>Subject: Evidence of Health effects of amalgam From: "Peter
>Moran"
[email protected] Date: 4/3/2004 2:47 PM Pacific
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>Just to bury a somewhat smelly old dead horse---- (Jan has
>a habit of eternally resurrecting what she thinks is
>unfinished business)
>
>"Jan" <
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>> >>> You made a claim, do prove it.
>>
>> >You are the one posting material about the "widespread
>> >and serious" effects of mercury in amalgams,
>>
>> W R O N G! You are making up things. I have never claimed
>> any *widespread* serious effects.
>
>I did not say you claimed it directly, I said you posted
>material claiming
>it.
Some Ph.D chemists who have researched it, yes.
>>Yet some
>> >> of the sillier elements of "alternative" medicine
>> >> claim to have noted a sudden epidemic of florid
>> >> mercury poisoning from amalgams (on no real
>> >> evidence )..
> Cite please.
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Cite please.
>I know there are none, and
>> >> that moreover a great many studies have gave failed to
>> >> show any
>difference
>> >> in the health of those with and without amalgams.
>Can you back up your claims or not???? Either do so and
>don't make false
>> claims.
>>
>> Jan
>I am very aware that this is a tactic designed to obscure
>Jan's inability to produce scientific evidence for overt
>mercury poisoning in those with amalgam dental fillings.
Well, no it is an honest question, please back up your
claims or don't make them. In fact you are now doing the
tactic dance. Let's back up.
Here's a space for your great many studies..
Furthermore you just lied, AGAIN, as I have posted
scientific evidence over and over and over.
>But yes, she did post material about the "widespread and
>serious" effects of amalgams. Here is Jan's post and an
>extract from the material it refers to.
>"Jan" <
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>>
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/dentpap.html
>> Documented High Mercury Exposure Levels from Amalgam and
>> Adverse Health
Effects
>>
> Let's see if this is *direct* enough for Peter Moran
>The extract----
>
>>Many of those researching amalgam related health effects
>>including several very prominent scientists >have
>>concluded that the health effects are *widespread and
>>serious* so that mercury should not be used >as a filling
>>material (14,18,19,99,182,183, 209).
>At least 2 states, California and
>>Maine, have passed >laws requiring dentists to warn
>>patients about the dangers of use of amalgam in dentistry,
>>and many >other countries have such warnings. <my
>>emphasis>
>
>Peter Moran
Yep, and the only point you wish to cover is the widespread
and serious??
Did you read the what the prominent scientists had to say??
Now, we are ready for your great many studies.
Next, we will once again go over a very few abstracts with
scientific evidence of mercury poisoning in those with
dental amalgams.
http://tinyurl.com/3bp8f
1: Adv Dent Res. 1992 Sep;6:110-3. Related Articles, Links
Side-effects: mercury contribution to body burden from
dental amalgam.
Reinhardt JW.
Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa
College of Dentistry, Iowa City 52242.
The purpose of this paper is to examine and report on
studies that relate mercury levels in human tissues to the
presence of dental amalgams, giving special attention to
autopsy studies. Until recently, there have been few
published studies examining the relationship between
dental amalgams and tissue mercury levels. Improved and
highly sensitive tissue analysis techniques have made it
possible to measure elements in the concentration range of
parts per billion. The fact that mercury can be absorbed
and reach toxic levels in human tissues makes any and all
exposure to that element of scientific interest. Dental
amalgams have long been believed to be of little
significance as contributors to the overall body burden of
mercury, because the elemental form of mercury is rapidly
consumed in the setting reaction of the restoration.
Studies showing measurable elemental mercury vapor release
from dental amalgams have raised renewed concern about
amalgam safety. Mercury vapor absorption occurs through
the lungs, with about 80% of the inhaled vapor being
absorbed by the lungs and rapidly entering the
bloodstream. Following distribution by blood circulation,
mercury can enter and remain in certain tissues for longer
periods of time, since the half-life of excretion is
prolonged. Two of the primary target organs of concern are
the central nervous system and kidneys.
Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial PMID: 1292449
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://tinyurl.com/2ld6k
J Alzheimers Dis. 2003 Jun;5(3):189-95. Related
Articles, Links
Apolipoprotein E genotyping as a potential biomarker for
mercury neurotoxicity.
Godfrey ME, Wojcik DP, Krone CA.
Bay of Plenty Environmental Health Clinic, Tauranga, New
Zealand.
[email protected]
Apolipoprotein-E (apo-E) genotyping has been investigated as
an indicator of susceptibility to heavy metal (i.e., lead)
neurotoxicity. Moreover, the apo-E epsilon (epsilon)4 allele
is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative conditions,
including Alzheimer's disease (AD). A theoretical
biochemical basis for this risk factor is discussed herein,
supported by data from 400 patients with presumptive mercury-
related neuro-psychiatric symptoms and in whom apo-E
determinations were made. A statistically relevant shift
toward the at-risk apo-E epsilon4 groups was found in the
patients p<0.001). The patients possessed a mean of 13.7
dental amalgam fillings and 31.5 amalgam surfaces. This far
exceeds the number capable of producing the maximum
identified tolerable daily intake of mercury from amalgam.
The clinical diagnosis and proof of chronic low-level
mercury toxicity has been difficult due to the non-specific
nature of the symptoms and signs. Dental amalgam is the
greatest source of mercury in the general population and
brain, blood and urine mercury levels increase
correspondingly with the number of amalgams and amalgam
surfaces in the mouth. Confirmation of an elevated body
burden of mercury can be made by measuring urinary mercury,
after provocation with 2,3,-dimercapto-propane sulfonate
(DMPS) and this was measured in 150 patients. Apo-E
genotyping warrants investigation as a clinically useful
biomarker for those at increased risk of neuropathology,
including AD, when subjected to long-term mercury exposures.
Additionally, when clinical findings suggest adverse effects
of chronic mercury exposure, a DMPS urine mercury challenge
appears to be a simple, inexpensive procedure that provides
objective confirmatory evidence. An opportunity could now
exist for primary health practitioners to help identify
those at greater risk and possibly forestall subsequent
neurological deterioration.
PMID: 12897404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://tinyurl.com/2h6y4
Altern Med Rev. 2000 Jun;5(3):209-23. Related
Articles, Links
Environmental medicine, part three: long-term effects of
chronic low-dose mercury exposure.
Crinnion WJ.
Healing Naturally, 11811 NE 128th St., Suite 202, Kirkland,
WA 98034, USA.
Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment, and in our mouths
in the form of "silver" amalgams. Once introduced to the
body through food or vapor, mercury is rapidly absorbed and
accumulates in several tissues, leading to increased
oxidative damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cell death.
Mercury primarily affects neurological tissue, resulting in
numerous neurological symptoms, and also affects the kidneys
and the immune system. It causes increased production of
free radicals and decreases the availability of
antioxidants. It also has devastating effects on the
glutathione content of the body, giving rise to the
possibility of increased retention of other environmental
toxins. Fortunately, effective tests are available to help
distinguish those individuals who are excessively burdened
with mercury, and to monitor them during treatment.
Therapies for assisting the reduction of a mercury load
include the use of 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and
2,3-dimercato-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS). Additional
supplementation to assist in the removal of mercury and to
reduce its adverse effects is discussed.
Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial PMID: 10869102
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://tinyurl.com/2gnwl
: Br Dent J. 1997 May 24;182(10):373-81. Related
: Articles, Links
The future of dental amalgam: a review of the literature.
Part 4: Mercury exposure hazards and risk assessment.
Eley BM.
Periodontal Department, King's College School of Medicine &
Dentistry, London.
This is the fourth article in a series of seven on the
future of dental amalgam. It first describes toxic mercury
hazards from all sources of exposure including dental
amalgam. It begins by considering the many problems in
accurately estimating daily mercury intakes from these
sources. It then describes potential mercury hazards to
industrial workers and the calculation of thresholds for the
general public from industrial data. The implications of
these findings to the production of a safe threshold for
patients with dental amalgams are then discussed. It finally
discusses the attempts which have been made to carry out a
risk assessment of dental amalgam. In this connection it
reports the reviews of the United States Public Health
Service in 1993, the Swedish National Board of Health and
Welfare in 1994 and the risk assessment commissioned from
Canada Health which was reported in 1995. It also includes
comments on the methods used in this last report.
Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial PMID: 9185355
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://tinyurl.com/yuj39
Acupunct Electrother Res. 1996 Apr-Jun;21(2):133-60. Related
Articles, Links
Significant mercury deposits in internal organs following
the removal of dental amalgam, & development of pre-
cancer on the gingiva and the sides of the tongue and
their represented organs as a result of inadvertent
exposure to strong curing light (used to solidify
synthetic dental filling material) & effective treatment:
a clinical case report, along with organ representation
areas for each tooth.
http://tinyurl.com/2gnwl
2: Br J Dermatol. 1996 Mar;134(3):420-3. Related
Articles, Links
The relevance and effect of amalgam replacement in subjects
with oral lichenoid reactions.
Ibbotson SH, Speight EL, Macleod RI, Smart ER, Lawrence CM.
Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary,
Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
In this study we examined the prevalence of mercury
hypersensitivity in patients with oral lichenoid reactions
(OLR) and the effect of amalgam replacement in subjects with
amalgams adjacent to OLR irrespective of their mercury
sensitivity status. One hundred and ninety-seven patients
with oral problems were examined: 109 with OLR, 22 with oral
and generalized lichen planus, and 66 with other oral
diagnoses, including aphthous ulcers and orofacial
granulomatosis. Nineteen per cent of patients with OLR
reacted to mercury on patch testing, significantly more than
in those with generalized lichen planus (0%) and in those
with other oral diagnoses (3%). Twenty-two patients with OLR
and adjacent amalgams had amalgam replacement and, in 16 of
17 mercury-positive subjects and three of four mercury-
negative subjects, the OLR resolved after amalgam removal.
In conclusion, we found a significantly increased prevalence
of mercury hypersensitivity in patients with localized OLR
in comparison to subjects with other oral problems. Amalgam
replacement resulted in resolution of OLR in the majority of
patients with amalgams adjacent to OLR irrespective of their
mercury sensitivity status.
PMID: 8731663 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
This one for Rich Andrews
http://tinyurl.com/2dp6g
3: Psychol Rep. 1992 Jun;70(3 Pt 2):1139-51. Related
Articles, Links
A comparison of mental health of multiple sclerosis
patients with silver/mercury dental fillings and those with
fillings removed.
Siblerud RL.
Rocky Mountain Research Institute, Inc., Colorado.
In this study was compared the mental health status of 47
multiple sclerosis patients with silver/mercury tooth
fillings (amalgams) to that of 50 patients with their
fillings removed. On the Beck Depression Inventory the
multiple sclerosis subjects with amalgams suffered
significantly more depression while their scores on the State-
Trait Anger Expression Inventory indicated the former group
also exhibited significantly more anger. On the SCL-90
Revised, subjects with amalgam fillings had significantly
more symptoms of depression, hostility, psychotism, and were
more obsessive-compulsive than the patients with such
fillings removed. On a questionnaire containing 18 mental
health symptoms multiple sclerosis subjects with amalgam
fillings reported a history of 43% more symptoms than those
without amalgam fillings over the past 12 months. These data
suggested that the poorer mental health status exhibited by
multiple sclerosis subjects with dental amalgam fillings may
be associated with mercury toxicity from the amalgam.
PMID: 1496084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://tinyurl.com/2ukse
: Am J Psychother. 1989 Oct;43(4):575-87. Related
: Articles, Links
The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and
mental health.
Siblerud RL.
Colorado State University, Department of Physiology,
Fort Collins.
The findings presented here suggest that mercury poisoning
from dental amalgam may play a role in the etiology of
mental illness. Comparisons between subjects with and
without amalgam showed significant differences in subjective
reports of mental health. Subjects who had amalgams removed
reported that symptoms of mental illness lessened or
disappeared after removal. The data suggest that inorganic
mercury poisoning from dental amalgam does affect the mind
and emotions.
PMID: 2618948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
