<SNIP>If you have a metallic dental filling, you probably have a small amount of mercury in your mouth.
I think 50 % mercury would be considered more than a "small" amount. I was never able to prevent recurrences of my non-hodgkins lymphoma until I had my amalgams (read mercury) removed. "concern over toxicity" is pretty mild considering that it has been proven beyond doubt that mercury shows up in the bone marrow and brains of monkeys, sheep and other animals sacrificed a few months after receiving their "amalgam" fillings. To my knowledge there has never been any scientifically valid research done to prove that mercury filling are safe - just the ADA saying "we have been doing this for 100 years and don't see any problem" It's nice that there is an alternative, however, your characterization of this toxic substance in someone's mouth as "prompting discussions" <snip>For decades, U.S. dentists have used alloys > containing copper, tin, silver, zinc and mercury in amalgams. Such > alloys are ideally suited to the job. They're long-lasting, strong, > corrosion-resistant and bond easily to tooth enamel. However, concern > over the toxicity of mercury has prompted discussion about restricting > their use.<snip> Is a grossly understated view of the threat the decades of "approved dental practice" have foisted upon the uninformed and unsuspecting public. Dave Perkins "enjoy - mercury free - being" ----- Original Message ----- From: Ivan Anderson <i...@win.co.nz> To: Silver-List <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 12:00 AM Subject: CS>New NIST Amalgam Material Contains No Mercury > Dentistry > Smile! New NIST Amalgam Material Contains No Mercury > If you have a metallic dental filling, you probably have a small amount > of mercury in your mouth. For decades, U.S. dentists have used alloys > containing copper, tin, silver, zinc and mercury in amalgams. Such > alloys are ideally suited to the job. They're long-lasting, strong, > corrosion-resistant and bond easily to tooth enamel. However, concern > over the toxicity of mercury has prompted discussion about restricting > their use. > > Until now, there were no replacement materials that worked as well. > Metallurgists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have > perfected a method for making silver powder that, when properly > consolidated, has properties that equal or exceed those of > mercury-containing alloys. The powder is precipitated from a solution > and then treated with a dilute acid to remove silver oxide from the > surface of the very small silver particles. These particles then can be > compacted carefully with normal dental tools into a tooth cavity where > they consolidate through cold welding. Fillings made this way are 80 > percent dense and are at least as strong as mercury-alloy amalgams. > > NIST is inviting companies to apply to license the patented process by > contacting Terry Lynch at (301) 975-2691. > > Media Contact: > Linda Joy , (301) 975-4403 > > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
