DENTAL AMALGAM FILLINGS
DAMS Intl. - Bernie Windham- Ed.
The
papers that can be linked to on this page have over 4,000 medical studies or
Government Agency studies that document that:
1.
Dental Amalgam Fillings are the largest
source of mercury in most people, and largest source of methyl mercury as
well since other forms of mercury are methylated to
methyl mercury in the body by bacteria, yeast, etc. Those with several amalgam
fillings have mercury excretion levels 10 times the average of those without
amalgam, and most after amalgam replacement have reductions of 90% in mercury level in
saliva and excretion.
2.
Most people with several fillings get significant
daily exposures to mercury that exceed Government
Health Guidelines for Mercury Exposure.
3.
The main reasons for common high exposures of mercury and other toxic metals
from amalgam are mercury's negative
vapor pressure which means that it is constantly vaporizing plus the galvanic currents(battery
effect) created in the mouth by mixed metals that pumps mercury into the gums,
jawbone, oral mucosa, and systemically is carried throughout the body by the
blood and nerves. Additionally electromagnetic fields(EMF) from appliances such as computer
monitors and motors create currents in metal in the mouth that increases
galvanism and exposure to metals such as mercury.
4.
Mercury is extremely toxic and
the most toxic substance with common significant exposures. No safe level where
there are not measurable adverse effects has ever been documented. However not
all people receiving the same exposure are equally effected and mercury
toxicity effects depend on susceptibility
factors such as immune reactivity, systemic detoxification and metal excretion
ability, other synergistic exposures, etc. , as well as dose.
5.
Mercury vapor or organic mercury readily crosses the blood-brain barrier and
the placenta to a fetus, and accumulates
to significant levels in the brain,
6.
Mercury and other toxic, immune reactive, and carcinogenic metals like nickel
form strong bonds with the sulfhydryl radical(SH) in
amino acids which are the body's main building blocks and cellular level fuel, disrupting the basic metabolic processes
such as the conversion of cysteine to sulfates, taurine, and glutathione. The incomplete conversion of such
amino acids results in toxic metabolites such as beta-casamorphine
and sulfites as well as immune and autoimmune conditions. Mercury has been
found to be a common cause of autism;
ADHD, seizures/epilepsy, and prenatal exposures have been found
to have significant neurological and cardiovascular effects. Mother’s
dental fillings are the largest source of prenatal mercury exposure for
most, but direct occupational(such as dental workers)
and medical exposures can be significant sources for some.
Mercury
also accumulates in the brain and
Some
of the autoimmune conditions documented to be commonly caused by mercury(and
other toxic metals) include oral
lichen planus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS), Fibromyalgia(FM), MS, Lupus, Lou Gehrig's Disease(ALS), Parkinson's, diabetes, etc.
7.
Thousands of medical studies on humans and animals have confirmed the
mechanisms by which mercury(and other toxic metals)
cause over 40 serious or chronic
health conditions including neurological, hormonal, reproductive, immune,
autoimmune, cardiovascular, & birth
defects and developmental effects on infants.
8.
There are many thousands of clinical
cases of cure or significant improvement in these conditions after proper
amalgam replacement and treatment, as followed and documented by doctors. Some
of the conditions that mercury
has been documented to cause and which people have been documented to recover
from after proper amalgam replacement or treatment include: periodontal disease, oral keratosis(pre cancer)), immune system, autoimmune problems , allergies, asthma, lupus, sinus
problems, chronic headaches/ migraines, multiple chemical sensitivities,
epilepsy, blood conditions, chron's disease, stomach problems, dizzyness/vertigo,
arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS),
Lou Gehrig's Disease(ALS), Parkinson's/ muscle tremor, Alzheimer's, muscular/joint pain/fibromyalgia , infertility, depression , autism, schizophrenia, ADD, depression, insomnia, anger,
anxiety & mental confusion , susceptibility to infections , antibiotic
resistant infection, endometriosis
, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS) , tachycardia and heart problems , memory disorders , cancer(breast, etc./ leukemia,
neuropathy/paresthesia, alopecia/hair loss , tinnitus, chronic eye conditions: inflamation/iritis/
astigmatism/myopia /cataracts/macula degeneration ,
vision disturbances, eczema,
psoriasis, skin conditions , urinary/prostrate
problems, hearing loss, candida,
PMS, diabetes, etc. The majority of those treated for most of these conditions
showed significant improvement for most of these conditions.
9.
Cavitations are commonly
caused by improper tooth extractions. They are a form of jawbone disease
marked by a loss of normal bone density or by holes in the jawbone, and caused
by infection, toxicity, trauma and other factors. Leading causes of jawbone
cavitations are toxic, infected root canaled teeth
and improperly extracted teeth, including improperly extracted root canaled teeth, where the extraction site was not thoroughly
cleaned out and toxic, infected soft tissue was left behind at the extraction
site.
Root canals and cavitations have been
documented to often over time accumulate extremely toxic anaerobic bacteria
which give off toxins that can have similar toxic effects in disrupting
enzymatic processes as mercury and to be a factor in some autoimmune cases such
as Parkinson's, MS,
10.
Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome, Inc.(DAMS)
(Florida) National web site(www.amalgam.org) is a patients support organization
for those with chronic mercury conditions or who need advise
about dental biocompatibilty/toxicity issues. They
have lists of specially trained dentists in dealing with mercury and
biocompatibility issues, and have issued several fact sheets documenting and
summarizing common mercury exposure levels, adverse health and environmental
effects of mercury from amalgam and other mercury sources.
11.
Mercury and other toxic chemicals are accumulating in fish and wildlife to
dangerous levels. The number of lakes in the U.S. with warnings regarding eating fish and
wildlife has been growing rapidly and has reached over 50,000 (20% of all U.S.
significant lakes), along with 7% of all U.S. river miles, all Great Lakes, and
many coastal bays and estuaries. The fish and wildlife subject to these
exposures are showing serious and sometimes catastrophic hormonal and
reproductive problems related to the accumulation of mercury and other endocrine disrupting chemicals to
those at the top of the food chain such as wading birds, alligators, Florida
Panthers, minks, polar bears, seals, beluga and orca whales, etc. People are also having widespread
neurological, immune, hormonal, and reproductive problems related to these
common exposures. Mercury from dental office and human excretion from those
with amalgam fillings has been found to be a significant source of mercury into
the rivers and lakes significant enough to result in warnings regarding mercury
levels in fish, to the extent that the mercury levels from amalgam results in
higher levels of mercury in the water of home sewers of those with amalgams and
in most U.S. sewer systems higher than the EPA guideline mercury level
developed to avoid accumulation in fish and wildlife and adopted by some areas
for this purpose. Thus the Environmental
Effects of Amalgam Dental Fillings are seen to be affecting everyone.
Contact
info: DAMS Intl, 1043 Grand Ave, #317 St
Paul MN 55105 651-644-4572
Kids Developmental Effects Page
DAMS Page- Florida Chapter,
Technical Documentation Page
FDA Amalgam Docket Review Page