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[ ] FDA Reluctantly Admits Mercury Fillings Have

Neurotoxic Effects on Children

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For the first time, the FDA has issued a warning that the mercury contained

in silver dental fillings may pose neurological risks to children and

pregnant women.

" Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the

nervous systems of developing children and fetuses, " reads a statement that

has been added to the agency's Web site. " Pregnant women and persons who may

have a health condition that makes them more sensitive to mercury exposure,

including individuals with existing high levels of mercury bioburden, should

not avoid seeking dental care, but should discuss options with their health

practitioner. "

The warning was one of the conditions that the FDA agreed to in settling a

lawsuit filed by several consumer health groups.

" Gone, gone, gone are all of FDA's claims that no science exists that

amalgam is unsafe, " said Brown, a lawyer for Consumers for Dental

Choice, one of the plaintiffs.

" It's a watershed moment, " said Bender of the Mercury Policy

Project, another plaintiff.

Mercury is a well-known neurotoxin that can cause cognitive and

developmental problems, especially in fetuses and children. It can also

cause brain and kidney damage in adults.

So-called dental amalgams, or fillings made with a mix of mercury and other

metals, have been used since the 1800s. Although it is known that small

amounts of mercury are vaporized (and can be inhaled) when the fillings are

used to chew food, and though Canada, France and Sweden have all placed

restrictions on the use of mercury fillings, the FDA has always insisted

that amalgams are safe.

Dental amalgams are considered medical devices, regulated by the FDA.

Even the FDA's new warning stops short of admitting that dental amalgams are

dangerous for the general population. Instead, it focuses on the same

population that has already been warned to limit mercury exposure by

consuming less seafood: children and pregnant women. The FDA says it does

not recommend that those who already have mercury fillings get them removed.

Millions of people have received amalgam fillings, although their popularity

has dropped off in recent years. Currently, only 30 percent of dental

fillings contain mercury - the rest are tooth-colored resin composites made

from glass, cement and porcelain. These alternative fillings are more

expensive and less durable than amalgam, however.

In 2002, the FDA began a regulatory review of amalgam that was expected to

be complete within a few years. In 2006, with the review still incomplete,

an independent FDA advisory panel of doctors and dentists rejected the

agency's position that there is no reason for concern about the use of

amalgam. While the panel agreed that the majority of people receiving such

fillings would not be harmed, panel members expressed concern for the health

of certain sensitive populations, including children under the age of six.

The panel recommended that the FDA conduct further studies on the risks to

children from dental amalgam, and that it consider a policy of informed

consent for children and pregnant: that is, warning those groups of the

risks associated with the fillings before installing them.

Part of the lawsuit centered on the FDA's failure to respond to these

recommendations in a timely fashion.

" This is your classic failure to act, " federal judge Ellen Segal Huvelle

told the agency.

As part of the lawsuit settlement, the FDA must reach a final decision on

the regulation of amalgam by July 28, 2009.

" This court settlement signals the death knell for mercury fillings, " Brown

predicted. But J.P. Securities analyst Ipsita Smolinski disagreed,

saying that the FDA is unlikely to ban amalgam entirely

" We do believe that the agency will ask for the label to indicate that

mercury is an ingredient in the filling, and that special populations should

be exempt from such fillings, such as: nursing women, pregnant women, young

children, and immunocompromised individuals, " Smolinski said.

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