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The Big Dental Lie
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THE BIG DENTAL LIE
Table of Contents
The biochemistry of mercury in the body Oxidative stress Cell death (Apoptosis)
Chapter 1 THE SCIENCE OF MERCURY What is mercury? Inorganic mercury (I-Hg) compounds Organic mercury (O-Hg) compounds Basic metabolsim of mercury Conversion of mercury Importance of true control group Mercury poinsonings
Chapter 2 THE HISTORY OF DENTAL AMALGAM The barber dentist The wars against mercury in dentistry
Chapter 3 HOW MUCH MERCURY IS RELEASED BY DENTAL AMALGAM? Do amalgams, in fact, release mercury? Acute doses Chronic doses from amalgam The distribution of mercury from amalgam in the kidneys The distribution of mercury from amalgam to and in the brain Amalgams affect the mercury levels in multiple organs and fluids How do we determine toxic doses? Factors that affect the amount of mercury released Routes of exposure How much mercury is absorbed, excreted and ultimately retained? Absorption of mercury from amalgam Transport of mercury in the body Excretion How much mercury does the body retain?
Chapter 4 WHAT AFFECT DOES THE MERCURY RELEASED BY DENTAL AMALGAM HAVE ON THE MERCURY LEVELS IN THE BODY? How much mercury can cause symptoms? Amalgam as the cause for ill health, known as ‘Dis’-ease Allergies Anaphylaxis exercise-induced Alzheimer’s disease Anti-oxidant Blood The basics of blood Cancer Cardio vascular system (CVS) Chronic fatigue syndrome Dental personnel Depression Dizziness DNA Hearing loss Infections Immune System Kidney Liver Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) Oral galvanism Pregnancy, (in)fertility and reproduction Saliva Respiratory tract Combination of symptoms The toxic effects of other metals combined with amalgam Materials that are used to replace dental amalgam
Chapter TESTING FOR TOXICITY Clinical evaluation and testing for mercury toxicity Medical history using a symptom questionnaire Blood tests Urine tests Faecal test Hair Saliva test Mercury vapour analyser Urine porphyrin profile Amalgam sensitive vs amalgam allergic Lead levels not low enough? 'A continuing hazard'
Chapter 6 CHELATION: REMOVING MERCURY FROM THE BODY What is chelation? Characteristics of Chelators Removing heavy metals from the brain DMPS DMSA Cilantro Spirulina Activated charcoal Zinc Dietary fiber Antioxidants Glutathione (GSH) Chlorella Selenium Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid, Ascorbate) Zeolite Metallothionin (MT) Chapter 7 SAFE DENTAL AMALGAM REMOVAL The eye cannot see what the brain does not know How dangerous is it to use amalgam in the dental clinic? Students’ exposure to Mercury Occupational exposure in dental clinics Release of mercury by dental clinics into the environment Dangers during placement of amalgam Contaminated fish Saliva mercury levels affects wastewater mercury levels Safety precautions when removing amalgam fillings
Chapter 8 THE POLITICS SURROUNDING AMALGAM FILLINGS Controversy and Confusion FDA Whitepaper Manufacturer’s warning goes unheeded FDA does a flip-flop FDA’s Amalgam Rule The role of politics in science Informed consent (with acknowledgement to Dr Michael Fleming for this contribution) Why is the FDA ignoring its own scientists’ recommendations? Manufacturers prohibit the use of amalgam Dentist sues amalgam manufacturer – and loses Zero Mercury Working Group Obama shifts U.S. policy to back global mercury control treaty Amalgam maker urged to phase out mercury tooth fillings U.S. EPA asked to set new mercury reduction standards for the dental industry World governments move towards global treaty on mercury International restrictions and bans on amalgam What’s happening in the U.S.?
APPENDIX 1: So what must you do now? APPENDIX 2: Precautions to be taken during safe amalgam removal APPENDIX 3: Further reading
