Re: bisphenol-A in composite dental fillings and food packaging

[Guest guest]

so, what DO we get our teeth filled with?

At 07:02 PM 6/1/2004, you wrote:

>FYI, bisphenol-A is an estrogenic compound found in composite (white) dental

>fillings and many food product containers. There seems to be some

>controversy about the potence of its estrogenicity. Once site (unreferenced)

>stated that a single composite filling provided about the equivalent of 500

>hormone replacement trreatments. Others say it's estrogenic potency is not

>to worry about. Most of the scientific lit. I've read so far suggests that

>it should be considered, that it's worth studying further.

[Guest guest]

> Note that they say the average daily intake, if one had all

composite

> fillings coupled with environmental exposure, would be above what

Health

> Canada has determined the " tolerable daily intake " for whatever

that's

> worth.

Yeesh! So, would you be willing to offer a rundown of your research

into alternative filling materials? What are the least toxic? Are

there any that have no toxicity? I know you've compiled more info

than I have so far on the this subject and I would appreciate any

advice you may have to give.

~~Carolyn

[Guest guest]

> Re: bisphenol-A in composite dental fillings and food

>packaging

>

>

>> Note that they say the average daily intake, if one had all

>composite

>> fillings coupled with environmental exposure, would be above what

>Health

>> Canada has determined the " tolerable daily intake " for whatever

>that's

>> worth.

>

>Yeesh! So, would you be willing to offer a rundown of your research

>into alternative filling materials? What are the least toxic? Are

>there any that have no toxicity? I know you've compiled more info

>than I have so far on the this subject and I would appreciate any

>advice you may have to give.

>~~Carolyn

Katja asked that too, but I don't know enough about alternatives right now

to report on them. I've actually just started a chapter on that subject in

" Dentistry without Mercury " . But I'll post my findings when I know more. I

also should be getting the results of my dental material biocompatibility

test soon, so this will let me know what materials produce the least (or

hopefully *no*) immune reaction in my body. One thing I can report in terms

of immune response, Hal Huggins has found that the least immune-reactive

alternative is 84% 24K gold and 16% palladium. Pricey, I imagine!

Suze Fisher

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