Mercury-Free, Mercury-Safe, Biological Dentistry
Mercury Amalgam Fillings
Articles on and pertaining to mercury amalgam silver fillings.
Heavy Metal Detoxification
Removing Mercury/Silver Amalgam Fillings is Only the First Step Heavy metals are absorbed by the body through the foods that we eat, fluids that we drink, through skin contact and directly into the lungs through inhalation. Over time as metals of dental restorations deteriorate due to use and/or trauma these heavy metals can leach into the bloodstream. Once absorbed by the body heavy metals can cause health issue ranging from headaches, bone aches, memory loss, skin discoloration and a myriad of other ailments and conditions. Compounding exposure from mercury/silver amalgam fillings, over 6,000 tons of mercury enters the environment each year via industrial emissions...
Read MoreCommunity defeats dental mercury polluter
Anytime a community can band together and stand up for what it believes in, it’s not only a big win for the community, but also a big win for similar communities across the nation. Spring Hill, Tennessee residents did just that recently, keeping one of the largest sources of mercury pollution out of it’s town by standing up and fighting. Not only is it a big win for Spring Hill, but it’s also another step in the right direction for the fight against mercury amalgam fillings, as it proves people really DO CARE about what they are forced to breath and live with. It’s ALSO a big win for communities fighting against fluoridation, as it proves once...
Read MoreHow Do You Know if You Are Mercury Toxic?
Loosely adapted from the book “Let the Tooth Be Known” by Dawn Ewing, R.D.H., Ph. D., N. D. The “amalgam” fillings most people have in their teeth are a mixture of silver, copper, tin and zinc with an equal amount of mercury (up to 50 percent mercury). Fillings deteriorate over time, leaching the various metal components into the body. Amalgam fillings naturally react to acid and other elements in the mouth and can enter the body when it dissolves into a form of vapor which is subsequently inhaled into the lungs and absorbed into the blood stream. Likewise, as we eat, it is incorporated into food, is then swallowed and digested then absorbed into the bloodstream...
Read MoreThe Fight for Mercury-Free Dentistry at the International Level
Negotiations continue as nations work to create a treaty on mercury Governments from around the world met in Nairobi, Kenya to negotiate an international treaty on mercury, sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The content of the mercury treaty, which will be finalized and adopted by 2013, has a broad scope of concern which might surprise many Americans. The major focus is centered on mercury emissions from burning coal, gold mining and people eating mercury-tainted fish. For those of us in the Western world, we may be aware of concerns for mercury used in dental amalgams and vaccines but on the international level toxic mercury fears revolve...
Read MoreNeurolgical Effects of Mercury
Isn’t science wonderful, and isn’t the human body amazing? That the growth of live, nerve tissue can be recorded for our observation is miraculous. On the same level of amazement is the discovery that mercury ions so dramatically interfere with this biological process. On an even more miraculous plane is the fact that the FDA and other “mercury lovers” turn away from these discoveries. They maintain their position that the use of mercury that they are still supporting, as in placing mercury fillings, is safe enough to continue. Do they not have use of their brains? Do they not have children? Grandchildren? What is it going to take for them to say,...
Read MoreInterview with Dr. David Simone
Sept 7: Why are we using a toxic, antiquated material in dentistry? This is a great question. However, it is not as important as paying attention to the private, personal decisions you make to not have mercury placed or the decision for safe protective removal of mercury. Follow this great interview: By Dr. Mercola and Dr. David Simone Dr. Dave Simone works with Consumers for Dental Choice to fight amalgam because he fully appreciates how deviating amalgam fillings can be to your health. Dental amalgam emits mercury vapor even after it is placed in your mouth. This mercury is bioaccumulative and endangers your health in many ways, which we’ll review...
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