Mech
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Alernative to 'Silver' dental fillings...avoid the mercury
 Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:55 pm
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Today many composites are superior to amalgam. A 1994 study by the prestigious Clinical Research Associates group of Provo, Utah, looked at 21 dental filling materials over three years. They ranked each according to wear, marginal adaptation (closeness of fit to the tooth), surface smoothness, wear of opposing teeth, breakage and color match.
Eleven of the 21 filling materials were composites. They are called direct placement composite resins. The ADA has been saying for years that direct placement composite resins are inferior to amalgam because they wear faster, have more recurrent decay and may increase the need for root canals. The Provo study demonstrated that all of these claims are untrue.
The results showed that recurrent decay and root canal therapy did not happen often enough on all materials combined to even be considered as significant.
Amalgam was ranked 14th in overall strength, durability and effectiveness behind 11 composite filling materials and two porcelain/ceramic materials. Ten of the top 11 materials were composites. Almost two-thirds of the materials studied were found to be superior to amalgam.
WHY COMPOSITES?
* Are your dental fillings poisoning you? "Silver" mercury dental fillings are made of up to 70% mercury.
* Small amounts of mercury are dangerous and can have a more toxic effect than lead or arsenic.
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Mercury has a detrimental effect on every organ system in the body.
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Mercury easily enters the body through the lungs. It is then rapidly transported by the bloodstream to other parts of the body. The major target organs for mercury vapor are the central nervous system and the kidneys.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991, dental mercury amalgams are the most significant source of mercury exposure for the general public.
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Mercury fillings can have up to 700,000 parts per million mercury. Yet the FDA takes tuna fish off the grocery shelves when it has only 1 part per million mercury.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared dental amalgam a hazardous substance in 1983.
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Many European countries have banned "silver" mercury dental fillings. If you have dental amalgam, you are exposed to colorless, odorless and tasteless mercury 24 hours a day.
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