Holistic & Biologic Dentistry -Facts of Amalgam I

FACT: Mercury is more toxic than lead and arsenic. Would you allow your dentist to place a filling containing Lead into your mouth?

FACT: Mercury is the second most toxic element known to man after Plutonium.

FACT: The World Health Organization believes that there is no safe level of Mercury and that the body's predominant source of mercury exposure is from silver fillings.

FACT: The Federal EPA considers mercury in teeth to be so toxic that when a tooth containing mercury is extracted it must be handled as hazardous waste.

FACT: The average 'silver filling' contains 500,000 parts per million of mercury, as much as a typical mercury thermometer. A mercury thermometer is considered a biohazard if broken and mercury is exposed.

FACT: The average 'silver filling' contains enough mercury to contaminate a 5 acre lake and declare it unsuitable for drinking and fishing according to the EPA.

FACT: The mercury from fillings distributes to tissues around the body and is the biggest source of mercury exposure in the body.

FACT: Mercury exposure from amalgams crosses the placenta and into the fetus and breast milk.

FACT: Adverse physiological changes occur as a result of mercury exposure from dental fillings.

FACT: The ADA continues to lobby in support of the use of mercury, despite the widespread availability of a cost effective and safe alternative.