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Deadly Mercury:
How It Became
Your Dentist's
Darling
Val Valerian
Exposure to mercury from "silver" dental fillings is slowly poisoning millions
of Americans each year. In fact, chronic mercury toxicity from such
fillings ranks among our most serious public health problems.
The modern dental amalgam, widely misnamed "silver" and used in
fillings for more than 180 years, now accounts for 79-80 percent of all
dental restorations. 1 In truth, however, it contains only about 35 percent
silver by weight, compared to 50 percent mercury (with 13 percent tin,
and small amounts of copper and zinc). 2
Citing the silver-mercury ratio, Murray Vimy, professor in the Department
of Medicine at the University of Calgary (Canada), notes that
average amalgam fillings have a mercury mass of 750-1,000 milligrams
(mg) and should more properly be called mercury fillings. They have a
functional life of about 7-9 years, after which they are usually replaced
with another one made of the same material. 3,4
Mercury is more toxic than lead or even arsenic. Considering the
mountains of scientific information that have accumulated over the last 70
years, which clearly show the poisonous effects of mercury, using it today
in dentistry is simply criminal. Yet each year worldwide, hundreds of tons
of this toxic material are placed into patients' teeth, while some finds its
way from dental offices into sewage and refuse systems, to poison the
environment instead of the patients.
The American Dental Association (ADA) and government scientists
know mercury's potential and actual harm, yet continue to promote its use.
They thus make a direct, if covert assault on America's health while producing
large profits for themselves and their special interest group.
Appropriately, such crimes are punishable by death under the Crime Bill
of 1994 and United Nations rules concerning genocide. 5
Within the dental profession, the issue of mercury-filling safety has recurred
periodically. Introduced in 1812 by British chemist Joseph Bell, the