Mercury Amalgam Fillings - Why they are a bad idea

Recent warnings in the national media claim that many sea foods especially Tuna Fish, contain mercury. However it is not widely reported that exposure to mercury from ‘silver’ dental fillings has also gained considerable notoriety.
 
Speaking as someone with M. E. (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) - I searched high and low for relief, but to no avail. Then a friend referred me to a naturopath who detected toxic levels of mercury in my kidneys. At present I am in the process of detoxifying and am feeling the benefit already.
 
With my new-found energy, I decided to do some research on the Internet and what I discovered is mind-blowing. It appears the biggest source of mercury poisoning comes from mercury amalgam tooth fillings. They corrode with age, slowly leaching mercury into the system. Even a healthy individual detoxifies mercury at a hopelessly slow rate.
 
Within the dental profession, the issue of mercury amalgam safety has recurred cyclically, since the introduction of the modern dental amalgam in 1812 by Joseph Bell, a British chemist. Historically, the espoused opinion of dentistry insists that once mixed, the mercury is locked into the fillings. However the body of experimental evidence suggests that this opinion is totally without merit. Despite these replicated research findings, many national dental associations still claim that mercury fillings are Safe. The subject is controversial for reasons easily fathomed - dental associations fear massive litigations.
 
Individuals possessing severely compromised immune systems gravitate towards an accumulation of mercury. The mass medias ‘take’ on the issue, shunts the blame onto fish and seafood. Alternative medicine veers towards the credence that dental ‘silver’ amalgams are responsible in the majority of cases of M.E. and its view is backed up by many scientific studies and the World Health Organisation.
 
Health problems which may be linked with mercury toxicity include chronic fatigue, frequent headaches, candida, thrush and allergies - lack of concentration, memory lapses, irritability and depression - all conditions which could, of course, be linked with other causes. The old saying ‘Mad as a Hatter’ illustrates that long-term exposure to mercury results in a form of madness.
 
During pregnancy, mercury vapour will cross the placenta and accumulate in the developing foetus. Mercury may be involved in Alzheimer's Disease, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and other neuro muscular disorders. Mercury can cause hormonal imbalance, which can be restored when fillings are removed and the mercury deposits are removed from the body organs by flushing. This is of particular significance to infertile couples.
 
Research shows that sperm counts are reduced in men and imbalances in hormones occur in females. Couples who have had difficulties are later able to start families. University of Munich, Forensic medicine department, Prof. Drasch's research shows direct correlation between mercury in the body of the foetus of a still-born child and the amount of fillings the mother has. The German Health Ministry now recommend no amalgam for women of reproductive age.
 
Dentists must treat mercury as highly toxic waste outside your mouth. It is considered such a hazardous material that France banned all transportation of the liquid metal and the EU is now considering taking the same step. While this won’t stamp out the practice - dentists can still use mercury in a pre-mixed pellet form - it does signal a growing awareness that we should be asking if this is really a good thing to be putting in our mouths.

Now that tobacco and asbestos litigations are leaving the limelight, perhaps mercury’s time has come. Companies manufacturing vaccinations containing mercury (as a preservative) have been the first to come under the scrutiny of the courts. (See Class action lawsuit). If dental amalgams were given similar status, the potential court cases could be limitless.

For details of mercury-free dentists and testing for mercury toxicity, contact The British Society for Mercury-free Dentistry in writing. Send a large SAE to 225, Old Bromptom Road, London SW5 OEA