WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE CAUSED BY MECURY VAPOR ESCAPING FROM AMALGAM FILLINGS?
In the unborn babies, the highest levels of mercury were in the liver and pituitary gland. In Denmark, Danscher and associates placed occlusal amalgam fillings in three vervet monkeys. In three other monkeys, amalgam was implanted in the maxillary bone. Three untreated monkeys served as controls. After one year it was found that amalgam fillings (total weight 0.7-1.2 grams) caused deposition of mercury in the spinal ganglia, anterior pituitary, adrenal, medulla, liver, kidneys, lungs, and intestinal lymph glands. The highest levels of mercury were located in the kidney, gastrointestinal tract, and jaw. (45) It is common medical and scientific knowledge, based on known occupational exposures, that mercury can effect kidney function. The possibility cannot be excluded that this increased urinary albumin level is a result of the amalgam removal. (50) The researchers found that within 10 days after placement of mercury-containing fillings in the teeth of the animals, a large percentage of
