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Uploaded by on Dec 14, 2010

The American Dental Association and the government insist that traditional metal dental cavity fillings are safe, but as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, the FDA wants to take a second look.

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  • is your assertion that methyl is 17-27 times more toxic ?

    FDA gives no refetrences for the staement that methyl is more toxic.

    both forms are toxic and bio-accumulate. In addition, one is not exposed to methyl ffrom fish 24 hours a day as those with amalgams.

    go here to read of 3 sources (ATSDR and WHO) which state that the main source of mercury in people is from their amalgam mercuryexposure - dot - info/index.php?option=com_k2&v­iew=item&layout=item&id=422&It­emid=241

  • @MercuryExposure it's actually pg. 26 of that 1991 report. It's a result of a previous study titled "Environmental Health Criteria 101: methylmercury".  Mercury in vapor vs. methylmercury please see fda dot gov/medicaldevices/productsand­medicalprocedures/dentalproduc­ts/dentalamalgam/ucm171094.htm­#4

  • @t5e2 sure no problem. you can download that WHO doc, plus the 2003 report which was estimated at even high rates of 1 - 27 micrograms from our the downloads section of our website (on the users tab) mercuryexposure . info/index.php?option=com_rokd­ownloads&view=folder&Itemid=28­7&id=47:world-health-organizat­ion-who

    someitme youtube doesn't allow links in the comments section. Thanks for taking a look at the docs.

  • @MercuryExposure please link me to that "WHO Document". What is the title of this "document"? can you direct me to a copy of this "document"??

  • @t5e2 your assertion is incorrect.

    Mercury vapor from amalgam is the single largest source of systemic mercury intake: Persons with

    amalgam fillings have an average daily exposure of 3-17 ug of mercury per day;

    Other sources are: Fish 3 ug per day, Water .05 ug per day, Air .04 ug per day. (WHO Document 118, p.36, 1991)

  • The consumption of fish is by far the most significant source of ingestion-related mercury exposure in humans and animals,

  • Mercury and humans should not mix, no matter the form the mercury is in.

  • Sounds like some cancer studies: "It's very hard to prove, or disprove, cause and effect."

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