DENTAL
AMALGAM MERCURY SYNDROME
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Medical Studies Document Widespread Common Adverse Oral
Effects of Dental Amalgam Fillings and High Levels of Accumulation of Mercury
in Gums, Oral Mucosa, Jaw Bone, Brain, and Central Nervous System.
1. Mercury is the most toxic substance people are commonly exposed
to , and is known to bioaccumulate
in the body and brain of people and animals that have chronic exposure. (1,2,3)
2. Mercury amalgam dental fillings are the largest
source of mercury in most with several dental fillings. Most with several
fillings have 10 times as much mercury in excretion as
the average person without amalgams, and these mercury levels decline by 90%
after amalgam replacement. (2)
3. Amalgams leak dangerous levels of mercury due to
mercury’s negative vapor pressure and oral
galvanism with other metals in the mouth.
The level of daily exposure commonly exceeds the U.S. EPA health
guideline for daily mercury exposure. (2,3,4)
4. Mercury vapor given off by amalgam fillings accumulates in tooth roots, gums,
jawbone, and oral tissue at high levels. Some of this accumulation is visable and called amalgam tattoos. The number of amalgam surfaces has a
statistically significant
correlation to the level of mercury in saliva, oral mucosa, and brain. (1-3)
5. Metal Crowns over
amalgam cause even higher levels of accumulation of mercury in the oral cavity than amalgam fillings due to oral galvanism and EMF. (1,4)
6. Those with
amalgam fillings average at least 5 times higher levels of mercury in saliva than those
without amalgam. Eating, brushing,
polishing, or drinking hot liquids can cause 10-fold higher levels of mercury
release by amalgam fillings.
Replacement of amalgam fillings reduces levels of mercury in saliva
approximately 90 %.
(1,3).
7. Bacteria in the mouth and bacteria and Candida in
intestines methylate
inorganic mercury to highly toxic organic methyl mercury and mercaptans involved in bad breath (1,3)
8. There is consensus among dental researchers that amalgam
fillings are responsible for common
systemic oral effects such as amalgam tattoos, oral galvanism, oral lichen planus, metalmouth, etc. and that replacement
of amalgam fillings usually resolves conditions like
9. Some of the oral
conditions documented to be caused by amalgam fillings include: gingivitis, bleeding gums, bone loss, mouth
sores, oral lesions, pain and discomfort, burning mouth, "metal
mouth", chronic sore throat, chronic inflammatory response, lichen planus, amalgam tattoos, autoimmune response, oral cancer,
etc. (1,3)
References (over 4,000 peer-reviewed medical studies,
most from National Library of Medicine Medline(www.nlm.nih.gov)
or Government Agencies)
(1) Oral Effects of Amalgam Dental Fillings Documented to be
Widespread and Common by Peer-Reviewed Medical and Dental Studies.; B.Windham(Ed.),
Mar 2001, www.flcv.com/periodon.html (over 100 peer-reviewed studies)
(2) Amalgam Dental Fillings Found to Be Number One Source of
Mercury in Most People, with Common Daily Exposures Exceeding Gov’t Health Guidelines for Mercury; B.Windham(Ed.) (medical studies including large Air Force
personnel study by Inst. Of Dental Research) http://www.flcv.com/amalno1.html
(3) Documentation on Exposure Levels, Adverse Health Effects
Due to Amalgam Dental Fillings and Results of Replacement of Amalgam
Fillings; B.Windham(Ed.),
(Over 1500
Peer-Reviewed Medical or Government Studies Documenting Mechanisms by which
Mercury from Amalgam causes over 40 chronic health conditions, and 60,000
clinical cases of recovery or significant improvement in these conditions after
amalgam replacement) http://www.flcv.com/amalg6.html
(4) The Causes of High Levels of Exposure to Mercury from Amalgam Dental
Fillings:
Oral Galvanic
Currents of Mixed Metals(the battery in your mouth),
Mercury’s Negative
Vapor Pressure, and Electromagnetic Fields(EMF)
Effects on Metal Fillings; B.Windham(Ed.) www.flcv.com/galv.html
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Technical Contact: Bernard Windham(Chemical
Engineer), berniew1@embarqmail.com
