Sutton and E.L. Milner. "Survey of Mercury vapour in dental offices in Atlantic Canada". Canadian Dental Association Journal ., 49(6):378-395.,1983 Kantor, L. and C. Woodcock. "Mercury vapor in the dental office- does carpeting make a difference?" JADA103(9):402-407,1981 Kennedy, DDS. "How to Save Your Teeth." Health Action Press. Khera et al., "Teratogenic and genetic effects of Mercury toxicity. The biochemistry of Mercury in the environment". Nriagu, J.O.Ed Amsterdam Elsevier, 503-18,1979 Koos et al. "Mercury toxicity in pregnant women, fetus and newborn infant". Am J Obstet And Gynecol., 1976:126;390-409 Kostler, W. "This is a transcript of a lecture delivered to the Proceedings of the First World Congress on Cancer by Professor W Kostler (President of Austrian Society of Oncology, Austria.)" Glutadione Peroxidase and Selenium Sydney Australia. Kuhnert P, B.R.R. Kunhert and P.C. Erkard "Cmparison of Mercury levels in maternal blood fetal chord blood and placental tissue". Am. J. Obstet and Gynecol.,139:209-212., 1981 Kuntz W.D. "Maternal and chord blood Mercury background levels; Longitudinal surveilance". Am J Obstet and Gynecol. 143:440-443., 1982 Langan, Fan, Hoos. "The use of Mercury in dentistry: a critical review of the literature". JADA Vol 115 December 1987., 867 Donated by The ADA Lee, L.P. and Dixon "Effects of Mercury on Spermatogenisis" J Pharmacol Exp Thera 1975: 194(1); 171-181. Lorscheider and M.J. Vimy "The Lancet" Vol 337; may 4, 1991. Magos L. "Overview of the Protection Given by Selenium against Mercurials". In Adv. Mercury Toxicol. in Proc. Rochester Int. Conf. on Environmental Toxicology Eds Suzuki T, Imura N, Calarkson T; Plenum Press. New York 1991. Malmström Christer., Matts Hanson and Magnus Nylander. "Conference on Trace Elements in Health and Disease". Stockholm May 25-1992 Mandel, Irwin, DDS. Assoc. Dean for Research School of dental and Oral Surgery Columbia University New York "Amalgam Hazards: an assesment of research" Published JADA Vol. 122 August 1991 Manning, Betsy Russell, ed. "Candida - Silver (Mercury) Fillings and the Immune System". ISBN # 0-930165-10-1 Greensward Press, 1600 Larkin #104/P.O. Box 99472, San Francisco, CA 94109. (1991) Mareck and Hockman. "Simulated crevice corosion experiment for ph and solution chemistry determinations". Corrosion 1974:23;1000-1006. Marxkors, R. "Korrosionserscheinungen an Amalgamf llungen und Deren Auswirkungen auf den Menschlichen Organismus". Das Deutsche Zahn rztebl. 24, 53, 117 and 170, 1970. Meinig, George, DDS. "Root Canal Cover-up Exposed" Bion Publishing. Mohamed et al. "Lazer Light Scatering Study of the Toxic Effects of MethylMercury on sperm motility". J. Androl.,7(1):11-15.,1986. Nylander, Magnus, et al. "Fourth international symposium Epidemiology in Occupational Health". Como Italy Sept 1985 Nylander, Magnus "Mercury concentrations in the human brain and kidneys in relation to exposure from dental amalgam fillings". ICBM 1988 Ochoa, R. and R.W. Miller "Report on independent survey taken of Austin dental offices for Mercury contamination". Texas Dent. J. 100(1):6-9, 1983 Orstavic, Arneberg, Valderhaug "Bacterial Growth on Dental Restorative Materials in Mucosal Contact". Acta Odontol. Scand.1981, 39:267-274 Ott K et. al. "Mercury burden due to amalgam fillings". Dtsch. Zahnarztl Z 39(9):199-205, 1984 Ousley, Pamela D. "The Law & Mercury-Free Dentistry". The legal aspects of Mercury Amalgam Fillings. Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Pelletier, L et al. "In -vivo self reactivity of mononuclear cells to T cells and macrophages exposed to Hg Cl2>" Eur. J Immun., 1985: 460-465 Pleva, J. "Mercury Poisoning From Dental Amalgams" J Orthomolecular Psychiatry 1983, 12: 184+ Queen, Sam "Chronic Mercury Toxicity: New Hope Against an Endemic Disease" Rowland, Grasso, Davies "The Methylation of Mercuric Chloride by Human Intestinal Bacteria." Experientia. Basel 1975 ,31: 1064-1065 RoydhouseRH., M.R. Ferg . and R.P. Knox "Mercury in dental offices" J Can Dent Assoc 51(2):156-158, 1985 Sarafan T. et al. "Oxidative Mechanisms Underlying Methylmercury Neurotoxicity". Int. J. Dev, Neurosci. 9, 147-154, 1991. Schulein,T.M.; Reinhardt, J.W. and Chan K.C. "Survey of Des Moines area dental offices for Mercury vapor". Iowa Dent. J. 70(1):35-36 1984 Shankland, Wesley E. II, DDS, MS, Ph.D. "TMJ: Its Many Faces." Anadem PublishingSmith, Gerald, DDS. "Headaches Aren't Forever". International Center for Nutritional Research, Inc. Sheppard, A.R. and M. Eisenbud "Biological effects of electric and magnetic fields of extremely low frequency". New York university press. 1977 Sheridan, P. MD. "Amalgam Restorations and Mercury Toxicity". Masters Thesis, University of Sydney 1991 Skuba, A. "Survey for Mercury vapor in Manitoba dental offices" J Can. Dent. Assoc. 50(7):517-522, 1984 Stadtler P. "Dental Amalgam Ill: Toxicity". Int. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 29, 168-171, 1991. Stejskal, Vera Stejskal. "Memory Lymphocyte Immuno-Stimulation Assay-MLISA" Sweden. Stockton, Susan (Suzin Stockton). "Beyond Amalgam: The Hidden Health Hazard posed by Jawbone Cavitations". Power of One Publishing: http://healthcarealternatives.net/ Störtebecker, Patrick. Formerly Associate Professor of Neurology, Karolinska Institute , Stockholm.. "Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam- a hazard to the human brain." Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 1985 Summers A.O, Wireman J. et al "Mercury Released from Dental Silver Fillings Provokes an Increase in Mercury and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Oral and Intestinal Flora of Primates". Antmicrob. Agents Chmother. 37, 825-834, 1993. Summers A.O et. al. "Of Anti-microbial Agents and Chemotherapy" 37[4]:825-34 April 1993 Svare C.W. et.al. "The effects of dental amalgam on Mercury levels in expired air". J. Dent. Res.60(9):1668-1671,1981 Taylor, Joyal, DDS. "The Complete Guide to Mercury Toxicity from Dental Fillings". Scripps Publishing, 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd., Suite #36-F, San Diego, CA 92131 Till et al. Zahnarztl. "Welt/reform" 1978:87;1130-1134. Verchaeve L., et al. "Comparitive in vitro cytogenetic studies in Mercury exposed human lymphocytes." Mutation Res., 1985:157; 221-226. Veron, et al. "Amalgam Dentaires et allergies" J Biol Buccale., 1986 : 14; 83-100 Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant) F.L. Lorscheider "Intra oral Mercury released from dental amalgams". J. Dent Res. 64(8):1069- 1071.,1985 Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant), Y. Takahashi, F.L. Lorscheider "Maternal -Fetal Distribution of Mercury Released From Dental Amalgam Fillings". Dept of Medicine and Medical Physiology , faculty of Medicine, Univ of Calgary, Calgary Alberta Canada 1990 published in FASEB Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant) "Toxic Teeth: The Chronic Poisoning of Modern Man". Chemistry & Industry, 2nd January 1995. Dr Lister is a toxicologist and runs Phylax Ltd, Health Care Consultants. Whatmore, George B., MD. and Daniel R. Kohli, MD. "The Physiopathology and Treatment of Functional Disorders." Grune and Stratton Inc., 1974 Whitaker, Julian and Dr. Walker Morton. "Elements of Danger: Protect Yourself Against the Hazards of Modern Dentistry." Yamada, Tonomura "Formation of methyl Mercury Compounds from inorganic Mercury . by Chlostridium cochlearium" J Ferment Technol1972 50:159-166 Ziff, Michael F., DDS and and Sam Ziff. "The Missing Link? - A Persuasive New Look At Heart Disease As It Relates To Mercury." ISBN # 0-941011-9 Published by Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam, Michael F. Ziff DDS, and Mats Hanson Ph.D. "Dental Mercury Detox". Bio Probe, Publishing Dental techniques for removal and Keys for Removal of Mercury Fillings. Ziff, Sam, Michael Ziff and Alfred Zamm. "Dentistry without Mercury." Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam and Michael Ziff, DDS. "A Health Information Book to Answer Questins You May Have on Why There Should be Dentistry Without Mercury". Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam, Michael Ziff, D.D.S. and Mats Hanson, Ph.D. "Dental Mercury Detox". ISBN # 0-941011-05-4 88 pages on the various protocols reflected in the scientific literature that may possible reduce mercury body burdens available from: Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam and Michael Ziff. "Infertility and birth defects".1987 Ziff, Sam. "The Toxic Time Bomb - Can The Mercury In Your Dental Fillings Poison You?" ISBN # 0-943358-22-1 Aurora Press P.O. Box 573, Santa Fe, NM 87504 (1986) Website links to massive list of other websites about dental mercury amalgams fillings root canals Berglund A, Molin M: Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in a group of patients referred for evaluation of possible side-effects of their restorations. Eur J Oral Sci 1996; 104: 56-63. Berglund A, Molin M: Effect of using rubberdam on the mercury levels in plasma and urine after a complete amalgam removal. Dent Mater 1997; 13:297-304. Return to Top ; Organizations: Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010 Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Consumers for Dental Choice 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 462-8800 Fax: (202) 265-6564 E-mail: consumers@swankin-turner.com Consumers for Dental Choice is a consumer policy research institution managed by The National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy affiliated with the law firm of Swankin & Turner This organization is supported by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the Holistic Dental Association, and by academicians, dentists, and physicians who are not necessarily members of those particular dental groups. Dental Amalgam Mercury Survivors Albuquerque, New Mexico A group based in Albuquerque, New Mexico with chapters in over 40 states, made up of victims of mercury poisoning from dental fillings that seeks to alert consumers to the risks of amalgams and to ensure that ethical, mercury-free dentists are permitted to practice. Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) International DAMS Newsletter P.O. Box 64397 Virginia Beach, VA 23467-4397 1(800)311-6265 Search topics here Contact: Teresa Kaiser Environmental Dental Association Informed Consent 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd #36 San Diego, CA 92131 (619)586-7628 or 1(800)388-8124 Search topics here Contact: Dr. Joyce W. Taylor or Marcia Thompson Foundation for Toxic Free Dentistry P.O. Box 608010 Orlando, FL 32860-0810 Search topics here Contact:Drs. Sam or Michael Ziff Holistic Dental Association P.O. 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The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978
Another rabbit hole ahead, hold on to your hat, Alice!! It will only take you a few hours on the Internet to discover that this is a very volatile issue, and the lines in the sand have been drawn. It is clear that there are millions of citations about this topic.
As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care.
This topic has been researched from just about every viewpoint. I finally had to realize that there are just too many citations about mercury and your health/illness available on the Internet and had to quit putting them here. You will obviously get the idea from the number of Doctors, Dentists, etc. who are cited here that mercury is a problem, and having it in your mouth/body makes it your problem. Are you sick and tired of being Sick and Tired, are you taking a myriad of pharmaceutical drugs--but not getting well? Then we suggest that you switch to a dentist who refuses to use mercury and get the metal out of your mouth!! Locate a metal-free / mercury-free dentist and take the first step toward wellness.
Do your own research on the internet and read journal literature. You too will discover that when dental amalgams (mercury fillings) and all metals were removed from their mouths, loved ones who suffer from the following disease began to regain their health--
Good luck with your research into this troubling topic.
"Dr. (Joe) Mercola's Comment: It really does appear that the only way some positive action is going to occur in this area will be through the courts. With the lawsuits starting to mount up, it does appear that it is the beginning of the end for the traditional dental paradigm that continues to support the delusion that there is absolutely no danger from mercury amalgam fillings." http://www.mercola.com/2001/jun/27/mercury_fillings.htm
We have known since July 2004 that Michael had a brother--Richard Allen--who died when Michael was three years old. We just learned (January 2005) why Richard Allen Blair, age two months, died on Thanksgiving Day, 1954. He received his baby vaccinations on Wednesday--the day before he died. Richard Allen Blair, dead at two months old, died as a result of his mercury-laced-baby-vaccinations. Mercury salts (Thimerosol) was, and continues to be added to all vaccines administered to unwitting, uninformed babies, children, adolescents and adults--without the benefit of informed consent.
We conducted a ton of research and realized that mercury (called "silver" or metal fillings or dental amalgam--many words for what it actually is--mercury fillings) was one of the biggest blocks to Michael's wellness program. What quickly killed his baby brother in 1954 has slowly been poisoning Michael to death. In starting on the journey of dental cleanup we returned, again, to the works of Dr. Hulda Regher Clark. Dental Clanup "Protocol" We ultimately travelled to the American Bio Dental Center (located in Tijuana--Baja California, Mexico) to remove and replace all metal from Michael's mouth (including tooth extraction for the one root canal and remove/replace all mercury fillings) in April, 2004. See the photos. I got mine done in June 2004.
You may be one of millions who have mercury fillings in your mouth. "Prescribe for Yourself – You Must Learn To Be Your Own Best Doctor. Eight amalgams in a single mouth can release 3–17 mcg of mercury per day. 1 mcg of mercury contains 120,827,403,000,000,000,000 atoms. Each mercury atom can potentially destroy a nerve cell or lymphocyte blood cell. Lymphocytes are the "back-bone" of our body's immune system." Dr. Klinghardt, M.D., Phd. http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm
It is well documented elsewhere on the internet that one single, average sized dental mercury filling is sufficient to poison a 10-acre lake to the point that health authorities will cordone it off. What do you think is happening to your brain, situated less than an inch away from your mouth--separated by the thin, permeable membranes in your mouth???
So, you have done your research and have decided not to work with just any dentist, particularly you have chosen not to work with any dentist who places mercury in a client's mouth. You know that your dentist puts mercury fillings in client's mouths and you won't be able to change their mind. You then decide that you want to work with a "Biological Dentist" or a "Mercury Free Dentist", visit the various websites to find an enlightened dentist near you. Holistic Dental Organizaiton http://www.holisticdental.org/membersearch.html IAOMT The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. http://www.iaomt.org//findmember.cfm
How do you chose a dentist? Maybe the following checklist will help you in the decision making process. Print a copy of the checklist, phone potential dentists and ask them the questions. Be sure to pay attention to how you are treated by the receptionist while you are asking the questions. Are they open? guarded? quarrlesome? "put off" by your questions? That attitude may give you a clue as to the level of service you're going to get from the dental office. As of this writing, you still have the right to choose who you will get dental service from.
Much of the information suggested by the "Dental Practitioner Checklist" was excerpted from the works of Dr. Frank Jerome, D.D.S. (mercury-free / metal-free dentistry) and Dr. Hulda Regeher Clark, Ph.D., N.D.--the ranking and point system was purely my concoction [smile].
In making up this table, I presumed that: "no tooth is worth saving if in saving it your immune system is damaged / compromised"; even if you do not need all of these services at first, a good practitioner will answer all the questions correctly.
"Ninety percent or more of dental offices will not be able to answer ANY of the questions correctly. If you allow your dental work to be done by a dentist who does not understand the importance of these questions, you could end up with new problems. Find the right dentist first, even if you must travel hundreds of miles. There are 6,000 to 10,000 dentists who should be able to help. Some can do part of the work and refer you to a specialist for the rest. Five hundred to one thousand of these dentists can do it all." Excerpted from "Cure For All Diseases", Dr. Hulda Regeher Clark, M.D., N.D. page 411.
Because I get asked "I live in Washington State, who should I go to?" I have made the following list of Washington State practitioners (Dental and Naturopaths). Please realize that I am neither endorsing nor vouching for any of these practitioners, I provide them here merely as a point of contact. If I have receive any complaints against any of the practitioners named here, I will remove them from the list, just let me know. Thanks for keeping me updated!! Please, do your own research -- contact them and decide for yourself whether to work with them or with someone else. Here, then, is a list of the practitioners I have been able to locate in Washington State:
Anacortes ; Bainbridge Island ; Bellevue ; Camas ; Clinton ; Connell ; Federal Way ; Issaquah ; Kent ; Kirkland ; Lake Stevens ; Lynwood ; Oak Harbor ; Olympia ; Richland ; Seattle ; Sequim ; Shoreline ; Spokane ; Tacoma ; Tukwila ; Tumwater ; University Place ; Vancouver ; Washougal ; Winthrop ; Yakima
Borneman, Vicki Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) coordinator 1218 29th Street Anacortes, WA 98221 360-293-4996 Galway, Aran ARNP 1218 29th Street Suite B Anacores, WA 98221 360-293-2525
Wilkinson, Richard S. MD 302 South 12th Ave Yakima, WA 98902 509-453-5506
Citations regarding toxin bans (including mercury):
EU Commission Proposes Ban on Mercury Exports Brussels, Belgium. February 1, 2005. http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/29298/story.htm
International Toxics Report Card http://www.ban.org/country_status/report_card.html
Remember, the American Dental Association (ADA) is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 In other words, the ADA has vested financial interest in placing mercury in your mouth, and the mouths of your loved ones, including children.
Community level banning of mercury has begun in the United States: Duluth First City in North America to Ban All Mercury-Containing Medical Devices, Thermostats http://www.h2e-online.org/pubs/news/duluthbn.htm "Duluth was the first city in North America to ban the sale of mercury thermometers in March 2000. Since then, nine states and several major cities have banned the sale or restricted the use of mercury thermometers. More than 1,000 hospitals and clinics, including those of Kaiser Permanente and the National Institutes of Health, have voluntarily agreed to phase out mercury products."
San Fransisco California issues http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfenvironment/facts/mercury.htm
Los Angeles http://www.testfoundation.org/hgfreela.htm
Worcester, Massachussetts issues http://www.noharm.org/library/docs/Worcester_MA_Mercury_Thermometer_Ordinance.htm
New England Communities ban http://www.epa.gov/region1/pr/2000/113000c.html
There are many citations about this issue, begin here at Google.com search and follow the links. At this writing, there were thousands of citations regarding community bans on mercury.
As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury and dental care.
The mind boggles over what will happen as people begin to trace their ill health to the introduction of elemental mercury, "root canals" and other metals into their mouths, without the benefit of informed consent.
Lawsuits are already springing up around the United States against the American Dental Association and state and local Dental Associations. It is not hard to find them on the Internet--like this one in California
Similar lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Maryland by dentists and patients, while state legislatures in New York and Maine are considering bills that would require dentists to disclose to patients the makeup of their fillings.
See more about the status of lawsuits regarding the poisoning of Americans by Americans through Mercury Dental Amalgams on these websites:
Dr. Mercola Website
Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami
STATE LAWS RELATING TO DENTAL AMALGAMS (MERCURY FILLINGS)
Read more 1 and Read More 2 States that have introduced/passed bills regarding dental amalgams (mercury fillings).
1) Alabama (HB 495)
2) Arizona (HB 2467)
3) California (AB 611 & AB 999 & SB 134)
4) Colorado (HB 97-1187)Read more
5) Florida (SB 1324)
6) Georgia (HB 442)Read more
7) Illinois (SB 455)Read more
8) Kentucky (SB 141)
9) Maine (LD 1409 LD 134 LD 697 LD 2084) Maine Mandates Mercury Disclosure by Dentists Charles Brown, attorney for the national organization: Consumers for Dental Choice was quoted as saying: "The public is being deceived by the terminology used for these fillings," said Charles Brown in his remarks. "The ADA calls them "silver" fillings, but they are really MERCURY fillings. If people knew the principal ingredient is mercury they would not want these fillings in their teeth." (Maine's then) Governor. King compared the current use of mercury in dental fillings with the 1950's use in shoe stores of powerful x-ray machines called fluoroscopes, which exposed hundreds of thousands of adults and children to high doses of toxic x-rays. "Every child who went into the shoe store to buy new shoes would put his feet into the fluoroscope so the bones could be seen," King recalled. "People who worked in the store were exposed to the radiation all day; children played games around the machine. Now we realize it was a terrible thing to do, but then it seemed perfectly normal. Some day we will wonder how we could ever have put such a toxic substance into the human mouth." http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lmercury3.htm
10) Missouri (HB 852) Read more
11) New Hampshire (HB 1251)
12) New York (A 05932)
13) Ohio (LSC 124 1555)
14) Oregon (SB 681 & SB 695)
15) Rhode Island (2001 S 0661)Read more
16) Virginia (SB 187) Read more 1 Read more 2
17) Washington (HB 1273 & SB 5066)
Seventeen states out of 52 as of today's writing. I am thankful that the state that Michael and I live in is waking up to the issues facing its citizens in regards to Dental Mercury Amalgam Fillings. In some States, dentists have to obtain written and signed "informed consent" forms from patients before the dentist can "install" mercury amalgam filling into the patients mouth.
Source: ToxicTeeth.org The Gag Rule May 31, 2004 Charles Brown, attorney for the national organization: Consumers for Dental Choice Attacking ADA Gag Rule in Every Region of USA Dear friends, The ADA’s efforts to protect Mercury fillings by shackling dentists are collapsing. Dental boards are backing off and are not bringing any more cases to stifle dentist’s Free Speech, while we are on the offensive -- attacking the ADA’s notorious Gag Rule in every region of the nation. The Gag Rule is a pillar of the ADA’s agenda to block consumers from learning that the major component of amalgam is Mercury. The Gag Rule instructs dentists to abandon their allegiance to patient health care -- to remain silent or face disciplinary action. MIDWEST This Friday, June 4, the Minnesota Dental Board will have a public hearing on a from Consumers for Dental Choice, (http://www.toxicteeth.org) one joined by IAOMT and local consumers Mary Puff and Nancy Hokkanen. With DAMS Executive Director Leo Cashman coordinating the effort, we are presenting speakers from dentistry (Dr. Jim Carlson), nursing (Eugenia McGrath), and consumer activists like Kip Sullivan and Bob Asher. The petition seeks the end of the gag rule – which has already been condemned by the state Attorney General – and the start of the process to write a fact sheet, as Maine and California have done. The state’s largest-circulation newspaper, the Star Tribune, is covering this event. (Article attached: note the headline referring to Mercury Fillings!) This follows the coverage on WCCO Channel 4 TV in Minneapolis - St Paul last Wednesday on dental mercury. The Channel 4 news team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to interview chemistry professor Boyd Haley, who has written extensively on mercury and its toxicological effects. Haley did a mercury vapor demonstration after brushing a child’s amalgam-filled teeth 15 times with a toothbrush. The mercury vapor level was so high that it pegged the meter. All of this was captured by the TV cameras. WEST In our high-stakes case of before the California Supreme Court, Shawn Khorrami and his associate Matt Bailey are completing the final round of briefs. The case, Kids Against Pollution v. California Dental Association, may decide whether organized dentistry is allowed to maintain this “rule of conduct” to stop dentists from talking to the public or their patients about mercury’s toxicity. Shawn will argue the case before the High Court later this year, assisted by our team of Matt plus Editor Mike McClory and Supreme Court specialist attorney Daniel Smith. Spearheaded by Anita Vazquez Tibau, our effort gathered an amazing 27 friends-of-the-court, covering seven briefs, in support of our cause. They included faith-based groups (L. A. Council of Churches, Calif. Churches Impact, Regeneration Project of the Episcopal Church), children’s advocacy (Our Children’s Earth), health care and dentistry (Calif. Nurses Assoc., Council of Black Nurses, Physicians for Social Responsibility, IAOMT, H.D.A.), environment (WaterKeepers, Clean Water Action, Mercury Policy Project, Center for Environmental Health), alternative health groups (Frank Cuny’s Calif. Citizens for Health Freedom, National Foundation for Alternative Medicine), Native American groups (Native Voices Foundation, White Thunder Medicine School), the state trial lawyers (Consumer Attorneys of California), and two state lawmakers (Karen Johnson, R-Ariz., and John Rogers, D-Ala.). NORTHEAST The Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union took up Dr. Mark Breiner’s case, after the dental board tried to stop Mark from writing editorials against Mercury Fillings in the local newspaper! The case is in federal court, so its impact could go far beyond Connecticut. The First Amendment expert with the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, Professor Martin Margulies, says it’s hard to imagine a clearer case on the right of free speech. (Attached: Article from Hartford Courant , the state’s largest newspaper) SOUTH In a brazen attempt to stop patients from learning about Mercury fillings, the Alabama dental board sued Huntsville dentist Dr. Ada Frazier simply for advertising that she is a mercury-free dentist. After her lawyer, Bubba Grimsley, mounted a vigorous defense, the dental board put the case on hold. Meanwhile, federal and state African-American lawmakers have raised concerns about this effort to single out Dr. Frazier and deprive her of her Constitutional right to advertise what kind of dentistry she does. The Mercury Fillings issue is also getting substantial debate in Alabama. Attached: article in Birmingham News, once again, the state’s largest newspaper. The story went nationwide, such as to Ohio’s major newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer. We believe the case against Dr. Frazier will be the last any dental board, acting as proxy for the ADA, will attempt. As we are showing in Alabama and Connecticut, now it’s the dental board – not the mercury-free dentist – who is losing ground! Charlie Brown Another great website about Mercury Dental Amalgams I have read hundreds of web pages devoted to this debacle, and have read various books on the topic of mercury in fillings. It is clear to me that Michael and I needed to get the mercury out of our mouths, but there are dangers in removal--one single bit of this substance, inadvertently going through Michael's system could spell disaster to his already ailing immune system and liver. He has survived to date, I don't chose to jeopordize our current success. These citations are great and literally led to my research!!: Dr. Clark Research Association. "Dr. Clark's Dental Clean-up." http://www.drclark.net/info/dental.htm Jerome, Frank, DDS. "Tooth Truth: Choosing a Dentist." http://www.dentistry-toothtruth.com/choosing.htm Ruhland, John, N.D. The Natural Health Medical Clinic. Seattle and Fircrest, Washington (206) 723-4891 "Dental Fillings" "Amalgam fillings contain more mercury than silver. In fact, they contain at least 50 percent mercury, which is the most toxic of the heavy metals. It interferes with many biochemical pathways within the body, and is even more dangerous when present in combination with other toxins. The brain is the most susceptible organ to mercury toxicity. Other tissues can increase their levels of glutathione, which helps bind mercury, but the brain cannot increase its levels of glutathione. This means that mercury builds up in the brain. People with a tendency to neurological disease should be made especially aware of this. Despite having better protection, other organs such the kidneys and liver are also very susceptible to its toxicity. Oral mercury levels dramatically increase when chewing gum or food, and when the fillings heat up while eating or drinking hot food. Some dentists use a meter to measure the electrical charge of each filling to try to determine how harmful they are to a patient’s health. They recommend that fillings with high readings be promptly removed. Other dentists have a mercury "sniffer" that measures the level of mercury vapor in the mouth. An effective way to treat mercury toxicity is to have the fillings replaced with mercury-free materials. It is important to begin a chelation program before filling removal, and then to continue the program after removal. This is important to bind heavy metals in the body to allow their excretion. Without starting a chelation program, one can have very high levels of mercury in the body as it is released during mercury removal. Pregnant women should avoid dental work for this reason. ... Join the international movement to ban mercury fillings. We cannot look for leadership from the American Dental Association (ADA) on this issue. The ADA was founded at the turn of the century as a lobbying group to promote mercury fillings. They have blocked progress toward eliminating the use of mercury in dentistry up to the present day. It would be worthwhile to provide information to your dentist if your dentist uses mercury, and to recommend that she/he helps the ADA re-evaluate their position. Many holistic practitioners argue that it is unconscionable for dentists to use mercury with the availability of information on its risks. It is already illegal to place mercury in teeth in Sweden and in Germany, and other European countries are quickly catching up. I have seen too many people with cancer in whom mercury fillings were probably a contributing cause. I recommend that most people have their mercury removed, especially if you are mercury-sensitive." http://www.drruhland.com/06.html International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. "IAOMT Mercury Amalgam Status Report. June 1995. The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (also recognized as IAOMT) imperatively petitions the international governments to cease and/or restrict the use of mercury-containing dental "fillings" (also commonly referred to as "silver amalgam" or "dental amalgam")". http://www.sukel.com/iaomt%20mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings.htm "Dr. Huggins.com DrHuggins.com and Dr. Huggins are devoted to providing information and education to the public about dental materials (such as mercury, dental amalgam, nickel, and root canals) and practices that may be connected to health issues." http://www.hugnet.com/ The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. Internet Citations: Sites which discuss personal detoxification programs to remove heavy metals/toxic materials (including fillings, root canals, etc.) Sites which express "concern" about mercury fillings, root canals and their affect on your health Sites supporting mercury fillings: Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists: Books and Articles Organizations Sites which discuss personal detoxification programs to remove heavy metals/toxic materials (including fillings, root canals, etc.): Dr. Hulda Regher Clark Website. Dr. Clark's Dental Clean-up. http://www.drclark.net/info/dental.htm Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt website. The Klinghardt Neurotoxin Elimination Protocol http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm Dr. Joseph Mercola website. Mercury Detoxification Protocol. http://www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protocol.htm NueralTherapy.com website. Mercury Detoxification: Perpetuating Factors, Problems and Obstacles by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., PhD http://www.neuraltherapy.com/a_mercury_detox.asp Optimal Health Dentistry. Heavy Metals and Solvents Detoxification. http://www.optimalhealthdentistry.com/metal.html Sites which express "concern" about dental amalgams, mercury fillings, root canals and their affect on your health World Health Organization. Elemental Mercury and Inorganic Mercury Compounds: Human Health Aspects" "...The highest concentrations of mercury are found in the liver and kidney, with successively smaller amounts being sequestered in the muscle and brain. For more than a century and a half, silver/mercury amalgam fillings have been used in dental practice as the preferred tooth filling material. Such amalgams contain approximately 50% elemental mercury. Human studies and experiments in laboratory animals indicate that dental amalgam contributes significatly to mercury body burden in humans who have amalgam fillings (IPCS, 1991; US DHHS, 1993; Weiner & Nylander, 1995; Health Canada, 1997). Levels of mercury release for various dental procedures have been reported by Eley (1997). Mercury released from amalgam fillings can take several forms: elemental mercury vapour, metallic ions, and/or fine particles (IPCS, 1991). Of the mercury vapour, some is exhaled, some is inhaled into the lungs and absorbed into the blood, some is retained in the vapour form in the saliva and swallowed together with amalgam particles, and some is oxidized to an ionic form and spit from the mouth or swallowed. Of that portion swallowed, only a small fraction would be expectd to be absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract." ... World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003. http://216.239.53.104/u/who?q=cache:pSDFstsPQVMJ:www.who.int/pcs/cicad/full_text/cicad50.pdf+mercury+fillings+2003&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Both of these address Australian position on dental mercury: Gammal, Robert, Dr., BDS, FACNEM. "A Response to the National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Position Statement 2002. Dental Amalgam - filling you in" Biocompatible dentistry http://www.bcd.com.au/Documents/NHMRCResponse.htm In reference to Dental Amalgam - filling you in Lohyn, Roman, Dr. President, Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology )ASOMAT "Dental Amalgams and Mercury in Dentistry" " ...I am the current president of ASOMAT (Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology) which was formed in Jan 1994 precisely because of this issue. Our members, primarily dentists and medical doctors, believe that the use of dental amalgam fillings is incompatible with sound preventive health care because of the continuous release of mercury from these fillings. We are affiliated with International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), which was formed fourteen years ago for the same reason as ASOMAT. IAOMT has demonstrated its concern by funding research in this area, the most recent showing the transfer of mercury from amalgam fillings through maternal breast milk to neonates. The goals of our society are to educate the dental and medical professions and to be a source of current information regarding the various research being done. So far we have staged three 2-day conferences with a fourth on the drawing board. We believe that there needs to be an official recommendation that amalgam fillings not be placed in the mouths of pregnant women or very young children. You may be interested to know that the German and Norwegian Health Authorities have made exactly such recommendations to their own dental professions. Canada Health, in the wake of the recent Richardson report which recommended a maximum of 4 amalgams for adults, three for teenagers and one for young children and toddlers, has made a similar statement, as well as recommending that people with kidney, immunological or neurological problems consider alternative materials for their fillings, because of their particular concerns about mercury exposure. No advice has been given, nor discussion taken place about such particular cases within any Australian Dental Association publication with the result that virtually no dentist in Australia is even aware that patients in those situations might find it prudent to consider alternatives. There is also evidence of health problems within the dental profession itself as a result of mercury exposure... "2 Ask Walt Stoll, MD.com "Mercury Toxicity Archives: Brush With Danger" http://askwaltstollmd.com/archives/mercury/100705.html "Bibliography of Selected Scientific Research on the Health Effects of Mercury Accumulation from Dental Amalgam." http://www.whale.to/d/biblio.html "Bio-Probe News" http://www.bioprobe.com/news.asp Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. An independent organsation in partnership with Amnesty International, Business Groups, and Leading Academic Institutions. "Swedish Commission Recommends Ban on Mercury Amalgam" http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/RegionsCountries/EuropeCentralAsia/Sweden?&&batch_start=1 BBC Panorama. "The Poison in Your Mouth" "Dr. Lars Friberg (Consultant, World Health Organization)spoke recently at a German amalgam conference. He's the world's leading authority on mercury poisoning and was chief advisor to the World Health Organization on mercury safety. Until now he has remained studiously neutral in the mercury debate. Lars Friberg in an interview with Mangold (BBC): Mangold: Dr. Friberg, is there a safe level of mercury? Friberg : No, there is no safe level of mercury. And no one has actually shown that there is a safe level of mercury. And, I would say, mercury is a very toxic substance." http://www.fluorideaction.org/bbc-mercury.htm ABC.net "Dental and Oral Health. Broadcast Monday 18 March 2002. with Norman Swan." http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s507654.htm Affinity Laboratory Technologies."The dental and medical products division of ALT Inc., provides oral toxicity testing products and services and develops tests to aid in the diagnosis of neurological diseases." http://www.altcorp.com/AffinityLaboratory/affinitylaboratory.htm BBC News. World Edition. "Thousands Fear Mercury Poisoning From Fillings" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/220366.stm CBC News. Special Reports. "Mercury In The Mouth: The Debate Over Dental Amalgams" http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/indepth/mercury/ Curezone.com "Dental Health Risks. Mercury from Amalgam fillings contributes 3 to 4 times more mercury to our bodies than all the environmental sources combined." http://www.curezone.com/dental/default.asp Curezone.com "The Use of Mercury-Silver Fillings Should Be Discontinued Until Such Time As Primary Pathological Evidence Of Amalgam Safety Is Produced". International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam. http://www.curezone.com/dental/dental_claims.asp "Dental Amalgam Removal. There Is Concern About The Health Risks Of Using Dental Amalgam And Here Are A Number Of Resources About It And How To Safely Remove It" http://www.keithfarvis.co.uk/topics/amalgam.html "Dental Amalgam Scientific Facts" http://www.web-light.nl/AMALGAM/EN/enmframe.html "Dental Amalgams The "Silver" Fillings In Your Teeth: Is It Safe?" http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/amalgam.htm "Dental Mercury Adverse Effects" http://www.bioprobe.com/reviews.asp?review_id=19 Re: Dental mercury is a real threat. David Smith Posted by leeran on May 5, 2003, at 23:56:52 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030505/msgs/224610.html "Discover Wellness: Dental Amalgams (Fillings)" http://enotalone.com/article/2708.html Earthlink.net "Dental Amalgam Fillings Page. Editor: Bernie Windham http://home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html Florida League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. "Environmental Effect of Dental Amalgam" http://www.floridalcv.org/FLCVEdFund/environmental_effect_of_dental_a.htm Global Institute for alternative Medicine. "Don't Let Your Teeth Poision You!: How Amalgam Fillings Can Destroy Your Health" http://www.gifam.org/article-4.htm "Health and Medical.com Dental Legislation by state-US" http://www.health-and-medical.com/dental/dental_msg18599/dental_msg18599.shtml Health, Wealth & Happiness.com "Amalgam (Mercury Fillings): The Great Dangers: Scientifically Proven Facts About Dental Amalagam (Mercury Fillings)" " ... But, prior to yesterday, it looked like the Florida Dental Board was taking it's orders from quackbuster" kingpin, Bobbie Baratz, who recently replaced delicensed MD Stephen Barrett on the quackpot throne. And that would have meant, simply, that Floridians would be forced to accept mercury fillings HAMMERED into the mouths of their children, and loved ones, whether they liked it or not. An apparently corrupt Dental Association was trying to get the Florida Dental Board to pass rules making it illegal to warn patients about the effects of the deadly poison (mercury) that makes up 50% of every (so-called) "silver" dental filling. They were also trying to pass regulations that would allow seizure of licenses of practicing dentists who remove mercury fillings, or advertise to do so. Three new regulations, sponsored by the Florida Dental Association, were on the table in front of the Dental board for discussion. They were introduced last September. The largest manufacturer of mercury amalgams, I'm told, manufactures in Florida. There has been no investigation, as yet, into whether State appointed Dental Board members, or Dental Association members have any financial, or business relationships with amalgam manufacturers. Maybe it's time to look..." Hedegard, Leif. "Amalgam Related Illness, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)." http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html Holisticmed.com"Amalgam/Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity." http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/ "Keeping dental mercury out of the environment." By Stephanie Hemphill Minnesota Public Radio October 2, 2002 http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/ Maine Toxics Action Coalition. Press Release. "Mercury Amalgam Bill [Maine] Toughest In Nation" http://www.meepi.org/files/mtac082301.htm "Mercury Amalgam. Mercury amalgams are as close as you can get to the centre of the illness universe; their use in dentistry has set us up for most of the health problems we see today."--Bruce Shelton, M.D., M.D.(H), Di.Hom. http://www.whale.to/d/amalgam2.html Medical Library.net. The Doctor's Medical Library. "Mercury Toxicity, Gut Wall Infection, and Fatigue" by Ron Kennedy, M.D., Santa Rosa, California http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_dental_amalgam_mercury_poisoning.html Dr. Joe Mercola has a great website covering many topics. This citation will send you to a Google Search of the topic of dental mercury articles on Dr. Joe Mercola's website. http://www.google.com/custom?cof=AH%3Acenter%3BAWFID%3A5cdb2968a482194d%3B&domains=www.mercola.com&sitesearch=www.mercola.com&q=mercury+fillings+dental&sa2=Search "Mercury Free and Healthy" http://www.amalgam.org/#anchor551878 Mercury Free.com "Other Countries Have Banned Amalgams"http://www.mercury-free.com/8.htm "Mercury in your brain from amalgam fillings in your mouth" http://www.ecologos.org/hg.htm MercuryFreeDenstistry.com http://mercuryfreedentistry.com/default.asp?page=symptoms Mercury Policy Project. "New at MercuryPolicy.org" 10/8/03 As the American Dental Association prepares to testify before a U.S. Congressional committee today on dental mercury, advocates released a confidential document showing the Association's continuing intent to undermine efforts to reduce dental mercury pollution and human exposure from mercury fillings . "It is like pulling teeth to get ADA to support efforts to reduce mercury pollution and unnecessary use, even though dentists are the number one contributor of mercury to the nation's wastewater and still one of the largest mercury user in the U.S. today," said Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project (see press release ). Meanwhile, the latest Centers for Disease Control data indicate that 8 percent of US women of childbearing age have mercury levels so high that their developing babies are at risk of neurological damage." ADA has submitted a confidential document to EPA that, in essence, argues that reducing dental mercury pollution through installation of amalgam separators--which can capture between 95% to 99% of the dental mercury particles--is not cost effective or necessary. In the document, ADA urges EPA to issue guidance practically devoid of amalgam separators, that would recommend "Only voluntary BMP's (Best Management Practice) unless environmental conditions or state law require mercury reductions." See MPP's response to the ADA testimony to Congress Mines & Communities Website. E-Wire Press Release. March 11th 2003 "Mercury Legislation Rising in 24 States as Pollution Exposure Concerns Grow, Say Advocates" http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press125.htm MISAC. Medical Research and Development. Surgeon Christer Malmstrom "Mercury In Brain Tissue of Infants" http://home.swipnet.se/misac/research6.html Moore, Charles W. "Are Mercury Tooth Fillings A Toxic Time Bomb In Your Head?" Life Media. Natural Life Magazine #53. http://www.life.ca/nl/53/mercury.html New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm Northwest Dental Arts, Tacoma Washington "Links." http://www.northwestdentalarts.com/links.html Phillip P. Sikel, DDS. Online. "Mercury Amalgam Silver Fillings Are Unsafe. Viewpoint" http://www.sukel.com/mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings%20unsafe.htm Positive Health.com "The Dangers of Dental Amalgam" http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Dentist/wind45.htm Preventive Dental Health Association."A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/asr.htm Preventive Dental Health Association. "The Truth About Mercury Fillings: Mary's Plight and Some Answers by David C. Kennedy, DDS" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/truth.htm Resources For The Chemically Injured. "Dental for the Chemically Sensitive/Environmentally Ill" http://www.lassentech.com/eident.html Sclerodema.org"Causes of Scleroderma Mercury Exposure (Dental Amalgam)" http://www.sclero.org/medical/research/causes/environmental/mercury.html "Scientifically Proven Facts About Mercury & Dental Amalgam" http://www.algonet.se/~leif/FUSCIFCT.html "The Thinking Person's Guide To Perfect Health: Dental Amalgam Mercury Posoning." © 1996 Ron Kennedy, M.D. http://www.sonic.net/~nexus/amalgam.html Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Amalgam Demonstration. Anti-Mercury Fillings Coalition Heads to ADA's Front Door Protest ADA Taking Money From Mercury Amalgam Manufactureres And Then Saying Fillings Are Safe" http://www.testfoundation.org/demonstrate.htm Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Cancer Warnings. Dentists To Post Cancer Warnings: Advisory Will Warn Patients Of Exposure To Mercury, Other Chemicals"http://www.testfoundation.org/cancerwarnings.htm A new warning sign will show up in dentists' offices statewide in early 2003, letting patients know their visit may entail exposure to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals. Health advocates say the move puts California in the lead of a small but growing nationwide trend of warning patients about the mercury contained in amalgam fillings. Both New Hampshire and Maine now have laws requiring consumer notification and education about the mercury in dental amalgams, and similar legislation was recently introduced in Massachusetts, according to Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Project Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "HG Exposure. Average Human Daily Dose of Mercury from Various Sources. According to World Health Organization Figures" http://www.testfoundation.org/hgexposure.htm ToxicTeeth.net. Consumers for Dental Choice. Working to Abolish Mercury Dental Fillings. Ban Mercury Working Group Press Release. May 28, 2003. "Activists Demand A Halt To Toxic Mercury Trade Upon Arrival Of Rejected Indian Mercury" http://www.toxicteeth.net/relatedPress_IndianMercury.cfm Uninformed Consent Vacinetruth.org "Fillings--Article published Dec 16, 2002--LA Times. Dentists to post new warning signs"The California Dental Association and an environmental group were expected to sign an agreement in San Francisco Superior Court Monday requiring dentists to post new warning signs in their offices. The signs, alerting patients that they may be exposed to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals, will be in dentists' offices statewide by early 2003. As You Sow, a San Francisco environmental group, brought the lawsuit against the California Dental Association under Proposition 65, an initiative that requires businesses and employers to post warnings if their activities might expose customers or employees to substances that are known to harm health. Vimy, Murray J. "Mercury Usage in Canadian Denstistry: Part 1: Critical Questions About the Politics And The Propaganda" " ... Ironically today, 183 years later and without scientific justification, many national dental associations have amended their Codes of Ethics making the removal of serviceable mercury fillings an issue of unethical conduct when the reason for removal is to eliminate a toxic material from the human body; and if this recommendation is made solely by the dentist. In their view, a dentist is "ethical" if he places the mercury material and recommends its safety. But, if the dentist suggests that the mercury fillings are potentially harmful or that exposure to unnecessary mercury can result, then the dentist is acting "unethically". Dentists can remove mercury fillings upon a patient's request or under the prescription of a physician. This relegates the dentist into the role of a mere technician - a tooth carpenter. The amalgam debates, amalgam wars as they are referred to in dental historical writings, had little to do with science and everything to do with politics. As the reader will see, dental amalgam safety is not a dental issue. It is a medical issue." http://home.iprimus.com.au/asomat/rebuttals/Mercury-usage-in-canada-Part-1.htm Vimy, Murray J. "Tooth Traitors" http://www.vimy-dentistry.com/tttoc.htm#_Toc499123411 Washington State Dental Association. News & Information. WSDA's 2002 Legislative Agenda Regulation of Dental Amalgam As a Source of Mercury Waste. WSDA's position: WSDA supports scientifically valid policies to reduce dental amalgam discharges. WSDA encourages dental offices to install amalgam separators and follow best management practices for disposal and recycling of amalgam through a voluntary compliance program. Background: WSDA has worked to revise the state's draft Mercury Chemical Action Plan to include a voluntary compliance program in a partnership between government and dentistry to reduce amalgam waste. WSDA does not support a regulatory requirement for separators, as their effectiveness will vary depending on office practices and configuration of wastewater systems. Dentistry accounts for only a tiny fraction (0.4 percent, according to the EPA) of total discharged mercury waste. WSDA urges the state to examine what actions it can take to reduce mercury pollution from major sources, such as domestic and foreign utility plants, which account for more than 75 percent of mercury discharges. Wellness Today. "Are There Toxic Silver Mercury Dental Fillings In Your Mouth?" Mark Heller http://www.wellnesstoday.com/november/newpage2.htm Wholistic Research Company. Health Issues in the News. "Good News: California Requires Dentists to Disclose Dangers of Mercury And Other Dental Materials." January 2003. California Judge Approves Landmark Warning on Mercury Use in Dentistry. (San Francisco, CA) - For the first time anywhere, dentists will be required to post a warning about the dangers of mercury in their dental fillings. A California Superior court judge finalized the language for the warning to be posted in dentists' offices here today. The warning will read as follows: Notice to Patients, Proposition 65: Warning on dental amalgams, used in many dental fillings, causes exposure to mercury, a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Root canal treatments and restorations including fillings, crowns and bridges, use chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has studied the situation and approved for use all dental restorative materials. Consult your dentist to determine which materials are appropriate for your treatment. The exact language of the warning was argued and then finalized before Superior Court Judge James A. Robertson II between the California Dental Association, the largest constituent organization of the American Dental Association and Attorney Shawn Khorrami (Cor-ahm-mee). The agreement requires its member dentists to warn patients about the toxic dangers of mercury dental fillings and root canals. The agreement also allows non-CDA dentists to opt in to the agreement and post the warning. The warning is the result of a lawsuit filed by The Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami on behalf of As You Sow, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to advocacy and activism in the public interest. This is the first admission by organized dentistry that amalgams pose a potential health risk," says Shawn Khorrami, lead attorney. "The only problem is that it's about 100 years too late" This California consent judgment follows on the heels of recent lawsuits filed in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Los Angeles, California charging that mercury fillings placed in a woman's mouth contributed to the autism of her child, as well as lawsuits in Maryland, California, and New York charging the American Dental Association with misrepresenting amalgam dental fillings as "silver"; The lawsuits basically allege that such fillings actually contain approximately 50% mercury by weight. They cause continuous, daily exposure to mercury and, thereby pose substantial health risks to certain users. Mercury, a highly toxic substance, is the most widely used substance in dental fillings today. Ziff, Sam Co-Author of Dental Without Mercury"Fertility and Dental Mercury" http://www.surrogacy.com/medres/article/mercury.html Return to Top ; Sites supporting mercury fillings: American Dental Association. "Dental Amalgams: Myths vs. Facts" http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0207_release01.asp The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. California Dental Association. "Fact Sheets: Dental Health. Dental Amalgam" http://www.cda.org/public/factsheet_amalgam.htm Center For Disease Control. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Oral Health Resources."Dental Amalgam Use and Benefits." http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/factsheets/amalgam.htm "Dental Amalgam: A Scientific Review and recommended Public Health Service Strategy for Research, Education and Regulation. Final Report of the Subcommittee on Risk Management of the Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs Public Health Service" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam1/ct.htm Dental Products.net Dental Amalgam in Other Countries http://www.dentalproducts.net/xml/display.asp?file=1038&bhcp=1 "Sometime this month, the government of Norway will release for public comment the recommendation that dentists no longer use dental amalgam. That's the word from Liljan Aandahl, senior advisor to the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Welfare. The public will have three months to respond to the proposal, which could be enacted Jan. 1, 2003. The Norway recommendation is among the most recent actions on amalgam by any government. In 1997, the World Health Organization hosted a conference titled "Dental Amalgam and its Alternatives," which included government officials, academics and representatives of professional organizations from New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Finland, England and the United States. The participants unanimously endorsed a consensus statement that reads, in part, "Dental amalgam restorations are considered safe, but components of amalgam and other dental restorative materials may, in rare instances, cause local side-effects or allergic reactions. The small amount of mercury released from amalgam restorations, especially during placement and removal, has not been shown to cause any other adverse health effects." Jones, Derek W. "The Dental Amalgam Controversy: Risks From Dental Amalgam." "During the past six years, several high-profile television documentaries in Britain, the U.S. and Canada have sensationalised the controversy over the use of dental amalgam. In my opinion, these programs presented distorted and, in some cases, inaccurate information." Derek Jones, BSc, PhD, FIM, CChem, FRSC (UK), DO.hc, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Oral Sciences and Head of the Division of Dental Biomaterials Science Dalhousie University 5981 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 902-494-1675. He served as Assistant Dean of Research for the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie from 1987-95. He has served on a number of important government committees, including a special stakeholders advisory committee on dental amalgam safety. http://www.chrcrm.org/fh_spring97_amalgamE.htm "Dental Amalgam Overview" http://www.qualitydentistry.com/dental/amalgam/amalgam4.html Dental Watch.org. "Amalgam -- Resurrection and Redemption Part 2: The Medical Mythology of Anti-Amalgam" Michael J. Wahl, D.D.S. http://www.dentalwatch.org/hg/myths201.html Health.gov"Dental Amalgam and Alternate Restorative Material. References" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam2/References.html "Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in patients with symptoms allegedly caused by amalgam fillings." Berglund A, Margareta Molin http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8653498&dopt=Abstract U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Consumer Information. Consumer Update: Dental Amalgam." http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/amalgams.html Return to Top ; Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists: Bethlem Apparatus Company. Mercury Recycling Service for Dentists "Is Your Hazardous Dental Waste Going Down the Drain?" City of Tacoma "Mercury Matters ... to the City of Tacoma. Statistics and news. Mercury is toxic in even small amounts." http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/environmentalservices/Mercury%20Matters/Mercury_Statistics.htm Dental Mercury.com Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research. Environmental Issues. "Publications." http://www.dentalmercury.com/publications.cfm Minnesota Public Radio. "Keeping Dental Mercury Out of the Environment." By Stephanie Hemphill. October 2, 2002. http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/ New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "Recycling of Elemental Mercury and Dental by Dentists." http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/mercdent.htm San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. "San Francisco Dental Mercury Reduction Program." http://sfwater.org/main.cfm/MC_ID/4/MSC_ID/85 Sustainable Hospitals.org. "Mercury Reduction." http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_Merc_BMP_DentalAmalgam.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."Safe Mercury Management. State Mercury Medical/Dental Waste Programs." http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/medical.htm Return to Top ; Books And Articles: Amazon.com books concerned with mercury and dentistry. At this writing, there were 1,226 citations here. Abraham J, C. Svare C , C. Frank "The effects of dental amalgam restorations on blood Mercury levels". J. Dent. Res. 63(1):71-73,1984 Babich et al . "The mediation of mutagenicity and clastogenicity of heavy metals by physiochemical factors". Environ Res., 1985:37;253-286 Breiner, Mark. "Whole Body Dentistry:The Missing Piece to Better Health". Quantum Health Press, 1999. Bronte, Lydia Bronte, Ph.D. The Mercury in Your Mouth: The Truth about "Silver" Dental Fillings. ISBN # 0-9643870-0-X (1996) Quicksilver Press, 211 West 92nd Street, New York, New York 10025 Phone 1-212-874-6526 or 1-800-423-6722 Fax 1-212-579-3224. Linda is the DAMS Coordinator for New York City. "This well-documented book brings to the forefront vital information concerning silver amalgam fillings. The truth is told in under 135 easy to read pages with an additional 55 pages of Appendix documentation. Almost every chapter ends with a Summary of the information discussed in the chapter. It details the who, what, where, when, how and why of this controversial subject. It suggests physiological and neurological symptoms of mercury toxicity, tests to determine if you are mercury toxic and correct procedures to detoxify. There are even lists of dentists knowledgeable about the safe removal of mercury fillings and physicians who know how to treat mercury toxicity. This book is a must read for anyone suffering from unexplainable depression, dizziness, headaches, irritability, lack of concentration, memory lapses, nervousness, allergies, gingivitis, fatigue, gastrointestinal illnesses, high blood pressure or kidney problems. Available from Quicksilver Press (212) 423-3074 and also on line. Angel's Opinion: This book is well organized, easy to read and easy to understand. Upon completion you have a very good idea of what to do if you think you may be toxic and more importantly, how to go about correcting the problem. It discusses the dangers of removing all your fillings in a short time frame and precautions your dentist should take to prevent you from inhaling the mercury vapors caused by drilling. Anyone with silver fillings would benefit from reading this book. Michael C. Goldman DDS has a very good web site dealing with a variety of dental topics, including a detoxification protocol you can bring to your dentist for safe removal of your mercury fillings." Source: http://members.tripod.com/~altmedangel/library.htm Boyd, N.D., etc. al. "Mercury from dental "Silver" tooth fillings impairs sheep kidney function". Am. J. Physiol. 261 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 30): R1010-R1014, 1991. Brodsky, JB. "Occupational exposure to Mercury in dentistry and pregnancy outcome". JADA111(11):779- 780., 1985 Butler J. "Proceedings from the First International Conference of Biocompatibility". 1988 Campbell, N. M. Godfrey "Research into provocation testing of DMPS - urine samples of Mercury." Casdorph, H., Richard Casdorph MD, Ph.D. and Morton Walker DPM. Toxic Metal Syndrome - How Metal Poisonings Can Affect Your Brain - A Guide to Understanding and Reversing Memory Dysfunction. ISBN # 0-89529-649-7 Avery Publishing Group, 120 Old Broadway, Garden City Park, NY 11040, (1995) 1-800-548-5757 or 1-516-741-2155 Fax 1-516-741-2167 Chop GF. and E.G. Kaufman "Mercury vapor related to manipulation of amalgam and to floor surfaces". Oper. Dent. 8(1):23-27,1983 Denton, Sandra, MD. "Proceedings of the First International Conference on Biocompatibility" 1988 Eggleston D.W. and Nylander M. "Correlation of Dental Amalgam with Mercury in Brain Tissue". J. Prosthetic Dent. 58, 704-707 1987. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Mercury Health Effects Update Health Issue Assessment. Final report 1984" EOA-600/8- 84f. USEPA, Office of Health and Environmental Assesment Wsahington DC 20460 Fasciana, Guy S., DMD. "Are Your Dental Fillings Poisoning You? The Hazards of Mercury in your mouth and What You Can Do About Them". ISBN # 0-87983-391-2 Keats Publishing, Inc. 27 Pine Street, P.O. Box 876, New Canaan, Conn. 06840 (1986) Fischer, Martin. "Death and Dentistry." 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ICBM conference Colorado 1988 Hardy, James Earl and Kim Stanberry. "Mercury Free: The Wisdom Behind the Global Consumer Movement to Ban "Silver" Fillings" Heintz, Edwardson, Derand, Birkhed "Methylation of Mercury from dental amalgam and mercuric chloride by oral Streptococci". Scan. J. Dent. Res. 1983, 91:150-152 Huggins, Hal Huggins,D.D.S. Alternative Medicine Digest Issue #23. "Dental Toxins - Your Teeth May Be Making You Sick - Mercury Fillings and root canals may have toxic effects on the immune system, producing leukemia, coma, and multiple sclerosis, but conventional dentists keep ignoring the evidence." April/May 1998 c/o Future Medicine Publishing, Inc. 1640 Tiburon Blvd. #2, Tiburon, California 94920 Phone 1-415-435-1779 or 1-415-789-8700 Fax 1-415-789-9138 Huggins, Hal, DDS. "It's All in Your Head." Avery Publishing Group. The link between Mercury Amalgams and Illness. Huggins, Hal Huggins. "Observations From The Metabolic Fringe". ICBM conf. Collarado 1988 Huggins, Hal, DDS. "The Price of Root Canals" Price-Pottenger Foundation. Huggins, Hal, DDS. and Thomas E. Levy, MD., JD. "Uninformed Consent." Hampton Roads Publishing. Huggins, Hal, DDS. "Why Raise Ugly Kids" Arlington House Publishers. Inouye, M., K. Murao and Y. Kajiwara Y. "Behavorial and neuropathological effects of.prenatal methyl Mercury exposure in mice". Neurobeahv.Toxicol Teratol.,1985:7;227-232 Jerome, Frank J. "Tooth Truth" Jonnes, D.W., E.J. Sutton and E.L. Milner. "Survey of Mercury vapour in dental offices in Atlantic Canada". Canadian Dental Association Journal ., 49(6):378-395.,1983 Kantor, L. and C. Woodcock. "Mercury vapor in the dental office- does carpeting make a difference?" JADA103(9):402-407,1981 Kennedy, DDS. "How to Save Your Teeth." Health Action Press. Khera et al., "Teratogenic and genetic effects of Mercury toxicity. The biochemistry of Mercury in the environment". Nriagu, J.O.Ed Amsterdam Elsevier, 503-18,1979 Koos et al. "Mercury toxicity in pregnant women, fetus and newborn infant". Am J Obstet And Gynecol., 1976:126;390-409 Kostler, W. "This is a transcript of a lecture delivered to the Proceedings of the First World Congress on Cancer by Professor W Kostler (President of Austrian Society of Oncology, Austria.)" Glutadione Peroxidase and Selenium Sydney Australia. Kuhnert P, B.R.R. Kunhert and P.C. Erkard "Cmparison of Mercury levels in maternal blood fetal chord blood and placental tissue". Am. J. Obstet and Gynecol.,139:209-212., 1981 Kuntz W.D. "Maternal and chord blood Mercury background levels; Longitudinal surveilance". Am J Obstet and Gynecol. 143:440-443., 1982 Langan, Fan, Hoos. "The use of Mercury in dentistry: a critical review of the literature". JADA Vol 115 December 1987., 867 Donated by The ADA Lee, L.P. and Dixon "Effects of Mercury on Spermatogenisis" J Pharmacol Exp Thera 1975: 194(1); 171-181. Lorscheider and M.J. Vimy "The Lancet" Vol 337; may 4, 1991. Magos L. "Overview of the Protection Given by Selenium against Mercurials". In Adv. Mercury Toxicol. in Proc. Rochester Int. Conf. on Environmental Toxicology Eds Suzuki T, Imura N, Calarkson T; Plenum Press. New York 1991. Malmström Christer., Matts Hanson and Magnus Nylander. "Conference on Trace Elements in Health and Disease". Stockholm May 25-1992 Mandel, Irwin, DDS. Assoc. Dean for Research School of dental and Oral Surgery Columbia University New York "Amalgam Hazards: an assesment of research" Published JADA Vol. 122 August 1991 Manning, Betsy Russell, ed. "Candida - Silver (Mercury) Fillings and the Immune System". ISBN # 0-930165-10-1 Greensward Press, 1600 Larkin #104/P.O. Box 99472, San Francisco, CA 94109. (1991) Mareck and Hockman. "Simulated crevice corosion experiment for ph and solution chemistry determinations". Corrosion 1974:23;1000-1006. Marxkors, R. "Korrosionserscheinungen an Amalgamf llungen und Deren Auswirkungen auf den Menschlichen Organismus". Das Deutsche Zahn rztebl. 24, 53, 117 and 170, 1970. Meinig, George, DDS. "Root Canal Cover-up Exposed" Bion Publishing. Mohamed et al. "Lazer Light Scatering Study of the Toxic Effects of MethylMercury on sperm motility". J. Androl.,7(1):11-15.,1986. Nylander, Magnus, et al. "Fourth international symposium Epidemiology in Occupational Health". Como Italy Sept 1985 Nylander, Magnus "Mercury concentrations in the human brain and kidneys in relation to exposure from dental amalgam fillings". ICBM 1988 Ochoa, R. and R.W. Miller "Report on independent survey taken of Austin dental offices for Mercury contamination". Texas Dent. J. 100(1):6-9, 1983 Orstavic, Arneberg, Valderhaug "Bacterial Growth on Dental Restorative Materials in Mucosal Contact". Acta Odontol. Scand.1981, 39:267-274 Ott K et. al. "Mercury burden due to amalgam fillings". Dtsch. Zahnarztl Z 39(9):199-205, 1984 Ousley, Pamela D. "The Law & Mercury-Free Dentistry". The legal aspects of Mercury Amalgam Fillings. Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Pelletier, L et al. "In -vivo self reactivity of mononuclear cells to T cells and macrophages exposed to Hg Cl2>" Eur. J Immun., 1985: 460-465 Pleva, J. "Mercury Poisoning From Dental Amalgams" J Orthomolecular Psychiatry 1983, 12: 184+ Queen, Sam "Chronic Mercury Toxicity: New Hope Against an Endemic Disease" Rowland, Grasso, Davies "The Methylation of Mercuric Chloride by Human Intestinal Bacteria." Experientia. Basel 1975 ,31: 1064-1065 RoydhouseRH., M.R. Ferg . and R.P. Knox "Mercury in dental offices" J Can Dent Assoc 51(2):156-158, 1985 Sarafan T. et al. "Oxidative Mechanisms Underlying Methylmercury Neurotoxicity". Int. J. Dev, Neurosci. 9, 147-154, 1991. Schulein,T.M.; Reinhardt, J.W. and Chan K.C. "Survey of Des Moines area dental offices for Mercury vapor". Iowa Dent. J. 70(1):35-36 1984 Shankland, Wesley E. II, DDS, MS, Ph.D. "TMJ: Its Many Faces." Anadem PublishingSmith, Gerald, DDS. "Headaches Aren't Forever". International Center for Nutritional Research, Inc. Sheppard, A.R. and M. Eisenbud "Biological effects of electric and magnetic fields of extremely low frequency". New York university press. 1977 Sheridan, P. MD. "Amalgam Restorations and Mercury Toxicity". Masters Thesis, University of Sydney 1991 Skuba, A. "Survey for Mercury vapor in Manitoba dental offices" J Can. Dent. Assoc. 50(7):517-522, 1984 Stadtler P. "Dental Amalgam Ill: Toxicity". Int. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 29, 168-171, 1991. Stejskal, Vera Stejskal. "Memory Lymphocyte Immuno-Stimulation Assay-MLISA" Sweden. Stockton, Susan (Suzin Stockton). "Beyond Amalgam: The Hidden Health Hazard posed by Jawbone Cavitations". Power of One Publishing: http://healthcarealternatives.net/ Störtebecker, Patrick. Formerly Associate Professor of Neurology, Karolinska Institute , Stockholm.. "Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam- a hazard to the human brain." Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 1985 Summers A.O, Wireman J. et al "Mercury Released from Dental Silver Fillings Provokes an Increase in Mercury and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Oral and Intestinal Flora of Primates". Antmicrob. Agents Chmother. 37, 825-834, 1993. Summers A.O et. al. "Of Anti-microbial Agents and Chemotherapy" 37[4]:825-34 April 1993 Svare C.W. et.al. "The effects of dental amalgam on Mercury levels in expired air". J. Dent. Res.60(9):1668-1671,1981 Taylor, Joyal, DDS. "The Complete Guide to Mercury Toxicity from Dental Fillings". Scripps Publishing, 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd., Suite #36-F, San Diego, CA 92131 Till et al. Zahnarztl. "Welt/reform" 1978:87;1130-1134. Verchaeve L., et al. "Comparitive in vitro cytogenetic studies in Mercury exposed human lymphocytes." Mutation Res., 1985:157; 221-226. Veron, et al. "Amalgam Dentaires et allergies" J Biol Buccale., 1986 : 14; 83-100 Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant) F.L. Lorscheider "Intra oral Mercury released from dental amalgams". J. Dent Res. 64(8):1069- 1071.,1985 Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant), Y. Takahashi, F.L. Lorscheider "Maternal -Fetal Distribution of Mercury Released From Dental Amalgam Fillings". Dept of Medicine and Medical Physiology , faculty of Medicine, Univ of Calgary, Calgary Alberta Canada 1990 published in FASEB Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant) "Toxic Teeth: The Chronic Poisoning of Modern Man". Chemistry & Industry, 2nd January 1995. Dr Lister is a toxicologist and runs Phylax Ltd, Health Care Consultants. Whatmore, George B., MD. and Daniel R. Kohli, MD. "The Physiopathology and Treatment of Functional Disorders." Grune and Stratton Inc., 1974 Whitaker, Julian and Dr. Walker Morton. "Elements of Danger: Protect Yourself Against the Hazards of Modern Dentistry." Yamada, Tonomura "Formation of methyl Mercury Compounds from inorganic Mercury . by Chlostridium cochlearium" J Ferment Technol1972 50:159-166 Ziff, Michael F., DDS and and Sam Ziff. "The Missing Link? - A Persuasive New Look At Heart Disease As It Relates To Mercury." ISBN # 0-941011-9 Published by Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam, Michael F. Ziff DDS, and Mats Hanson Ph.D. "Dental Mercury Detox". Bio Probe, Publishing Dental techniques for removal and Keys for Removal of Mercury Fillings. Ziff, Sam, Michael Ziff and Alfred Zamm. "Dentistry without Mercury." Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam and Michael Ziff, DDS. "A Health Information Book to Answer Questins You May Have on Why There Should be Dentistry Without Mercury". Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam, Michael Ziff, D.D.S. and Mats Hanson, Ph.D. "Dental Mercury Detox". ISBN # 0-941011-05-4 88 pages on the various protocols reflected in the scientific literature that may possible reduce mercury body burdens available from: Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam and Michael Ziff. "Infertility and birth defects".1987 Ziff, Sam. "The Toxic Time Bomb - Can The Mercury In Your Dental Fillings Poison You?" ISBN # 0-943358-22-1 Aurora Press P.O. Box 573, Santa Fe, NM 87504 (1986) Website links to massive list of other websites about dental mercury amalgams fillings root canals Berglund A, Molin M: Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in a group of patients referred for evaluation of possible side-effects of their restorations. Eur J Oral Sci 1996; 104: 56-63. Berglund A, Molin M: Effect of using rubberdam on the mercury levels in plasma and urine after a complete amalgam removal. Dent Mater 1997; 13:297-304. Return to Top ; Organizations: Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010 Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Consumers for Dental Choice 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 462-8800 Fax: (202) 265-6564 E-mail: consumers@swankin-turner.com Consumers for Dental Choice is a consumer policy research institution managed by The National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy affiliated with the law firm of Swankin & Turner This organization is supported by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the Holistic Dental Association, and by academicians, dentists, and physicians who are not necessarily members of those particular dental groups. Dental Amalgam Mercury Survivors Albuquerque, New Mexico A group based in Albuquerque, New Mexico with chapters in over 40 states, made up of victims of mercury poisoning from dental fillings that seeks to alert consumers to the risks of amalgams and to ensure that ethical, mercury-free dentists are permitted to practice. Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) International DAMS Newsletter P.O. Box 64397 Virginia Beach, VA 23467-4397 1(800)311-6265 Search topics here Contact: Teresa Kaiser Environmental Dental Association Informed Consent 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd #36 San Diego, CA 92131 (619)586-7628 or 1(800)388-8124 Search topics here Contact: Dr. Joyce W. Taylor or Marcia Thompson Foundation for Toxic Free Dentistry P.O. Box 608010 Orlando, FL 32860-0810 Search topics here Contact:Drs. Sam or Michael Ziff Holistic Dental Association P.O. Box 5007 Durango, CO 81301 info@holisticdental.org International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) 8297 ChampionsGate Blvd, #193 ChampionsGate, FL 33896 836-420-6373 Fax: 863-419-8136 email: info@iaomt.org Education and Organization for the Age of Mercury Free Dentistry. The IAOMT is a membership organization for dental, medical and research professionals who seek to promote mercury-free dentistry, and raise the standards of scientific biocompatibility in dental practice. http://www.iaomt.org National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 462-8800 Fax: (202) 265-6564 E-mail: nislapp@swankin-turner.com Bringing Science and Law Together to Create Intelligent Policy The National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy (NISLAPP) was founded in 1978 to bridge the gap between scientific uncertainties and the need for laws protecting public health and safety. 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I have read hundreds of web pages devoted to this debacle, and have read various books on the topic of mercury in fillings. It is clear to me that Michael and I needed to get the mercury out of our mouths, but there are dangers in removal--one single bit of this substance, inadvertently going through Michael's system could spell disaster to his already ailing immune system and liver. He has survived to date, I don't chose to jeopordize our current success.
These citations are great and literally led to my research!!: Dr. Clark Research Association. "Dr. Clark's Dental Clean-up." http://www.drclark.net/info/dental.htm
Jerome, Frank, DDS. "Tooth Truth: Choosing a Dentist." http://www.dentistry-toothtruth.com/choosing.htm
Ruhland, John, N.D. The Natural Health Medical Clinic. Seattle and Fircrest, Washington (206) 723-4891 "Dental Fillings" "Amalgam fillings contain more mercury than silver. In fact, they contain at least 50 percent mercury, which is the most toxic of the heavy metals. It interferes with many biochemical pathways within the body, and is even more dangerous when present in combination with other toxins. The brain is the most susceptible organ to mercury toxicity. Other tissues can increase their levels of glutathione, which helps bind mercury, but the brain cannot increase its levels of glutathione. This means that mercury builds up in the brain. People with a tendency to neurological disease should be made especially aware of this. Despite having better protection, other organs such the kidneys and liver are also very susceptible to its toxicity. Oral mercury levels dramatically increase when chewing gum or food, and when the fillings heat up while eating or drinking hot food. Some dentists use a meter to measure the electrical charge of each filling to try to determine how harmful they are to a patient’s health. They recommend that fillings with high readings be promptly removed. Other dentists have a mercury "sniffer" that measures the level of mercury vapor in the mouth. An effective way to treat mercury toxicity is to have the fillings replaced with mercury-free materials. It is important to begin a chelation program before filling removal, and then to continue the program after removal. This is important to bind heavy metals in the body to allow their excretion. Without starting a chelation program, one can have very high levels of mercury in the body as it is released during mercury removal. Pregnant women should avoid dental work for this reason. ... Join the international movement to ban mercury fillings. We cannot look for leadership from the American Dental Association (ADA) on this issue. The ADA was founded at the turn of the century as a lobbying group to promote mercury fillings. They have blocked progress toward eliminating the use of mercury in dentistry up to the present day. It would be worthwhile to provide information to your dentist if your dentist uses mercury, and to recommend that she/he helps the ADA re-evaluate their position. Many holistic practitioners argue that it is unconscionable for dentists to use mercury with the availability of information on its risks. It is already illegal to place mercury in teeth in Sweden and in Germany, and other European countries are quickly catching up. I have seen too many people with cancer in whom mercury fillings were probably a contributing cause. I recommend that most people have their mercury removed, especially if you are mercury-sensitive." http://www.drruhland.com/06.html
International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. "IAOMT Mercury Amalgam Status Report. June 1995. The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (also recognized as IAOMT) imperatively petitions the international governments to cease and/or restrict the use of mercury-containing dental "fillings" (also commonly referred to as "silver amalgam" or "dental amalgam")". http://www.sukel.com/iaomt%20mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings.htm
"Dr. Huggins.com DrHuggins.com and Dr. Huggins are devoted to providing information and education to the public about dental materials (such as mercury, dental amalgam, nickel, and root canals) and practices that may be connected to health issues." http://www.hugnet.com/
Sites which discuss personal detoxification programs to remove heavy metals/toxic materials (including fillings, root canals, etc.) Sites which express "concern" about mercury fillings, root canals and their affect on your health Sites supporting mercury fillings: Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists: Books and Articles Organizations
Sites which discuss personal detoxification programs to remove heavy metals/toxic materials (including fillings, root canals, etc.): Dr. Hulda Regher Clark Website. Dr. Clark's Dental Clean-up. http://www.drclark.net/info/dental.htm
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt website. The Klinghardt Neurotoxin Elimination Protocol http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm
Dr. Joseph Mercola website. Mercury Detoxification Protocol. http://www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protocol.htm
NueralTherapy.com website. Mercury Detoxification: Perpetuating Factors, Problems and Obstacles by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., PhD http://www.neuraltherapy.com/a_mercury_detox.asp
Optimal Health Dentistry. Heavy Metals and Solvents Detoxification. http://www.optimalhealthdentistry.com/metal.html
Sites which express "concern" about dental amalgams, mercury fillings, root canals and their affect on your health
World Health Organization. Elemental Mercury and Inorganic Mercury Compounds: Human Health Aspects" "...The highest concentrations of mercury are found in the liver and kidney, with successively smaller amounts being sequestered in the muscle and brain. For more than a century and a half, silver/mercury amalgam fillings have been used in dental practice as the preferred tooth filling material. Such amalgams contain approximately 50% elemental mercury. Human studies and experiments in laboratory animals indicate that dental amalgam contributes significatly to mercury body burden in humans who have amalgam fillings (IPCS, 1991; US DHHS, 1993; Weiner & Nylander, 1995; Health Canada, 1997). Levels of mercury release for various dental procedures have been reported by Eley (1997). Mercury released from amalgam fillings can take several forms: elemental mercury vapour, metallic ions, and/or fine particles (IPCS, 1991). Of the mercury vapour, some is exhaled, some is inhaled into the lungs and absorbed into the blood, some is retained in the vapour form in the saliva and swallowed together with amalgam particles, and some is oxidized to an ionic form and spit from the mouth or swallowed. Of that portion swallowed, only a small fraction would be expectd to be absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract." ... World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003. http://216.239.53.104/u/who?q=cache:pSDFstsPQVMJ:www.who.int/pcs/cicad/full_text/cicad50.pdf+mercury+fillings+2003&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Both of these address Australian position on dental mercury:
Gammal, Robert, Dr., BDS, FACNEM. "A Response to the National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Position Statement 2002. Dental Amalgam - filling you in" Biocompatible dentistry http://www.bcd.com.au/Documents/NHMRCResponse.htm In reference to Dental Amalgam - filling you in
Lohyn, Roman, Dr. President, Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology )ASOMAT "Dental Amalgams and Mercury in Dentistry" " ...I am the current president of ASOMAT (Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology) which was formed in Jan 1994 precisely because of this issue. Our members, primarily dentists and medical doctors, believe that the use of dental amalgam fillings is incompatible with sound preventive health care because of the continuous release of mercury from these fillings. We are affiliated with International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), which was formed fourteen years ago for the same reason as ASOMAT. IAOMT has demonstrated its concern by funding research in this area, the most recent showing the transfer of mercury from amalgam fillings through maternal breast milk to neonates. The goals of our society are to educate the dental and medical professions and to be a source of current information regarding the various research being done. So far we have staged three 2-day conferences with a fourth on the drawing board. We believe that there needs to be an official recommendation that amalgam fillings not be placed in the mouths of pregnant women or very young children. You may be interested to know that the German and Norwegian Health Authorities have made exactly such recommendations to their own dental professions. Canada Health, in the wake of the recent Richardson report which recommended a maximum of 4 amalgams for adults, three for teenagers and one for young children and toddlers, has made a similar statement, as well as recommending that people with kidney, immunological or neurological problems consider alternative materials for their fillings, because of their particular concerns about mercury exposure. No advice has been given, nor discussion taken place about such particular cases within any Australian Dental Association publication with the result that virtually no dentist in Australia is even aware that patients in those situations might find it prudent to consider alternatives. There is also evidence of health problems within the dental profession itself as a result of mercury exposure... "2
Ask Walt Stoll, MD.com "Mercury Toxicity Archives: Brush With Danger" http://askwaltstollmd.com/archives/mercury/100705.html
"Bibliography of Selected Scientific Research on the Health Effects of Mercury Accumulation from Dental Amalgam." http://www.whale.to/d/biblio.html
"Bio-Probe News" http://www.bioprobe.com/news.asp
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. An independent organsation in partnership with Amnesty International, Business Groups, and Leading Academic Institutions. "Swedish Commission Recommends Ban on Mercury Amalgam" http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/RegionsCountries/EuropeCentralAsia/Sweden?&&batch_start=1
BBC Panorama. "The Poison in Your Mouth" "Dr. Lars Friberg (Consultant, World Health Organization)spoke recently at a German amalgam conference. He's the world's leading authority on mercury poisoning and was chief advisor to the World Health Organization on mercury safety. Until now he has remained studiously neutral in the mercury debate. Lars Friberg in an interview with Mangold (BBC): Mangold: Dr. Friberg, is there a safe level of mercury? Friberg : No, there is no safe level of mercury. And no one has actually shown that there is a safe level of mercury. And, I would say, mercury is a very toxic substance." http://www.fluorideaction.org/bbc-mercury.htm
ABC.net "Dental and Oral Health. Broadcast Monday 18 March 2002. with Norman Swan." http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s507654.htm
Affinity Laboratory Technologies."The dental and medical products division of ALT Inc., provides oral toxicity testing products and services and develops tests to aid in the diagnosis of neurological diseases." http://www.altcorp.com/AffinityLaboratory/affinitylaboratory.htm
BBC News. World Edition. "Thousands Fear Mercury Poisoning From Fillings" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/220366.stm
CBC News. Special Reports. "Mercury In The Mouth: The Debate Over Dental Amalgams" http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/indepth/mercury/
Curezone.com "Dental Health Risks. Mercury from Amalgam fillings contributes 3 to 4 times more mercury to our bodies than all the environmental sources combined." http://www.curezone.com/dental/default.asp
Curezone.com "The Use of Mercury-Silver Fillings Should Be Discontinued Until Such Time As Primary Pathological Evidence Of Amalgam Safety Is Produced". International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam. http://www.curezone.com/dental/dental_claims.asp
"Dental Amalgam Removal. There Is Concern About The Health Risks Of Using Dental Amalgam And Here Are A Number Of Resources About It And How To Safely Remove It" http://www.keithfarvis.co.uk/topics/amalgam.html
"Dental Amalgam Scientific Facts" http://www.web-light.nl/AMALGAM/EN/enmframe.html
"Dental Amalgams The "Silver" Fillings In Your Teeth: Is It Safe?" http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/amalgam.htm
"Dental Mercury Adverse Effects" http://www.bioprobe.com/reviews.asp?review_id=19
Re: Dental mercury is a real threat. David Smith Posted by leeran on May 5, 2003, at 23:56:52 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030505/msgs/224610.html
"Discover Wellness: Dental Amalgams (Fillings)" http://enotalone.com/article/2708.html
Earthlink.net "Dental Amalgam Fillings Page. Editor: Bernie Windham http://home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html
Florida League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. "Environmental Effect of Dental Amalgam" http://www.floridalcv.org/FLCVEdFund/environmental_effect_of_dental_a.htm
Global Institute for alternative Medicine. "Don't Let Your Teeth Poision You!: How Amalgam Fillings Can Destroy Your Health" http://www.gifam.org/article-4.htm
"Health and Medical.com Dental Legislation by state-US" http://www.health-and-medical.com/dental/dental_msg18599/dental_msg18599.shtml
Health, Wealth & Happiness.com "Amalgam (Mercury Fillings): The Great Dangers: Scientifically Proven Facts About Dental Amalagam (Mercury Fillings)" " ... But, prior to yesterday, it looked like the Florida Dental Board was taking it's orders from quackbuster" kingpin, Bobbie Baratz, who recently replaced delicensed MD Stephen Barrett on the quackpot throne. And that would have meant, simply, that Floridians would be forced to accept mercury fillings HAMMERED into the mouths of their children, and loved ones, whether they liked it or not. An apparently corrupt Dental Association was trying to get the Florida Dental Board to pass rules making it illegal to warn patients about the effects of the deadly poison (mercury) that makes up 50% of every (so-called) "silver" dental filling. They were also trying to pass regulations that would allow seizure of licenses of practicing dentists who remove mercury fillings, or advertise to do so. Three new regulations, sponsored by the Florida Dental Association, were on the table in front of the Dental board for discussion. They were introduced last September. The largest manufacturer of mercury amalgams, I'm told, manufactures in Florida. There has been no investigation, as yet, into whether State appointed Dental Board members, or Dental Association members have any financial, or business relationships with amalgam manufacturers. Maybe it's time to look..."
Hedegard, Leif. "Amalgam Related Illness, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)." http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html
Holisticmed.com"Amalgam/Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity." http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/
"Keeping dental mercury out of the environment." By Stephanie Hemphill Minnesota Public Radio October 2, 2002 http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/
Maine Toxics Action Coalition. Press Release. "Mercury Amalgam Bill [Maine] Toughest In Nation" http://www.meepi.org/files/mtac082301.htm
"Mercury Amalgam. Mercury amalgams are as close as you can get to the centre of the illness universe; their use in dentistry has set us up for most of the health problems we see today."--Bruce Shelton, M.D., M.D.(H), Di.Hom. http://www.whale.to/d/amalgam2.html
Medical Library.net. The Doctor's Medical Library. "Mercury Toxicity, Gut Wall Infection, and Fatigue" by Ron Kennedy, M.D., Santa Rosa, California http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_dental_amalgam_mercury_poisoning.html
Dr. Joe Mercola has a great website covering many topics. This citation will send you to a Google Search of the topic of dental mercury articles on Dr. Joe Mercola's website. http://www.google.com/custom?cof=AH%3Acenter%3BAWFID%3A5cdb2968a482194d%3B&domains=www.mercola.com&sitesearch=www.mercola.com&q=mercury+fillings+dental&sa2=Search
"Mercury Free and Healthy" http://www.amalgam.org/#anchor551878
Mercury Free.com "Other Countries Have Banned Amalgams"http://www.mercury-free.com/8.htm
"Mercury in your brain from amalgam fillings in your mouth" http://www.ecologos.org/hg.htm
MercuryFreeDenstistry.com http://mercuryfreedentistry.com/default.asp?page=symptoms
Mercury Policy Project. "New at MercuryPolicy.org" 10/8/03 As the American Dental Association prepares to testify before a U.S. Congressional committee today on dental mercury, advocates released a confidential document showing the Association's continuing intent to undermine efforts to reduce dental mercury pollution and human exposure from mercury fillings . "It is like pulling teeth to get ADA to support efforts to reduce mercury pollution and unnecessary use, even though dentists are the number one contributor of mercury to the nation's wastewater and still one of the largest mercury user in the U.S. today," said Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project (see press release ). Meanwhile, the latest Centers for Disease Control data indicate that 8 percent of US women of childbearing age have mercury levels so high that their developing babies are at risk of neurological damage." ADA has submitted a confidential document to EPA that, in essence, argues that reducing dental mercury pollution through installation of amalgam separators--which can capture between 95% to 99% of the dental mercury particles--is not cost effective or necessary. In the document, ADA urges EPA to issue guidance practically devoid of amalgam separators, that would recommend "Only voluntary BMP's (Best Management Practice) unless environmental conditions or state law require mercury reductions." See MPP's response to the ADA testimony to Congress Mines & Communities Website. E-Wire Press Release. March 11th 2003 "Mercury Legislation Rising in 24 States as Pollution Exposure Concerns Grow, Say Advocates" http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press125.htm MISAC. Medical Research and Development. Surgeon Christer Malmstrom "Mercury In Brain Tissue of Infants" http://home.swipnet.se/misac/research6.html Moore, Charles W. "Are Mercury Tooth Fillings A Toxic Time Bomb In Your Head?" Life Media. Natural Life Magazine #53. http://www.life.ca/nl/53/mercury.html New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm Northwest Dental Arts, Tacoma Washington "Links." http://www.northwestdentalarts.com/links.html Phillip P. Sikel, DDS. Online. "Mercury Amalgam Silver Fillings Are Unsafe. Viewpoint" http://www.sukel.com/mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings%20unsafe.htm Positive Health.com "The Dangers of Dental Amalgam" http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Dentist/wind45.htm Preventive Dental Health Association."A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/asr.htm Preventive Dental Health Association. "The Truth About Mercury Fillings: Mary's Plight and Some Answers by David C. Kennedy, DDS" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/truth.htm Resources For The Chemically Injured. "Dental for the Chemically Sensitive/Environmentally Ill" http://www.lassentech.com/eident.html Sclerodema.org"Causes of Scleroderma Mercury Exposure (Dental Amalgam)" http://www.sclero.org/medical/research/causes/environmental/mercury.html "Scientifically Proven Facts About Mercury & Dental Amalgam" http://www.algonet.se/~leif/FUSCIFCT.html "The Thinking Person's Guide To Perfect Health: Dental Amalgam Mercury Posoning." © 1996 Ron Kennedy, M.D. http://www.sonic.net/~nexus/amalgam.html Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Amalgam Demonstration. Anti-Mercury Fillings Coalition Heads to ADA's Front Door Protest ADA Taking Money From Mercury Amalgam Manufactureres And Then Saying Fillings Are Safe" http://www.testfoundation.org/demonstrate.htm Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Cancer Warnings. Dentists To Post Cancer Warnings: Advisory Will Warn Patients Of Exposure To Mercury, Other Chemicals"http://www.testfoundation.org/cancerwarnings.htm A new warning sign will show up in dentists' offices statewide in early 2003, letting patients know their visit may entail exposure to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals. Health advocates say the move puts California in the lead of a small but growing nationwide trend of warning patients about the mercury contained in amalgam fillings. Both New Hampshire and Maine now have laws requiring consumer notification and education about the mercury in dental amalgams, and similar legislation was recently introduced in Massachusetts, according to Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Project Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "HG Exposure. Average Human Daily Dose of Mercury from Various Sources. According to World Health Organization Figures" http://www.testfoundation.org/hgexposure.htm ToxicTeeth.net. Consumers for Dental Choice. Working to Abolish Mercury Dental Fillings. Ban Mercury Working Group Press Release. May 28, 2003. "Activists Demand A Halt To Toxic Mercury Trade Upon Arrival Of Rejected Indian Mercury" http://www.toxicteeth.net/relatedPress_IndianMercury.cfm Uninformed Consent Vacinetruth.org "Fillings--Article published Dec 16, 2002--LA Times. Dentists to post new warning signs"The California Dental Association and an environmental group were expected to sign an agreement in San Francisco Superior Court Monday requiring dentists to post new warning signs in their offices. The signs, alerting patients that they may be exposed to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals, will be in dentists' offices statewide by early 2003. As You Sow, a San Francisco environmental group, brought the lawsuit against the California Dental Association under Proposition 65, an initiative that requires businesses and employers to post warnings if their activities might expose customers or employees to substances that are known to harm health. Vimy, Murray J. "Mercury Usage in Canadian Denstistry: Part 1: Critical Questions About the Politics And The Propaganda" " ... Ironically today, 183 years later and without scientific justification, many national dental associations have amended their Codes of Ethics making the removal of serviceable mercury fillings an issue of unethical conduct when the reason for removal is to eliminate a toxic material from the human body; and if this recommendation is made solely by the dentist. In their view, a dentist is "ethical" if he places the mercury material and recommends its safety. But, if the dentist suggests that the mercury fillings are potentially harmful or that exposure to unnecessary mercury can result, then the dentist is acting "unethically". Dentists can remove mercury fillings upon a patient's request or under the prescription of a physician. This relegates the dentist into the role of a mere technician - a tooth carpenter. The amalgam debates, amalgam wars as they are referred to in dental historical writings, had little to do with science and everything to do with politics. As the reader will see, dental amalgam safety is not a dental issue. It is a medical issue." http://home.iprimus.com.au/asomat/rebuttals/Mercury-usage-in-canada-Part-1.htm Vimy, Murray J. "Tooth Traitors" http://www.vimy-dentistry.com/tttoc.htm#_Toc499123411 Washington State Dental Association. News & Information. WSDA's 2002 Legislative Agenda Regulation of Dental Amalgam As a Source of Mercury Waste. WSDA's position: WSDA supports scientifically valid policies to reduce dental amalgam discharges. WSDA encourages dental offices to install amalgam separators and follow best management practices for disposal and recycling of amalgam through a voluntary compliance program. Background: WSDA has worked to revise the state's draft Mercury Chemical Action Plan to include a voluntary compliance program in a partnership between government and dentistry to reduce amalgam waste. WSDA does not support a regulatory requirement for separators, as their effectiveness will vary depending on office practices and configuration of wastewater systems. Dentistry accounts for only a tiny fraction (0.4 percent, according to the EPA) of total discharged mercury waste. WSDA urges the state to examine what actions it can take to reduce mercury pollution from major sources, such as domestic and foreign utility plants, which account for more than 75 percent of mercury discharges. Wellness Today. "Are There Toxic Silver Mercury Dental Fillings In Your Mouth?" Mark Heller http://www.wellnesstoday.com/november/newpage2.htm Wholistic Research Company. Health Issues in the News. "Good News: California Requires Dentists to Disclose Dangers of Mercury And Other Dental Materials." January 2003. California Judge Approves Landmark Warning on Mercury Use in Dentistry. (San Francisco, CA) - For the first time anywhere, dentists will be required to post a warning about the dangers of mercury in their dental fillings. A California Superior court judge finalized the language for the warning to be posted in dentists' offices here today. The warning will read as follows: Notice to Patients, Proposition 65: Warning on dental amalgams, used in many dental fillings, causes exposure to mercury, a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Root canal treatments and restorations including fillings, crowns and bridges, use chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has studied the situation and approved for use all dental restorative materials. Consult your dentist to determine which materials are appropriate for your treatment. The exact language of the warning was argued and then finalized before Superior Court Judge James A. Robertson II between the California Dental Association, the largest constituent organization of the American Dental Association and Attorney Shawn Khorrami (Cor-ahm-mee). The agreement requires its member dentists to warn patients about the toxic dangers of mercury dental fillings and root canals. The agreement also allows non-CDA dentists to opt in to the agreement and post the warning. The warning is the result of a lawsuit filed by The Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami on behalf of As You Sow, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to advocacy and activism in the public interest. This is the first admission by organized dentistry that amalgams pose a potential health risk," says Shawn Khorrami, lead attorney. "The only problem is that it's about 100 years too late" This California consent judgment follows on the heels of recent lawsuits filed in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Los Angeles, California charging that mercury fillings placed in a woman's mouth contributed to the autism of her child, as well as lawsuits in Maryland, California, and New York charging the American Dental Association with misrepresenting amalgam dental fillings as "silver"; The lawsuits basically allege that such fillings actually contain approximately 50% mercury by weight. They cause continuous, daily exposure to mercury and, thereby pose substantial health risks to certain users. Mercury, a highly toxic substance, is the most widely used substance in dental fillings today. Ziff, Sam Co-Author of Dental Without Mercury"Fertility and Dental Mercury" http://www.surrogacy.com/medres/article/mercury.html Return to Top ; Sites supporting mercury fillings: American Dental Association. "Dental Amalgams: Myths vs. Facts" http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0207_release01.asp The American Dental Association is the assignee to patents for dental amalgam containing mercury: US Pat. 4,018,600 Waterstrat April 19, 1977 US Pat. 4,078,921 Waterstrat March 14 1978 As you begin to do your research on this troubling topic, be a good investigator and "Follow The Money"! Find out: who profits from the information you are reading on the internet?--who paid for the information to be disseminated?--who paid for the research you are reading?--where does the money go? The results of this inquiry should help to guide you as to what you should believe and how you will decide for the health of yourself and the members of your family in regard to mercury, metals and dental care. California Dental Association. "Fact Sheets: Dental Health. Dental Amalgam" http://www.cda.org/public/factsheet_amalgam.htm Center For Disease Control. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Oral Health Resources."Dental Amalgam Use and Benefits." http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/factsheets/amalgam.htm "Dental Amalgam: A Scientific Review and recommended Public Health Service Strategy for Research, Education and Regulation. Final Report of the Subcommittee on Risk Management of the Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs Public Health Service" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam1/ct.htm Dental Products.net Dental Amalgam in Other Countries http://www.dentalproducts.net/xml/display.asp?file=1038&bhcp=1 "Sometime this month, the government of Norway will release for public comment the recommendation that dentists no longer use dental amalgam. That's the word from Liljan Aandahl, senior advisor to the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Welfare. The public will have three months to respond to the proposal, which could be enacted Jan. 1, 2003. The Norway recommendation is among the most recent actions on amalgam by any government. In 1997, the World Health Organization hosted a conference titled "Dental Amalgam and its Alternatives," which included government officials, academics and representatives of professional organizations from New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Finland, England and the United States. The participants unanimously endorsed a consensus statement that reads, in part, "Dental amalgam restorations are considered safe, but components of amalgam and other dental restorative materials may, in rare instances, cause local side-effects or allergic reactions. The small amount of mercury released from amalgam restorations, especially during placement and removal, has not been shown to cause any other adverse health effects." Jones, Derek W. "The Dental Amalgam Controversy: Risks From Dental Amalgam." "During the past six years, several high-profile television documentaries in Britain, the U.S. and Canada have sensationalised the controversy over the use of dental amalgam. In my opinion, these programs presented distorted and, in some cases, inaccurate information." Derek Jones, BSc, PhD, FIM, CChem, FRSC (UK), DO.hc, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Oral Sciences and Head of the Division of Dental Biomaterials Science Dalhousie University 5981 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 902-494-1675. He served as Assistant Dean of Research for the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie from 1987-95. He has served on a number of important government committees, including a special stakeholders advisory committee on dental amalgam safety. http://www.chrcrm.org/fh_spring97_amalgamE.htm "Dental Amalgam Overview" http://www.qualitydentistry.com/dental/amalgam/amalgam4.html Dental Watch.org. "Amalgam -- Resurrection and Redemption Part 2: The Medical Mythology of Anti-Amalgam" Michael J. Wahl, D.D.S. http://www.dentalwatch.org/hg/myths201.html Health.gov"Dental Amalgam and Alternate Restorative Material. References" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam2/References.html "Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in patients with symptoms allegedly caused by amalgam fillings." Berglund A, Margareta Molin http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8653498&dopt=Abstract U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Consumer Information. Consumer Update: Dental Amalgam." http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/amalgams.html Return to Top ; Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists: Bethlem Apparatus Company. Mercury Recycling Service for Dentists "Is Your Hazardous Dental Waste Going Down the Drain?" City of Tacoma "Mercury Matters ... to the City of Tacoma. Statistics and news. Mercury is toxic in even small amounts." http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/environmentalservices/Mercury%20Matters/Mercury_Statistics.htm Dental Mercury.com Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research. Environmental Issues. "Publications." http://www.dentalmercury.com/publications.cfm Minnesota Public Radio. "Keeping Dental Mercury Out of the Environment." By Stephanie Hemphill. October 2, 2002. http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/ New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "Recycling of Elemental Mercury and Dental by Dentists." http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/mercdent.htm San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. "San Francisco Dental Mercury Reduction Program." http://sfwater.org/main.cfm/MC_ID/4/MSC_ID/85 Sustainable Hospitals.org. "Mercury Reduction." http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_Merc_BMP_DentalAmalgam.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."Safe Mercury Management. State Mercury Medical/Dental Waste Programs." http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/medical.htm Return to Top ; Books And Articles: Amazon.com books concerned with mercury and dentistry. At this writing, there were 1,226 citations here. Abraham J, C. Svare C , C. Frank "The effects of dental amalgam restorations on blood Mercury levels". J. Dent. Res. 63(1):71-73,1984 Babich et al . "The mediation of mutagenicity and clastogenicity of heavy metals by physiochemical factors". Environ Res., 1985:37;253-286 Breiner, Mark. "Whole Body Dentistry:The Missing Piece to Better Health". Quantum Health Press, 1999. Bronte, Lydia Bronte, Ph.D. The Mercury in Your Mouth: The Truth about "Silver" Dental Fillings. ISBN # 0-9643870-0-X (1996) Quicksilver Press, 211 West 92nd Street, New York, New York 10025 Phone 1-212-874-6526 or 1-800-423-6722 Fax 1-212-579-3224. Linda is the DAMS Coordinator for New York City. "This well-documented book brings to the forefront vital information concerning silver amalgam fillings. The truth is told in under 135 easy to read pages with an additional 55 pages of Appendix documentation. Almost every chapter ends with a Summary of the information discussed in the chapter. It details the who, what, where, when, how and why of this controversial subject. It suggests physiological and neurological symptoms of mercury toxicity, tests to determine if you are mercury toxic and correct procedures to detoxify. There are even lists of dentists knowledgeable about the safe removal of mercury fillings and physicians who know how to treat mercury toxicity. This book is a must read for anyone suffering from unexplainable depression, dizziness, headaches, irritability, lack of concentration, memory lapses, nervousness, allergies, gingivitis, fatigue, gastrointestinal illnesses, high blood pressure or kidney problems. Available from Quicksilver Press (212) 423-3074 and also on line. Angel's Opinion: This book is well organized, easy to read and easy to understand. Upon completion you have a very good idea of what to do if you think you may be toxic and more importantly, how to go about correcting the problem. It discusses the dangers of removing all your fillings in a short time frame and precautions your dentist should take to prevent you from inhaling the mercury vapors caused by drilling. Anyone with silver fillings would benefit from reading this book. Michael C. Goldman DDS has a very good web site dealing with a variety of dental topics, including a detoxification protocol you can bring to your dentist for safe removal of your mercury fillings." Source: http://members.tripod.com/~altmedangel/library.htm Boyd, N.D., etc. al. "Mercury from dental "Silver" tooth fillings impairs sheep kidney function". Am. J. Physiol. 261 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 30): R1010-R1014, 1991. Brodsky, JB. "Occupational exposure to Mercury in dentistry and pregnancy outcome". JADA111(11):779- 780., 1985 Butler J. "Proceedings from the First International Conference of Biocompatibility". 1988 Campbell, N. M. Godfrey "Research into provocation testing of DMPS - urine samples of Mercury." Casdorph, H., Richard Casdorph MD, Ph.D. and Morton Walker DPM. Toxic Metal Syndrome - How Metal Poisonings Can Affect Your Brain - A Guide to Understanding and Reversing Memory Dysfunction. ISBN # 0-89529-649-7 Avery Publishing Group, 120 Old Broadway, Garden City Park, NY 11040, (1995) 1-800-548-5757 or 1-516-741-2155 Fax 1-516-741-2167 Chop GF. and E.G. Kaufman "Mercury vapor related to manipulation of amalgam and to floor surfaces". Oper. Dent. 8(1):23-27,1983 Denton, Sandra, MD. "Proceedings of the First International Conference on Biocompatibility" 1988 Eggleston D.W. and Nylander M. "Correlation of Dental Amalgam with Mercury in Brain Tissue". J. Prosthetic Dent. 58, 704-707 1987. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Mercury Health Effects Update Health Issue Assessment. Final report 1984" EOA-600/8- 84f. USEPA, Office of Health and Environmental Assesment Wsahington DC 20460 Fasciana, Guy S., DMD. "Are Your Dental Fillings Poisoning You? The Hazards of Mercury in your mouth and What You Can Do About Them". ISBN # 0-87983-391-2 Keats Publishing, Inc. 27 Pine Street, P.O. Box 876, New Canaan, Conn. 06840 (1986) Fischer, Martin. "Death and Dentistry." Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1940. Fonder, A.C., DDS. "The Dental Distress Syndrome." Medical Dental Arts. Fonder, A.C., DDS. "The Dental Physician." Medical Dental Arts, 1977. Gordon. "Pregnancy in Female Dentists: a Mercury hazard. Proceedings of Intl conference on Mercury Hazards in Dental Practice". Sept. 2-4 Glasgow 1981 Goyer, RA "Toxic effects of metals. Cassarett and Doull's toxicology--The basic science of poisons", ed3, New York , MacMillan Publ.Co 1986, pp582-609 Hansen, K et al. "A survey of metal induced mutagenicity in vitro and in vivo". J Amer Coll Toxicol ., 1984:3;381-430 Hansen, Richard T. and Ellen Hodgson Brown, JD. "The Key to Ultimate Health" Advanced Health Research Publishing. Hanson, Matts "Amalgam Hazards in Your Teeth". J Orthomolecular Psychiatry 1983, 12: 194-201 Hanson, Matts "Why is Mercury toxic: Basic chemical and biochemical properties of Mercury/amalgam in relation to biological effects". ICBM conference Colorado 1988 Hardy, James Earl and Kim Stanberry. "Mercury Free: The Wisdom Behind the Global Consumer Movement to Ban "Silver" Fillings" Heintz, Edwardson, Derand, Birkhed "Methylation of Mercury from dental amalgam and mercuric chloride by oral Streptococci". Scan. J. Dent. Res. 1983, 91:150-152 Huggins, Hal Huggins,D.D.S. Alternative Medicine Digest Issue #23. "Dental Toxins - Your Teeth May Be Making You Sick - Mercury Fillings and root canals may have toxic effects on the immune system, producing leukemia, coma, and multiple sclerosis, but conventional dentists keep ignoring the evidence." April/May 1998 c/o Future Medicine Publishing, Inc. 1640 Tiburon Blvd. #2, Tiburon, California 94920 Phone 1-415-435-1779 or 1-415-789-8700 Fax 1-415-789-9138 Huggins, Hal, DDS. "It's All in Your Head." Avery Publishing Group. The link between Mercury Amalgams and Illness. Huggins, Hal Huggins. "Observations From The Metabolic Fringe". ICBM conf. Collarado 1988 Huggins, Hal, DDS. "The Price of Root Canals" Price-Pottenger Foundation. Huggins, Hal, DDS. and Thomas E. Levy, MD., JD. "Uninformed Consent." Hampton Roads Publishing. Huggins, Hal, DDS. "Why Raise Ugly Kids" Arlington House Publishers. Inouye, M., K. Murao and Y. Kajiwara Y. "Behavorial and neuropathological effects of.prenatal methyl Mercury exposure in mice". Neurobeahv.Toxicol Teratol.,1985:7;227-232 Jerome, Frank J. "Tooth Truth" Jonnes, D.W., E.J. Sutton and E.L. Milner. "Survey of Mercury vapour in dental offices in Atlantic Canada". Canadian Dental Association Journal ., 49(6):378-395.,1983 Kantor, L. and C. Woodcock. "Mercury vapor in the dental office- does carpeting make a difference?" JADA103(9):402-407,1981 Kennedy, DDS. "How to Save Your Teeth." Health Action Press. Khera et al., "Teratogenic and genetic effects of Mercury toxicity. The biochemistry of Mercury in the environment". Nriagu, J.O.Ed Amsterdam Elsevier, 503-18,1979 Koos et al. "Mercury toxicity in pregnant women, fetus and newborn infant". Am J Obstet And Gynecol., 1976:126;390-409 Kostler, W. "This is a transcript of a lecture delivered to the Proceedings of the First World Congress on Cancer by Professor W Kostler (President of Austrian Society of Oncology, Austria.)" Glutadione Peroxidase and Selenium Sydney Australia. Kuhnert P, B.R.R. Kunhert and P.C. Erkard "Cmparison of Mercury levels in maternal blood fetal chord blood and placental tissue". Am. J. Obstet and Gynecol.,139:209-212., 1981 Kuntz W.D. "Maternal and chord blood Mercury background levels; Longitudinal surveilance". Am J Obstet and Gynecol. 143:440-443., 1982 Langan, Fan, Hoos. "The use of Mercury in dentistry: a critical review of the literature". JADA Vol 115 December 1987., 867 Donated by The ADA Lee, L.P. and Dixon "Effects of Mercury on Spermatogenisis" J Pharmacol Exp Thera 1975: 194(1); 171-181. Lorscheider and M.J. Vimy "The Lancet" Vol 337; may 4, 1991. Magos L. 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Das Deutsche Zahn rztebl. 24, 53, 117 and 170, 1970. Meinig, George, DDS. "Root Canal Cover-up Exposed" Bion Publishing. Mohamed et al. "Lazer Light Scatering Study of the Toxic Effects of MethylMercury on sperm motility". J. Androl.,7(1):11-15.,1986. Nylander, Magnus, et al. "Fourth international symposium Epidemiology in Occupational Health". Como Italy Sept 1985 Nylander, Magnus "Mercury concentrations in the human brain and kidneys in relation to exposure from dental amalgam fillings". ICBM 1988 Ochoa, R. and R.W. Miller "Report on independent survey taken of Austin dental offices for Mercury contamination". Texas Dent. J. 100(1):6-9, 1983 Orstavic, Arneberg, Valderhaug "Bacterial Growth on Dental Restorative Materials in Mucosal Contact". Acta Odontol. Scand.1981, 39:267-274 Ott K et. al. "Mercury burden due to amalgam fillings". Dtsch. Zahnarztl Z 39(9):199-205, 1984 Ousley, Pamela D. "The Law & Mercury-Free Dentistry". The legal aspects of Mercury Amalgam Fillings. 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II, DDS, MS, Ph.D. "TMJ: Its Many Faces." Anadem PublishingSmith, Gerald, DDS. "Headaches Aren't Forever". International Center for Nutritional Research, Inc. Sheppard, A.R. and M. Eisenbud "Biological effects of electric and magnetic fields of extremely low frequency". New York university press. 1977 Sheridan, P. MD. "Amalgam Restorations and Mercury Toxicity". Masters Thesis, University of Sydney 1991 Skuba, A. "Survey for Mercury vapor in Manitoba dental offices" J Can. Dent. Assoc. 50(7):517-522, 1984 Stadtler P. "Dental Amalgam Ill: Toxicity". Int. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 29, 168-171, 1991. Stejskal, Vera Stejskal. "Memory Lymphocyte Immuno-Stimulation Assay-MLISA" Sweden. Stockton, Susan (Suzin Stockton). "Beyond Amalgam: The Hidden Health Hazard posed by Jawbone Cavitations". Power of One Publishing: http://healthcarealternatives.net/ Störtebecker, Patrick. Formerly Associate Professor of Neurology, Karolinska Institute , Stockholm.. "Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam- a hazard to the human brain." Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 1985 Summers A.O, Wireman J. et al "Mercury Released from Dental Silver Fillings Provokes an Increase in Mercury and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Oral and Intestinal Flora of Primates". Antmicrob. Agents Chmother. 37, 825-834, 1993. Summers A.O et. al. "Of Anti-microbial Agents and Chemotherapy" 37[4]:825-34 April 1993 Svare C.W. et.al. "The effects of dental amalgam on Mercury levels in expired air". J. Dent. Res.60(9):1668-1671,1981 Taylor, Joyal, DDS. "The Complete Guide to Mercury Toxicity from Dental Fillings". Scripps Publishing, 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd., Suite #36-F, San Diego, CA 92131 Till et al. Zahnarztl. "Welt/reform" 1978:87;1130-1134. Verchaeve L., et al. "Comparitive in vitro cytogenetic studies in Mercury exposed human lymphocytes." Mutation Res., 1985:157; 221-226. Veron, et al. "Amalgam Dentaires et allergies" J Biol Buccale., 1986 : 14; 83-100 Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant) F.L. Lorscheider "Intra oral Mercury released from dental amalgams". J. Dent Res. 64(8):1069- 1071.,1985 Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant), Y. Takahashi, F.L. Lorscheider "Maternal -Fetal Distribution of Mercury Released From Dental Amalgam Fillings". Dept of Medicine and Medical Physiology , faculty of Medicine, Univ of Calgary, Calgary Alberta Canada 1990 published in FASEB Vimy Murray J. (World Health Organization Consultant) "Toxic Teeth: The Chronic Poisoning of Modern Man". Chemistry & Industry, 2nd January 1995. Dr Lister is a toxicologist and runs Phylax Ltd, Health Care Consultants. Whatmore, George B., MD. and Daniel R. Kohli, MD. "The Physiopathology and Treatment of Functional Disorders." Grune and Stratton Inc., 1974 Whitaker, Julian and Dr. Walker Morton. "Elements of Danger: Protect Yourself Against the Hazards of Modern Dentistry." Yamada, Tonomura "Formation of methyl Mercury Compounds from inorganic Mercury . by Chlostridium cochlearium" J Ferment Technol1972 50:159-166 Ziff, Michael F., DDS and and Sam Ziff. "The Missing Link? - A Persuasive New Look At Heart Disease As It Relates To Mercury." ISBN # 0-941011-9 Published by Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam, Michael F. Ziff DDS, and Mats Hanson Ph.D. "Dental Mercury Detox". Bio Probe, Publishing Dental techniques for removal and Keys for Removal of Mercury Fillings. Ziff, Sam, Michael Ziff and Alfred Zamm. "Dentistry without Mercury." Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam and Michael Ziff, DDS. "A Health Information Book to Answer Questins You May Have on Why There Should be Dentistry Without Mercury". Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam, Michael Ziff, D.D.S. and Mats Hanson, Ph.D. "Dental Mercury Detox". ISBN # 0-941011-05-4 88 pages on the various protocols reflected in the scientific literature that may possible reduce mercury body burdens available from: Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010, Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Ziff, Sam and Michael Ziff. "Infertility and birth defects".1987 Ziff, Sam. "The Toxic Time Bomb - Can The Mercury In Your Dental Fillings Poison You?" ISBN # 0-943358-22-1 Aurora Press P.O. Box 573, Santa Fe, NM 87504 (1986) Website links to massive list of other websites about dental mercury amalgams fillings root canals Berglund A, Molin M: Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in a group of patients referred for evaluation of possible side-effects of their restorations. Eur J Oral Sci 1996; 104: 56-63. Berglund A, Molin M: Effect of using rubberdam on the mercury levels in plasma and urine after a complete amalgam removal. Dent Mater 1997; 13:297-304. Return to Top ; Organizations: Bio-Probe, Inc. P.O. Box 608010 Orlando, Florida 32860-8011 Orders 1-800-282-9670 Information 1-407-290-9670 Fax 1-407-299-4149 Consumers for Dental Choice 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 462-8800 Fax: (202) 265-6564 E-mail: consumers@swankin-turner.com Consumers for Dental Choice is a consumer policy research institution managed by The National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy affiliated with the law firm of Swankin & Turner This organization is supported by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the Holistic Dental Association, and by academicians, dentists, and physicians who are not necessarily members of those particular dental groups. Dental Amalgam Mercury Survivors Albuquerque, New Mexico A group based in Albuquerque, New Mexico with chapters in over 40 states, made up of victims of mercury poisoning from dental fillings that seeks to alert consumers to the risks of amalgams and to ensure that ethical, mercury-free dentists are permitted to practice. Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome (DAMS) International DAMS Newsletter P.O. Box 64397 Virginia Beach, VA 23467-4397 1(800)311-6265 Search topics here Contact: Teresa Kaiser Environmental Dental Association Informed Consent 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd #36 San Diego, CA 92131 (619)586-7628 or 1(800)388-8124 Search topics here Contact: Dr. Joyce W. Taylor or Marcia Thompson Foundation for Toxic Free Dentistry P.O. Box 608010 Orlando, FL 32860-0810 Search topics here Contact:Drs. Sam or Michael Ziff Holistic Dental Association P.O. Box 5007 Durango, CO 81301 info@holisticdental.org International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) 8297 ChampionsGate Blvd, #193 ChampionsGate, FL 33896 836-420-6373 Fax: 863-419-8136 email: info@iaomt.org Education and Organization for the Age of Mercury Free Dentistry. The IAOMT is a membership organization for dental, medical and research professionals who seek to promote mercury-free dentistry, and raise the standards of scientific biocompatibility in dental practice. http://www.iaomt.org National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 462-8800 Fax: (202) 265-6564 E-mail: nislapp@swankin-turner.com Bringing Science and Law Together to Create Intelligent Policy The National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy (NISLAPP) was founded in 1978 to bridge the gap between scientific uncertainties and the need for laws protecting public health and safety. Its overriding objective is to bring practitioners of science and law together to develop intelligent policy that best serves all interested parties in a given controversy. Its focus is on the points at which these two disciplines converge. Northwest Dental Arts Tacoma Mall Office Building 4301 S. Pine St. Suite 21 Tacoma, WA 98409 Search topics here (253) 475-0234 Optimal Health Dentistry 3912 North Mason Ave Tacoma, WA 98407-4932 lriniker@hotmail.com Pacific Northwest Foundation 7619 SouthWest 26th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97219-2538 (503) 977-3226 Search topics here Return to Top ; Consult the many links as found on major search engines: AltaVista.com; Google.com ; Google.com ; MetaCrawler.com ; Netscape.com ; Yahoo!.com Internet Search Topics: ban, banning, banned, chelation, metal toxin chelation, toxic metal chelation, dental mercury chelation, Dental, dentist, dental work, dental work and cancer patients, filings, dental fillings, dental amalgams, silver fillings, silver amalgams, mercury filling, mercury amalgams, liver damage, mercury and liver damage, Dr. Hulda Regeher Clark, Dr. Clark Research Association, dental clean-up, dental clean up, Dr. Frank Jerome, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicity, toxicology, IAOMT, Dr. Hal Huggins, American Dental Association, United States Patent Office, US patents, detoxification, mercury detoxification, heavy metals, toxic materials, root canals, dental mercury hazardous waste, disposal of dental fillings, disposal of dental mercury, personal detoxification programs, remove heavy metals, Optimal Health Dentistry, heavy metals and solvents detoxification, World Health Organization, elemental mercury, inorganic mercury, mercury in the kidney, mercury in the liver, mercury in the brain, mercury in the muscles, mercury body burden, Health Canada, mercury release, amalgam fillings, elemental mercury vapour, metallic ions, exhaled mercury vapour, mercury vapour lungs, mercury vapour blood, mercury vapor saliva, amalgam particles, mercury gastrointestinal tract, National Health Medical Research Council, Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, ASOMAT, dental amalgam recommendations for adults, dental amalgam recommendations for children and toddlers, dental amalgam recommendations for teenagers, health effects of mercury accumulation from dental amalgam, Bio-Probe, Bio Probe, bioprobe, mercury amalgam ban, Business and Human Rights Resource Center, Amnesty International, dental health, oral health, mercury neurological diseases, dental mercury adverse affects, dental mercury state legislation, Florida Dental Board, Main mercury amalgam bill, mercury gut wall infection, mercury leaky gut syndrome, mercury fatigue, mercury amalgam ban, Mercury Policy Project, Centers for Disease Control, dental mercury recycling, amalgam recyling, scleroderma, scleroderma mercury exposure, Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation, Anti Mercury Fillings Coalition, HG exposure, Consumers for Dental Choice, abolish mercury dental fillings, mercury waste, Matts Hanson, Hal Huggins, Magnus Nylander, Murray Vimy, Sam Ziff, Michael Ziff, Alfred Zamm, Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome, Environmental Dental Association, Foundation for Toxic Free Dentistry, heavy metals challenge test Return to Top ; www.keepblairalive.com/dental.html Translate URL:http://www.keepblairalive.com Bookmark This Site! ©Keep Blair Alive!
Mines & Communities Website. E-Wire Press Release. March 11th 2003 "Mercury Legislation Rising in 24 States as Pollution Exposure Concerns Grow, Say Advocates" http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press125.htm
MISAC. Medical Research and Development. Surgeon Christer Malmstrom "Mercury In Brain Tissue of Infants" http://home.swipnet.se/misac/research6.html
Moore, Charles W. "Are Mercury Tooth Fillings A Toxic Time Bomb In Your Head?" Life Media. Natural Life Magazine #53. http://www.life.ca/nl/53/mercury.html
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "New York State's Dental Mercury and Amalgam Recyling Law" http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/chap506.htm
Northwest Dental Arts, Tacoma Washington "Links." http://www.northwestdentalarts.com/links.html
Phillip P. Sikel, DDS. Online. "Mercury Amalgam Silver Fillings Are Unsafe. Viewpoint" http://www.sukel.com/mercury%20amalgam%20silver%20fillings%20unsafe.htm
Positive Health.com "The Dangers of Dental Amalgam" http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Dentist/wind45.htm
Preventive Dental Health Association."A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/asr.htm
Preventive Dental Health Association. "The Truth About Mercury Fillings: Mary's Plight and Some Answers by David C. Kennedy, DDS" http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/truth.htm
Resources For The Chemically Injured. "Dental for the Chemically Sensitive/Environmentally Ill" http://www.lassentech.com/eident.html
Sclerodema.org"Causes of Scleroderma Mercury Exposure (Dental Amalgam)" http://www.sclero.org/medical/research/causes/environmental/mercury.html
"Scientifically Proven Facts About Mercury & Dental Amalgam" http://www.algonet.se/~leif/FUSCIFCT.html
"The Thinking Person's Guide To Perfect Health: Dental Amalgam Mercury Posoning." © 1996 Ron Kennedy, M.D. http://www.sonic.net/~nexus/amalgam.html
Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Amalgam Demonstration. Anti-Mercury Fillings Coalition Heads to ADA's Front Door Protest ADA Taking Money From Mercury Amalgam Manufactureres And Then Saying Fillings Are Safe" http://www.testfoundation.org/demonstrate.htm
Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "Cancer Warnings. Dentists To Post Cancer Warnings: Advisory Will Warn Patients Of Exposure To Mercury, Other Chemicals"http://www.testfoundation.org/cancerwarnings.htm A new warning sign will show up in dentists' offices statewide in early 2003, letting patients know their visit may entail exposure to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals. Health advocates say the move puts California in the lead of a small but growing nationwide trend of warning patients about the mercury contained in amalgam fillings. Both New Hampshire and Maine now have laws requiring consumer notification and education about the mercury in dental amalgams, and similar legislation was recently introduced in Massachusetts, according to Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Project
Toxic Exposure Study Trust Foundation. "HG Exposure. Average Human Daily Dose of Mercury from Various Sources. According to World Health Organization Figures" http://www.testfoundation.org/hgexposure.htm
ToxicTeeth.net. Consumers for Dental Choice. Working to Abolish Mercury Dental Fillings. Ban Mercury Working Group Press Release. May 28, 2003. "Activists Demand A Halt To Toxic Mercury Trade Upon Arrival Of Rejected Indian Mercury" http://www.toxicteeth.net/relatedPress_IndianMercury.cfm
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Vacinetruth.org "Fillings--Article published Dec 16, 2002--LA Times. Dentists to post new warning signs"The California Dental Association and an environmental group were expected to sign an agreement in San Francisco Superior Court Monday requiring dentists to post new warning signs in their offices. The signs, alerting patients that they may be exposed to mercury and cancer-causing chemicals, will be in dentists' offices statewide by early 2003. As You Sow, a San Francisco environmental group, brought the lawsuit against the California Dental Association under Proposition 65, an initiative that requires businesses and employers to post warnings if their activities might expose customers or employees to substances that are known to harm health.
Vimy, Murray J. "Mercury Usage in Canadian Denstistry: Part 1: Critical Questions About the Politics And The Propaganda" " ... Ironically today, 183 years later and without scientific justification, many national dental associations have amended their Codes of Ethics making the removal of serviceable mercury fillings an issue of unethical conduct when the reason for removal is to eliminate a toxic material from the human body; and if this recommendation is made solely by the dentist. In their view, a dentist is "ethical" if he places the mercury material and recommends its safety. But, if the dentist suggests that the mercury fillings are potentially harmful or that exposure to unnecessary mercury can result, then the dentist is acting "unethically". Dentists can remove mercury fillings upon a patient's request or under the prescription of a physician. This relegates the dentist into the role of a mere technician - a tooth carpenter. The amalgam debates, amalgam wars as they are referred to in dental historical writings, had little to do with science and everything to do with politics. As the reader will see, dental amalgam safety is not a dental issue. It is a medical issue." http://home.iprimus.com.au/asomat/rebuttals/Mercury-usage-in-canada-Part-1.htm
Vimy, Murray J. "Tooth Traitors" http://www.vimy-dentistry.com/tttoc.htm#_Toc499123411
Washington State Dental Association. News & Information. WSDA's 2002 Legislative Agenda Regulation of Dental Amalgam As a Source of Mercury Waste. WSDA's position: WSDA supports scientifically valid policies to reduce dental amalgam discharges. WSDA encourages dental offices to install amalgam separators and follow best management practices for disposal and recycling of amalgam through a voluntary compliance program. Background: WSDA has worked to revise the state's draft Mercury Chemical Action Plan to include a voluntary compliance program in a partnership between government and dentistry to reduce amalgam waste. WSDA does not support a regulatory requirement for separators, as their effectiveness will vary depending on office practices and configuration of wastewater systems. Dentistry accounts for only a tiny fraction (0.4 percent, according to the EPA) of total discharged mercury waste. WSDA urges the state to examine what actions it can take to reduce mercury pollution from major sources, such as domestic and foreign utility plants, which account for more than 75 percent of mercury discharges.
Wellness Today. "Are There Toxic Silver Mercury Dental Fillings In Your Mouth?" Mark Heller http://www.wellnesstoday.com/november/newpage2.htm
Wholistic Research Company. Health Issues in the News. "Good News: California Requires Dentists to Disclose Dangers of Mercury And Other Dental Materials." January 2003. California Judge Approves Landmark Warning on Mercury Use in Dentistry. (San Francisco, CA) - For the first time anywhere, dentists will be required to post a warning about the dangers of mercury in their dental fillings. A California Superior court judge finalized the language for the warning to be posted in dentists' offices here today. The warning will read as follows: Notice to Patients, Proposition 65: Warning on dental amalgams, used in many dental fillings, causes exposure to mercury, a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Root canal treatments and restorations including fillings, crowns and bridges, use chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has studied the situation and approved for use all dental restorative materials. Consult your dentist to determine which materials are appropriate for your treatment. The exact language of the warning was argued and then finalized before Superior Court Judge James A. Robertson II between the California Dental Association, the largest constituent organization of the American Dental Association and Attorney Shawn Khorrami (Cor-ahm-mee). The agreement requires its member dentists to warn patients about the toxic dangers of mercury dental fillings and root canals. The agreement also allows non-CDA dentists to opt in to the agreement and post the warning. The warning is the result of a lawsuit filed by The Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami on behalf of As You Sow, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to advocacy and activism in the public interest. This is the first admission by organized dentistry that amalgams pose a potential health risk," says Shawn Khorrami, lead attorney. "The only problem is that it's about 100 years too late" This California consent judgment follows on the heels of recent lawsuits filed in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Los Angeles, California charging that mercury fillings placed in a woman's mouth contributed to the autism of her child, as well as lawsuits in Maryland, California, and New York charging the American Dental Association with misrepresenting amalgam dental fillings as "silver"; The lawsuits basically allege that such fillings actually contain approximately 50% mercury by weight. They cause continuous, daily exposure to mercury and, thereby pose substantial health risks to certain users. Mercury, a highly toxic substance, is the most widely used substance in dental fillings today.
Ziff, Sam Co-Author of Dental Without Mercury"Fertility and Dental Mercury" http://www.surrogacy.com/medres/article/mercury.html
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Sites supporting mercury fillings:
American Dental Association. "Dental Amalgams: Myths vs. Facts" http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0207_release01.asp
California Dental Association. "Fact Sheets: Dental Health. Dental Amalgam" http://www.cda.org/public/factsheet_amalgam.htm
Center For Disease Control. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Oral Health Resources."Dental Amalgam Use and Benefits." http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/factsheets/amalgam.htm
"Dental Amalgam: A Scientific Review and recommended Public Health Service Strategy for Research, Education and Regulation. Final Report of the Subcommittee on Risk Management of the Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs Public Health Service" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam1/ct.htm
Dental Products.net Dental Amalgam in Other Countries http://www.dentalproducts.net/xml/display.asp?file=1038&bhcp=1 "Sometime this month, the government of Norway will release for public comment the recommendation that dentists no longer use dental amalgam. That's the word from Liljan Aandahl, senior advisor to the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Welfare. The public will have three months to respond to the proposal, which could be enacted Jan. 1, 2003. The Norway recommendation is among the most recent actions on amalgam by any government. In 1997, the World Health Organization hosted a conference titled "Dental Amalgam and its Alternatives," which included government officials, academics and representatives of professional organizations from New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Finland, England and the United States. The participants unanimously endorsed a consensus statement that reads, in part, "Dental amalgam restorations are considered safe, but components of amalgam and other dental restorative materials may, in rare instances, cause local side-effects or allergic reactions. The small amount of mercury released from amalgam restorations, especially during placement and removal, has not been shown to cause any other adverse health effects."
Jones, Derek W. "The Dental Amalgam Controversy: Risks From Dental Amalgam." "During the past six years, several high-profile television documentaries in Britain, the U.S. and Canada have sensationalised the controversy over the use of dental amalgam. In my opinion, these programs presented distorted and, in some cases, inaccurate information." Derek Jones, BSc, PhD, FIM, CChem, FRSC (UK), DO.hc, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Oral Sciences and Head of the Division of Dental Biomaterials Science Dalhousie University 5981 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 902-494-1675. He served as Assistant Dean of Research for the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie from 1987-95. He has served on a number of important government committees, including a special stakeholders advisory committee on dental amalgam safety. http://www.chrcrm.org/fh_spring97_amalgamE.htm
"Dental Amalgam Overview" http://www.qualitydentistry.com/dental/amalgam/amalgam4.html
Dental Watch.org. "Amalgam -- Resurrection and Redemption Part 2: The Medical Mythology of Anti-Amalgam" Michael J. Wahl, D.D.S. http://www.dentalwatch.org/hg/myths201.html
Health.gov"Dental Amalgam and Alternate Restorative Material. References" http://www.health.gov/environment/amalgam2/References.html
"Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam in patients with symptoms allegedly caused by amalgam fillings." Berglund A, Margareta Molin http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8653498&dopt=Abstract
U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Consumer Information. Consumer Update: Dental Amalgam." http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/amalgams.html
Sites that discuss the toxicity, "hazardous waste" status of mercury fillings; disposal of dental fillings by dentists:
Bethlem Apparatus Company. Mercury Recycling Service for Dentists "Is Your Hazardous Dental Waste Going Down the Drain?"
City of Tacoma "Mercury Matters ... to the City of Tacoma. Statistics and news. Mercury is toxic in even small amounts." http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/environmentalservices/Mercury%20Matters/Mercury_Statistics.htm
Dental Mercury.com Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research. Environmental Issues. "Publications." http://www.dentalmercury.com/publications.cfm
Minnesota Public Radio. "Keeping Dental Mercury Out of the Environment." By Stephanie Hemphill. October 2, 2002. http://news.mpr.org/features/200210/02_hemphills_dentalmercury-m/
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. "Recycling of Elemental Mercury and Dental by Dentists." http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/mercdent.htm
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. "San Francisco Dental Mercury Reduction Program." http://sfwater.org/main.cfm/MC_ID/4/MSC_ID/85
Sustainable Hospitals.org. "Mercury Reduction." http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_Merc_BMP_DentalAmalgam.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."Safe Mercury Management. State Mercury Medical/Dental Waste Programs." http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/medical.htm
Books And Articles: Amazon.com books concerned with mercury and dentistry. At this writing, there were 1,226 citations here.
Abraham J, C. Svare C , C. Frank "The effects of dental amalgam restorations on blood Mercury levels". J. Dent. Res. 63(1):71-73,1984
Babich et al . "The mediation of mutagenicity and clastogenicity of heavy metals by physiochemical factors". Environ Res., 1985:37;253-286
Breiner, Mark. "Whole Body Dentistry:The Missing Piece to Better Health". Quantum Health Press, 1999.
Bronte, Lydia Bronte, Ph.D. The Mercury in Your Mouth: The Truth about "Silver" Dental Fillings. ISBN # 0-9643870-0-X (1996) Quicksilver Press, 211 West 92nd Street, New York, New York 10025 Phone 1-212-874-6526 or 1-800-423-6722 Fax 1-212-579-3224. Linda is the DAMS Coordinator for New York City. "This well-documented book brings to the forefront vital information concerning silver amalgam fillings. The truth is told in under 135 easy to read pages with an additional 55 pages of Appendix documentation. Almost every chapter ends with a Summary of the information discussed in the chapter. It details the who, what, where, when, how and why of this controversial subject. It suggests physiological and neurological symptoms of mercury toxicity, tests to determine if you are mercury toxic and correct procedures to detoxify. There are even lists of dentists knowledgeable about the safe removal of mercury fillings and physicians who know how to treat mercury toxicity. This book is a must read for anyone suffering from unexplainable depression, dizziness, headaches, irritability, lack of concentration, memory lapses, nervousness, allergies, gingivitis, fatigue, gastrointestinal illnesses, high blood pressure or kidney problems. Available from Quicksilver Press (212) 423-3074 and also on line.
Angel's Opinion: This book is well organized, easy to read and easy to understand. Upon completion you have a very good idea of what to do if you think you may be toxic and more importantly, how to go about correcting the problem. It discusses the dangers of removing all your fillings in a short time frame and precautions your dentist should take to prevent you from inhaling the mercury vapors caused by drilling. Anyone with silver fillings would benefit from reading this book. Michael C. Goldman DDS has a very good web site dealing with a variety of dental topics, including a detoxification protocol you can bring to your dentist for safe removal of your mercury fillings." Source: http://members.tripod.com/~altmedangel/library.htm
Boyd, N.D., etc. al. "Mercury from dental "Silver" tooth fillings impairs sheep kidney function". Am. J. Physiol. 261 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 30): R1010-R1014, 1991.
Brodsky, JB. "Occupational exposure to Mercury in dentistry and pregnancy outcome". JADA111(11):779- 780., 1985
Butler J. "Proceedings from the First International Conference of Biocompatibility". 1988
Campbell, N. M. Godfrey "Research into provocation testing of DMPS - urine samples of Mercury."
Casdorph, H., Richard Casdorph MD, Ph.D. and Morton Walker DPM. Toxic Metal Syndrome - How Metal Poisonings Can Affect Your Brain - A Guide to Understanding and Reversing Memory Dysfunction. ISBN # 0-89529-649-7 Avery Publishing Group, 120 Old Broadway, Garden City Park, NY 11040, (1995) 1-800-548-5757 or 1-516-741-2155 Fax 1-516-741-2167
Chop GF. and E.G. Kaufman "Mercury vapor related to manipulation of amalgam and to floor surfaces". Oper. Dent. 8(1):23-27,1983
Denton, Sandra, MD. "Proceedings of the First International Conference on Biocompatibility" 1988
Eggleston D.W. and Nylander M. "Correlation of Dental Amalgam with Mercury in Brain Tissue". J. Prosthetic Dent. 58, 704-707 1987.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Mercury Health Effects Update Health Issue Assessment. Final report 1984" EOA-600/8- 84f. USEPA, Office of Health and Environmental Assesment Wsahington DC 20460
Fasciana, Guy S., DMD. "Are Your Dental Fillings Poisoning You? The Hazards of Mercury in your mouth and What You Can Do About Them". ISBN # 0-87983-391-2 Keats Publishing, Inc. 27 Pine Street, P.O. Box 876, New Canaan, Conn. 06840 (1986)
Fischer, Martin. "Death and Dentistry." Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1940.
Fonder, A.C., DDS. "The Dental Distress Syndrome." Medical Dental Arts.
Fonder, A.C., DDS. "The Dental Physician." Medical Dental Arts, 1977.
Gordon. "Pregnancy in Female Dentists: a Mercury hazard. Proceedings of Intl conference on Mercury Hazards in Dental Practice". Sept. 2-4 Glasgow 1981
Goyer, RA "Toxic effects of metals. Cassarett and Doull's toxicology--The basic science of poisons", ed3, New York , MacMillan Publ.Co 1986, pp582-609
Hansen, K et al. "A survey of metal induced mutagenicity in vitro and in vivo". J Amer Coll Toxicol ., 1984:3;381-430
Hansen, Richard T. and Ellen Hodgson Brown, JD. "The Key to Ultimate Health" Advanced Health Research Publishing.
Hanson, Matts "Amalgam Hazards in Your Teeth". J Orthomolecular Psychiatry 1983, 12: 194-201
Hanson, Matts "Why is Mercury toxic: Basic chemical and biochemical properties of Mercury/amalgam in relation to biological effects". ICBM conference Colorado 1988
Hardy, James Earl and Kim Stanberry. "Mercury Free: The Wisdom Behind the Global Consumer Movement to Ban "Silver" Fillings"
Heintz, Edwardson, Derand, Birkhed "Methylation of Mercury from dental amalgam and mercuric chloride by oral Streptococci". Scan. J. Dent. Res. 1983, 91:150-152
Huggins, Hal Huggins,D.D.S. Alternative Medicine Digest Issue #23. "Dental Toxins - Your Teeth May Be Making You Sick - Mercury Fillings and root canals may have toxic effects on the immune system, producing leukemia, coma, and multiple sclerosis, but conventional dentists keep ignoring the evidence." April/May 1998 c/o Future Medicine Publishing, Inc. 1640 Tiburon Blvd. #2, Tiburon, California 94920 Phone 1-415-435-1779 or 1-415-789-8700 Fax 1-415-789-9138
Huggins, Hal, DDS. "It's All in Your Head." Avery Publishing Group. The link between Mercury Amalgams and Illness.
Huggins, Hal Huggins. "Observations From The Metabolic Fringe". ICBM conf. Collarado 1988
Huggins, Hal, DDS. "The Price of Root Canals" Price-Pottenger Foundation.
Huggins, Hal, DDS. and Thomas E. Levy, MD., JD. "Uninformed Consent." Hampton Roads Publishing.
Huggins, Hal, DDS. "Why Raise Ugly Kids" Arlington House Publishers.
Inouye, M., K. Murao and Y. Kajiwara Y. "Behavorial and neuropathological effects of.prenatal methyl Mercury exposure in mice". Neurobeahv.Toxicol Teratol.,1985:7;227-232
Jerome, Frank J. "Tooth Truth"
Jonnes, D.W., E.J. Sutton and E.L. Milner. "Survey of Mercury vapour in dental offices in Atlantic Canada". Canadian Dental Association Journal ., 49(6):378-395.,1983
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A group based in Albuquerque, New Mexico with chapters in over 40 states, made up of victims of mercury poisoning from dental fillings that seeks to alert consumers to the risks of amalgams and to ensure that ethical, mercury-free dentists are permitted to practice.
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