ARE THE MERCURY FILLING MATERIAL SAFE?
Mercury is a known poison. It is also very volatile. This means that “metallic” mercury gives off mercury vapor when agitated, compressed or exposed to increases in temperature. Mercury vapor which is colorless, tasteless and odorless- if inhaled into the lungs it can pass into your blood stream for distribution to all body tissues. Dentists have always been taught to believe that once mercury has been combined into the filling material, it remains “locked in” and can’t come out. There is scientific evidence proving that the mercury does not stay locked in and that its toxic properties are not made harmless. Scientific evidence from the University of Iowa, University of Calgary, Oral Roberts University and New Zealand clearly shows that mercury vapor escapes from the amalgam fillings in your teeth.(7-11) Confirmation of the escape of mercury vapor and ions from amalgam dental fillings is provided by The World Health Organization (WHO) Environmental Health Criteria 118 document (EHC 118
