“Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses. When amalgam fillings are placed in teeth or removed from teeth, they release mercury vapor. Mercury vapor is also released during chewing. FDA’s rulemaking (described in question 7) will examine evidence concerning whether release of mercury vapor can cause health problems, including neurological disorders, in children and fetuses.”

Mercury is just about the most toxic substance known to man: only a madman or a genocidal maniac would put mercury in people’s teeth. How long will the British dental establishment continue to stonewall on this issue and when will we get assurances that mercury in the form of thimerosal will not be injected into children, in particular? When will we get a serious examination of the mercury-autism connection?

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FDA

1. What is dental amalgam?

Dental amalgam is the silver-colored material used to fill (restore) teeth that have cavities. Dental amalgam is made of two nearly equal parts: liquid mercury and a powder containing silver, tin, copper, zinc and other metals. Mercury concentration in dental amalgams is generally about 50% by weight, while the silver concentration ranges from 20-35%.

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