Percent Recovery After
Amalgam Replacement by Condition
The majority of those with many chronic health conditions recover after dental amalgam replacement (some likely also had some metals detoxification):
thus dental amalgam mercury appears to be a primary cause of many conditions (several groups of study results on this page)
The statistics listed below were compiled by the Foundation For Toxic- Free Dentistry (FTFD) on 1569 patients from 6 different reports. The statistical analysis
involves a total of 1569 patients in six different studies: 762 patients
utilized the FTFD Patient Adverse Reaction Report to individually report
changes in their health directly to the FDA and the FTFD; Dr. Mats Hanson,
Ph.D. reported on 519 Swedish patients; Henrik
Lichtenberg, D.D.S. of
Pierre LaRose, D.D.S. of
Symptom, No Cases.,
No. improved or cured, % of cure or improvement
ALLERGY 221 196 89%
ANXIETY 86 80 93%
BAD TEMPER 81 68 89%
BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEMS 99 53 54%
CHEST PAINS 79 69 87%
DEPRESSION 347 315 91%
DIZZINESS 343 301 88%
FATIGUE 705 603 86%
GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS 231 192 83%
GUM PROBLEMS 129 121 94%
HEADACHES 531 460 87%
MIGRAINE HEADACHES 45 39 87%
INSOMNIA 187 146 78%
IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT 159 139 87%
IRRITABILITY 132 119 90%
LACK OF CONCENTRATION 270 216
80%
LACK OF ENERGY 91 88 97%
MEMORY LOSS 265 193 73%
METALLIC TASTE 260 247 95%
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 113 86 76%
MUSCLE TREMOR 126 104 83%
NERVOUSNESS 158 131 83%
NUMBNESS ANYWHERE 118 97 82%
SKIN DISTURBANCES 310 251 81%
SORE THROAT 149 128 86%
TACHYCARDIA 97 68 70%
THYROID PROBLEMS 56 44 79%
ULCERS & SORES (
URINARY TRACT PROBLEMS 115 87 76%
VISION PROBLEMS 462 289 63%
the first group of reports were compiled by a Swedish patients support
organization like DAMS of people contacting them with chronic health problems
and the results when amalgams were replaced. The others are combination of reports to FDA,
and by dentists
and doctors working with patients who underwent amalgam replacement. Although
the largest source of problems affected by amalgam replacement would be related
to mercury, dental fillings and metal crowns often have other toxic metals like
nickel, palladium, etc.
Another Group of 130 patients undergoing amalgam
replacement and detoxification
The
http://www.karlloren.com/ultrasound/p23.htm
Mouth symptoms number cases percent signif. improved
gingiva
bleeding
39 (20.8
%)
79.5 %
grinding of
teeth
34 (13.1
%)
79.1 %
glossopyrosis
18 ( 9.7 %)
88.9 %
dry
mouth
28
(15.4 %)
92.8 %
metallic taste
58 (24.6 %)
96.5 %
Allergies number cases percent signif.
improved
contact eczema
26 (10.5 %)
61.5 %
food
allergy
32 (16.5 %)
62.5 %
hay
fever
34 (18.4 %)
50.0 %
eczema (neurodermatitis) 27
(13.5
%)
51.8 %
asthma/chronic bronchitis
9 (20.0
%)
55.5 %
itching/pruritus
27 (19.5
%)
75.0 %
chronic/frequent infections
or inflammatory irritations number cases percent signif.
improved
nose
62 (32.0
%)
74.2 %
paranasal sinuses
61 (29.6
%)
78.7 %
pharynx
56 (27.8 %)
83.9 %
chronic
headache/migraine 49
(19.5
%)
77.5 %
vertigo
48 (26.3
%)
75.0 %
low blood
pressure
40 (21.8
%)
50.0 %
Neurologic symptoms number cases percent signif.
improved
aboulia/fatigue
89 (46.9
%)
69.7 %
lack of
concentration
75 (41.3
%)
72.0 %
depressive
mood
76 (40.9
%)
80.3 %
extreme
nervousness
55 (30.4
%)
83.6 %
insomnia
52 (28.5 %)
76.9 %
tremor
34 (17.6
%)
70.6 %
dysopia
41 (19.5 %)
53.6 %
tinnitus
31 (17.2 %)
48.4 %
Other
symptoms number cases percent signif. improved
arrhythmias
29 (18.4 %)
62.1 %
increased
sweating
42 (22.5 %)
61.9 %
aching
back
72 (39.4
%)
61.1 %
rheuma
19 (11.2
%)
73.7 %
acne
8 (11.4
%)
50.0 %
alopecia/loss of
hair 32
(19.5 %)
59.4 %
urgency
39 (21.0 %)
61.5 %
constipation
26 (15.7
%)
76.9 %
meteorism
64 (31.5 %)
62.5 %
diarrhea
39 (15.4
%)
69.2 %
inflammation of the eye
33 (17.6
%)
63.3 %
"Health observations before and after amalgam
removal"
Presentation
at Estavayer- le-Lac,
Dr.(med/dent). Paul Engel http://www.amalgam-info.ch/estava-e.pdf
75 patients with the following chronic symptoms:
Migraine 36x
Headache 32x Gastro-intestinal
problems 27x
Neck tensions 25x
Paraesthesia 19x Dizziness 18x Allergies 13x
Vision disturbances 13x Back pain 12x Mental disorder 12x
Joint pain 10x
Shoulder/arm pain 10x
Results: After removing the amalgam, patients
believe their health
has become
much better 68%
better 12% somewhat better 9%
no improvement 7%
worse 1%
There was similar experience with an expanded patient
group of 160 patients :
http://www.amalgam-info.ch/awschu-e.pdf
The
beneficial effect of amalgam replacement on health in patients with autoimmunity. Prochazkova
J, Sterzl I, Kucerova H, Bartova J, Stejskal VD; Neuro
Endocrinol Lett. 2004 Jun;25(3):211-8.
http://www.melisa.org/pdf/Mercury-and-autoimmunity.pdf
Results of lymphocyte
reactivity measured with MELISA indicate that in vitro reactivity after the
replacement of dental amalgam decreased significantly to inorganic mercury,
silver, organic mercury and lead.
All 6 patients with MS showed significant
improvement in health.
Out of 15 patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus
(
Out of 8 patients with autoimmune thyroiditis
6 showed significant improvement in health (75%).
5 patients undergoing
amalgam replacement had atopic eczema for which other studies have found more diverse factors in
autoimmunity causes. 3 out of 5 of these
patients had significant improvement in condition (60%).
Of the patients that did not have evidence of
significant improvement, most tested immune reactive to nickel and the
autoimmunity measure was not improved at the end of the study. For those whose condition was worse, the
autoimmunity measure for nickel was higher at the end of the study- indicating
that amalgam replacement did not resolve the source of nickel exposure.
Lindh U, Hudecek R, Danersund A, Eriksson S, Lindvall
A., Removal of dental amalgam and other metal alloys
supported by antioxidant therapy alleviates symptoms and improves quality of
life in patients with amalgam-associated ill health. Neuroendocrinol
Lett 2002 Oct-Dec;23(5-6):459-82 (463 cases)
http://www.nel.edu/pdf_w/23_56/NEL235602A12_Lindh_wr.pdf
Of 30 chronic symptoms
reported on by patients at the beginning of the study, 72.1 % of patients
reported significant improvement and there was overall significant improvement
for all conditions.
The percent reporting each
condition at the beginning of the study were:
Chronic Fatigue 74.5%
Feeling Cold
or fever 59.6%
Sore throat 53.1%
Aching lymph nodes 37.6%
Muscle discomfort entire
body/FM 70.2%
Pain or discomfort in
muscles 73.7%
Abnormal fatigue after exercise 72.4%
Headaches 62.6%
Joint Pain 61.6%
Light Sensitivity 60.3%
Vision Problems
43.4%
Memory Problems 67.6%
Unusually irritable 60.3%
Mental confusion 47.9%
Thinking difficulty 62%
ADD/concentration 72.1%
Depression 74.3%
Sleep problems 67.8%
Dizzyness 64.6%
Tinitus/ears 40.4%
Hand/foot problems 62.8%
Tremors or spasms 54.6%
Aching shoulders 60.7%
Heart problems 53.8%
Stomach problems 69.8%
Bladder/urinary problems 49%
Eczema 49.1%
Frequent infections 61.3%
Blisters or sores in mouth 69.5%
Aching teeth or jaw 57.9%
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