Re: CS>Mercury In Your Mouth

Humm, veddy interestink! Amalgums have probably been around for as long as quacksilver has been known, but use in fillings was the actual subject. Tanks ken At 11:17 AM 8/15/01 -0400, you wrote: >Ode Coyote wrote: > >> [snip] >> >> Mercury was first introduced into dentistry in the

Re: CS>Mercury In Your Mouth

Ode Coyote wrote: > [snip] > > Mercury was first introduced into dentistry in the 1840s, and was an > immediate boon to the dental profession, for up until then, dentistry was > very costly, since all fillings were silver or gold. > > How, pray tell, did they fill a tooth with pure sil

Re: CS>Mercury In Your Mouth

[snip] Mercury was first introduced into dentistry in the 1840s, and was an immediate boon to the dental profession, for up until then, dentistry was very costly, since all fillings were silver or gold. How, pray tell, did they fill a tooth with pure silver or gold? Amalgums are fairly ancie

CS>Mercury In Your Mouth

Listers: I had my mercury fillings taken out almost 20 years ago, after reading a book by a San Diego County dentist who was one of the first to expose the dangers of mercury in dental fillings. He wanted $175 for removal of each filling, so I went to Tijuana and had it done for $25 a tooth.