Why Mercury Free?

We hear continuously that amalgam, containing mercury, has been used as a tooth restorative material for more than 150 years. This does not mean that its use should continue without question. It has now been scientifically proven beyond any doubt that mercury, in its vapour form passes through the skin in the mouth into the body. Our waste amalgam cannot be lightly disposed of, it is classified as 'toxic waste'. Why would we want to place a material in a patient's mouth, which is ultimately classified as 'toxic waste' requiring specially licensed companies to dispose of for us?

Mercury has a very strong affinity to lipid or fatty tissue - the greatest organ accumulation of fatty tissue is the brain and nervous system. This can have a disastrous knock on effect on the endocrine system responses and breakdown of the body's immune system often presents with varied symptoms. The presence of other heavy metals, notably lead, cadmium, aluminium and nickel, worsens immune depression. It is most fortunate that the human body is as resilient as it is because most people with amalgam fillings do not exhibit any symptoms that they are aware of. However, in a 1997 publication the British Dental Association stated, "about 3% of the population are estimated to suffer from mercury sensitivity" which means that 1 .75 million people in this country are showing symptoms from mercury toxicity. Given that the BDA are, at best, sceptical about the effects on mercury on the population one might surmise that their estimate of 3% is still a lot of people. Draw your own conclusions and do the maths with a population of approximately 60 million.

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