Reply #120: It was documented by studies, clinical experience prior to 1900 that [View All]

mercury amalgam commonly caused adverse health effects, which is why dentists who used amalgam were called quacks.
I could post documentation using peer-reviewed articles prior to 1900 that makes the case that amalgam commonly causes harm.
ADA was organized to promote amalgam by pro-amalgam groups and they've been very effective at it- though they've caused harm to millions of peoples health.

But the case is even stronger now,
since its been documented by medical labs that dental amalgam is the largest source of both organic and inorganic mercury
in those with several amalgams- who have approx. 10 times higher exposure than those without.
www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/damspr1.html

and that those with amalgams commonly have serious adverse health effects
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/damspr3.html
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html

and that dentists and dental staff at offices that use amalgam commonly have adverse health effects of
the high mercury levels in such dental offices
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/dental.html

and that due to the large amounts of mercury into sewers from dental offices and those who have amalgam fillings,
dental amalgam is the largest source of mercury in sewers, and a major source of mercury in water bodies,
fish, and the atmosphere- since high levels of mercury outgas at sewer plants and from where sewer sludge is landspread
or landfilled. ORNL has found that soil bacteria methylate inorganic mercury to methyl mercury and both elemental mercury vapor and methyl mercury outgas when the sun shines. Plus high levels of emissions from crematoriums from those with dental amalgams.
http://www.flcv.com/damspr2f.html

Over 30% of water bodies and most bays now have warnings to limit fish consumption.
Its documented that the mercury in one amalgam filling is enough to contaminate all fish in a 10 acre lake to the extent
that eating them would be dangerous. See the paper above.