Re: OT: Children 'at risk' from mercury in dental fillings

[Guest guest]

An important thing to keep in mind that I unfortunately found out the really

hard way...

Being allergic/reactive to anything else in amalgam increases your chances

of the amalgam releasing mercury into your body. I have a nickel allergy,

amalgam contains nickel and I was poisoned (truly poisoned) by the amalgam

fillings I used to have.

Thankfully I gave up on the docs after 12 years of suffering and figured it

out myself - got a doc to Rx me some chelation meds and I've been a new

person (no more chronic fatigue!!) since getting the mercury out of my

system.

-Lana

" There is nothing more useful than sun and salt. " - Latin proverb

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Sue <mum2mishka@...> wrote:

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> http://www.telegraph.co

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> uk/news/uknews/2217147/Children-%27at-risk%27-from-mercury-in-dental-fillings

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> Children 'at risk' from mercury in dental fillings

> By Auslan Cramb

> Last Updated: 2:01PM BST 29/06/2008

> Children and unborn babies could be at risk from the mercury contained in

> fillings, according to the world's biggest medical regulator.

> The American government's Food and Drug Administration agency has issued a

> health warning over amalgam dental fillings after insisting for years that

> they were safe.

> The change of position is a major victory for campaigners who claim

> fillings

> can cause a range of problems, including heart conditions and Alzheimer's

> disease.

> The FDA now states on its website that fillings contain mercury that " may

> have neuro-toxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and

> foetuses " .

> It adds that amalgam fillings release mercury vapour while chewing and when

> they are placed in teeth and extracted.

> It is now reviewing its rules on the use of the metal which is used in

> millions of fillings every year. About 125 tonnes is used annually in the

> EU

> alone.

> Mercury was used in eight million fillings in Britain in 2002-03, the last

> year for which the British Dental Association has figures.

> It insists that dental amalgam is safe but advises pregnant women to avoid

> dental intervention or medication " . Elsewhere, including Norway and

> Denmark,

> mercury has been banned from fillings.

> A study of more than 500 Portuguese and American children who received

> either amalgam or mercury-free fillings found no difference between them in

> terms of neurological symptoms.

> But around 500 British dentists are involved in mercury-free practices and

> more patients are said to be asking for alternative fillings that use resin

> and glass.

> Campaigners against the use of mercury claim there is a growing body of

> evidence that proves it is not " locked " in the filling.

> They believe it can cause a range of serious illnesses and damage the

> immune

> system.

> But according to the British Dental Health Foundation no controlled studies

> have found a connection between amalgam fillings and medical disorder.

> It admits that minute amounts of mercury from fillings are absorbed in the

> body, including some in the central nervous system, but says that everyone

> has a small amount in their system.

> The average adult in Britain absorbs about 9 millionths of a gram of

> mercury

> a day from all environmental sources, around one sixth of which comes from

> amalgam fillings.

> But most people, including dentists, still have mercury levels well below

> accepted health limits.

>