ARTICLES: Mercury
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Risk Assessment of Amalgam, 2005
Mutter, et. al., have brought the literature citations for amalgam risk assessment up to date as of 2005, in this English translation of a German review paper.
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Mercury, Amalgam, and Alzheimers Disease
Dr. Boyd Haley explains in detail the hypothesis that mercury is the most likely toxic agent behind the pathogenesis of Alzheimers, in this review article published in the journal Medical Veritas. In support of the argument, he also presents a comprehensive review of the evidence for significant mercury exposurefrom dental amalgam.
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Hg Emission from Amalgam Actually Measured!
Summary: Mercury emissions from single-spill samples of three popular precapsulated amalgams, Tytin, Dispersalloy, and Valiant, were measured in water at room temperature, 23o C. Daily emission was 4.5 to 21 micrograms per day, much higher than previously "estimated" values offered by ADA spokespeople in the past. It is now obvious why pro-amalgamists never actually
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The Scientific Case Against Mercury Amalgam
A review of the scientific evidence demonstrating significant exposure to mercury and resulting physiological harm from dental amalgam.
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Test Foundation- an Encyclopedic View of Hg from Amalgam and Thimerosol
This encyclopedic compilation of material on mercury, as derived from dental amalgam and the preservative, thimerosol, was originally compiled by Drs. Boyd Haley and Curt Pendergrass for their site, ALTCorp.com. It now resides on the IAOMT website, for reference by all serious students of the subject. The Test Foundation site was current in 2006, but will remain frozen in time, and probably will not be updated further. Click here to enter.
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WHO 2005 Report: Mercury in Health Care
Despite claims to the contrary by defenders of amalgam, the official position of the World Health Organization remains that of the 1991 conference: dental amalgam is the greatest source of inorganic mercury for the general population, outside of industrial exposures. Attached is a two page report published by the WHO Department of Protection of the Human Environment, that reiterates that official position.
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WHO 1991 Report on Inorganic Mercury
The complete report of the WHO 1991 Conference on Inorganic Mercury remains the reference document, the most complete and authoratative work on sources, exposure, toxicology and metabolism of inorganic mercury in humans.
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Our Preferred Poison - DISCOVER Magazine Article
A very accessible introduction to the dangers of mercury, by an author who vowed
to have her amalgam fillings replaced after researching the subject! Click
to view article.
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Mercury and Amalgam Links
Links to allied sites with information about mercury and amalgam.
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The Ziff Bibliography of Mercury Topics
A comprehensive bibliography of topics relative to chronic mercury exposure, especially from dental amalgam.
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Swedish Government 2003 Report on Dental Amalgam
Professor Maths Berlin, advisor to the IAOMT Scientific Advisory Board, reporting to the Swedish government on published research from 1997 to 2002, concludes, "the margin of safety... is not there."
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IAOMT Status Report on Mercury Amalgam
Our position paper on the "safety" and use of amalgam.
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A Scientific Response to the ADA Special Report
In April of 1990 the ADA published a Special Report entitled "When your patients ask about mercury in amalgam." This ADA Special Report is of concern because it omits information and contains misinformation which misleads patients and dentists regarding amalgam safety.
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