FDA FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES TOXICITY OF MERCURY FILLINGS

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FDA finally acknowledges toxicity of mercury fillings

Dear Friend,

It's the beginning of the end for mercury fillings. After a decade-long battle, Consumers for Dental Choice announced that they'd settled a lawsuit that will compel the FDA to comply with a new law and classify mercury amalgam.

According to Charlie Brown (and no, I didn't make that name up) of the General Council for Consumers for Dental Choice, the FDA agreed to drastically alter its Web site on dental amalgams. "Gone, gone, gone are all of the FDA's claims that no science exists that amalgam is unsafe," Brown said.

Now, the FDA Web site clearly states: "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses. When amalgam fillings are placed in teeth or removed from teeth, they release mercury vapor. Mercury vapor is also released during chewing. FDA's rulemaking will examine evidence concerning whether release of mercury vapor can cause health problems, including neurological disorders, in children and fetuses."

It's always been something of a shock to me that there hasn't been more of an uproar about mercury in fillings. After all, it's already known that they leak mercury into your system at an alarming rate. Researchers discovered that when they stimulated an amalgam filling, they could actually see the mercury vapor emanating from the filling for at least an hour and a half. It doesn't take much to stimulate a filling, either: It happens every time you eat, brush your teeth, chew gum, or grind your teeth. And yes – the vapors that come off those fillings are toxic.

What's more frightening is that – years after this research happened – this no-brainer reversal of the FDA's stance on these oral poisons is considered such a big victory. It just goes to show you how broken our system can be.

The huge upside of this victory is that it's one of the first times that anti-mercury organizations worked together to present a unified front against a mercury-based product. To change the policy, everyone pulled together at once – developing a single strategy, circulating petitions, getting Congressional hearings, creating state fact sheet laws, being heard by scientific advisory hearings, etc.

Proof positive that persistence—and teamwork—pay off.

Filling you in about bad fillings,

William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.

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Dental amalgam is a mixture of metals, with
50 percent being metallic mercury. A number of
studies have shown that this mercury vaporizes
in the mouth at body temperature and is rapidly
absorbed by the tissues in the mouth and is
even carried by nerves (olfactory and trigeminal
nerves) to the brain.
The highest concentration of this mercury
in the brain is in the areas affected first by
Alzheimer’s disease. Even more shocking are
findings that chewing and eating or drinking hot
foods or drinks dramatically increases brain and
blood levels of mercury.
Any mouthwash that reacts chemically, such
as hydrogen peroxide, will also increase mercury
vapor release. these types of mercurycontaining
fillings should be removed. This can be
done safely only with special training.
DR. Blaylock

[ggreg]

I would like to offer a clarification to those who might freak out over the mercury situation, and offer that the quote from the FDA says the mercury "may" have neurotoxic effects, and also that they will therefore examine evidence whether mercury "can" cause health problems.  Which is to say, no one is saying such fillings are most definitely toxic and something to be scared about.  After all, mercury was used for many, many years on the entire population of the U.S., and we don't exactly have everyone who has those old fillings living in mental institutions, with their children out there born deformed.

As a personal note, just in case this comes up as a step for perfect health, I ain't gonna have any of those teeth or fillings removed forthwith out of my mouth, and I have a cousin who has plenty of those fillings whose his son is a genius, and I have some elderly relations who have them and are in excellent physical condition.  The numbers just don't support inflammatory titles like the one at the top of this thread.  Nothing personal.  Just business.

I simply wanted to provide a balanced view on the mercury situation.  That's not to say we should keep using the original mercury combination, and that is THE good thing about such groups who watch over this issue, which is to prevent possible future damage.