A Few Scientific Facts About Mercury, Amalgams, and Disease

• Mercury is released out of every "silver" filling (amalgam) immediately upon implantation and continues to release from the open surface of the filling in vapor/gas form.
• Some released mercury can even migrate (retrograde) up the nerve axion and directly into the brain.
• No safe level of mercury has ever been found. The EPA's standard is now:   .02 micrograms of mercury per cubic meter of air [extremely low]. The FDA does not even have a standard of how much is too much. If they did and it were as low as the EPA, no one could ever have another amalgam. 
• Every "silver" filling implanted in the teeth contains 43% - 55% pure elemental mercury.
• Scanning electron micrographs show thousands of spheres of raw/liquid elemental mercury on the surface of  polished amalgams (which can then offgas into your mouth and/or get into the food you eat.)
• Scientific documentation has demonstrated that there is an absorption rate of 80% or  more of inhaled mercury vapor.
• Latest scientific facts from autopsies show the number of amalgam fillings in the mouth correlates with the amount of mercury found in the brain tissue, pituitary, thyroid adrenal glands and kidneys. Also, found were lesions on the brain and in the spinal column where discs were literally fused together from the mercury [joint pain--maybe??].
• Science has well documented that mercury causes various metabolic physiological  changes in living tissue and organs, including SUPPRESSION OF THE IMMUNE FUNCTION.
• Science has documented the uptake of inhaled mercury vapor into every organ of the human body.
• Science has shown that chronic exposure to minute doses of mercury will cause an accumulation of mercury to occur during the life-time of the organism. This is due to the slow rate of elimination of mercury from the body.
• Mercury and its various compounds cross the placental membrane in concentrated measure and are taken up by the embryo and fetus. There is evidence that the fetal brain levels of mercury are 30% greater than maternal blood levels of mercury.
• Significant quantities of mercury can be passed to the nursing child through the mother's milk.
• Mercury can produce diseases of insideous onset which may be delayed as much as 20 years from initial exposure. (body threshold is the key)
• High levels of mercury are found in the brains of alzheimer's victims, and mercury has been shown to cause brain lesions indistinguishable from hallmark alzheimer's pathology (tubulin aggregation and neuro-fibril tangles).[See the website: www.iaomt.org for irrefutable visual video proof = checkmate.]

• Autopsies of dentists and dental assistants showed an increase of 800% (8x) over the control level of mercury in the pituitary gland.
• 90% of dentists tested on perceptual motor skill and neuro-cognative standardized tests experienced serious tremors and 30% suffered mental-neuro problems, such as short term memory loss or lack of concentration.

Definition & Symptoms of (Chronic) Mercury Poisoning / Toxicity

Dorland's Medical Dictionary: "Mercury Poisoning: acute/chronic disease caused by mercury and its salts... The chronic form, due to absorption by the skin and mucous membranes, inhalation of vapors, or ingestion of mercury salts, is marked by stomatitis, metallic taste in the mouth, a blue line along the border of the gum, sore hypertrophied gums that bleed easily, loosening of the teeth, erethism (that is psychological disturbances/Mad Hatter's Disease), secretion o saliva, termors and incoordination." Micro-mercurialism has NO does-response relationship (minute dose may cause life-threatening response).

The Merck Manual says: Mercury Poisoning: Chronic Symptoms: Gingivitis, Mental Distrubances and Neurological Deficits. For an Inhaled Poison (vapor): remove patient from contaminated environment and protect helpers. [We dentists, were NOT taught to protect ourselves or others from the ravages of mercury vapor poisoning. Indeed, we were taught that the mercury is "locked into" the filling--would that it were!]

The following is a partial list of about 80 symptoms (out of over 200 known symptoms) taken from:

1. Oettingen, W.F. Poisoning: A Guide to Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment. W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia, 1958

2. Environmental Health Criteria 1, Mercury. World Health Organization, Geneva 1976

Elemental Mercury Vapor Exposure

1. Psychological Disturbances (Erethism)

Irritability; Nervousness

Shyness or timidity

Loss of memory

Lack of attention

Loss of self-confidence

Decline of intellect

Lack of self control

Fits of anger

Depression; Anxiety

Drowsiness; Insomnia

2. Oral Cavity Disorders

Bleeding Gums

Alveolar bone loss

Loosening of teeth

Excessive salivation

Foul breath

Metallic taste

Leukoplakia = white patches

Gingivitis = inflamed gums

Stomatitis = inflamed mouth

Ulceration of gums, palate, tongue

Burning sensation in mouth/throat

Tissue pigmentation

3. Gastrointestinal Effects

Abdominal cramps

Constipation or diarrhea

GI & digestion problems & colitis

4. Systemic Effects - Cardiovascular

Irregular heartbeat > tachycardia, brady

Feeble and irregular pulse

Alterations in blood pressure

Pain or pressure in chest

5. Systemic Effects - Neurological

Chronic or frequent headaches

Dizziness; Ringing or noises in ears

Fine tremor > hand, feet, lip, eyes, tongue

6. Systemic Effects - Respiratory

Persistent cough; Emphysema

Shallow or irregular respiration

7. Systemic Effects - Immunological

Allergies; Asthma

Rhinitis = inflamed nose

Sinusitis = inflamed

Lymphadenopathy, esp. cervical

8. Systemic Effects - Endocrine

Subnormal temperature

Cold clammy skin > esp. hands & feet

Excessive perspiration

9. Systemic Effects - Other

Mouth weakness; Joint pains; Fatigue

Anemia; Hypoxia = lack of oxygen

Edema = swelling; Loss of weight

Loss of appetite; Frequent urination

10. Severe Cases

Hallucinations; Manic depression

Organic Mercury Exposure

Fatigue > Chronic Fatigue

Headache

Forgetfulness

Inability to concentrate

Apathy

Depression

Outbursts of anger

Decline of intellect

       Later Findings

Numbness/Tingling of hands, feet, lips

Muscle weakness progresses > paralysis

Dim or restricted vision

Hearing difficulty; Speech disorders

Dermatitis; General CNS dysfunctions

Renal (kidney) damage

Incoordination; Loss of memory

Emotional instability

If you see a pattern of symptoms, please consider mercury as a possible cause.

“In ALL cases of SUSPECTED mercury poisoning, treatment begins with IMMEDIATE TERMINATION of EXPOSURE. In some cases the symptoms of mercury exposure are reversible when exposure is eliminated.”  Journal American Dental Association, December 1987. (Authors: P. L. Phan and Hoos)

Scientifically Documented Excessive Exposure + Many/Any Symptoms = Suspicion of Poisoning