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Are Metal Fillings Really Dangerous To Your Health?

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Silver amalgam dental fillings have been in use all over the world for many decades&period; However&comma; there has been a bit of a deception going on all along&period; &&num;8220&semi;Silver&&num;8221&semi; amalgam is actually an alloy of several metals&comma; but typically contains around 50 percent mercury&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">More and more people are becoming aware and wary of the potential negative health impacts of amalgam fillings&period; Here are a few reasons you should be careful when choosing what to fill your cavities with&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Mercury in Your Mouth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Several micrograms of mercury are released from dental amalgam fillings every day through the simple act of chewing&period; Though the actual amount is also affected by how many and what size of fillings you may have&comma; amalgam releases mercury every time it&&num;8217&semi;s physically impacted&comma; including through heat from hot food and drinks&comma; or even when brushing your teeth&period; This is increased if you habitually chew gum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The released mercury usually takes the form of a vapor&comma; rather than a solid&period; However&comma; the vapor can react with food and oral bacteria to produce methylmercury&comma; a highly toxic form that&&num;8217&semi;s easily absorbed into tissues&period; This mercury can remain in the system for years&comma; and its toxicity comes from a cumulative buildup of the poisonous metal in your body&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Blind to the Risks<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Both the ADA and the FDA have consistently disparaged or ignored numerous studies showing that dental amalgam releases mercury into the body&period; At one time&comma; it was taught that it was irresponsible to remove mercury fillings&period; Dentists could even lose their license to practice over the issue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Metal fillings are a favorite practice because using them is cheap&comma; easy&comma; and provides a long-lasting solution&period; However&comma; the risk of mercury poisoning is just as great to the dentist&period; More mercury vapor is released when melting and applying the amalgam&period; Vapor is also released during procedures such as teeth cleanings or orthodontics&period; Dentists who may be using and exposed to mercury fillings several times a day are at increased risk themselves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">For both safety and economy&comma; you would be well advised to sell your dental gold alloy and dental appliances to a company that reclaims them&comma; and seeking modern materials&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Mercury Dangers<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Exposure to mercury&comma; in either high dosage or accumulated levels over time&comma; can create a number of health problems&comma; from mild to very serious and potentially even fatal&period; Signs of mercury poisoning may include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Weakness and fatigue<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Loss of appetite<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Irritability or mood swings<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Weight loss<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Skin conditions<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Insomnia<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Hearing impairment<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Memory loss<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Lower immune response<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Headaches<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Tremors<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In fact&comma; there are nearly 100 possible symptoms&comma; so it&&num;8217&semi;s very difficult to recognize without a physician and urinary or blood testing&period; Very high levels of mercury can lead to birth defects in pregnant women&comma; impaired brain and motor functions&comma; kidney or renal failure&comma; and if not treated in time&comma; death&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Threat to the Environment<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The effects of mercury can vary widely according to body chemistry&comma; age&comma; genetics&comma; and general health&period; But mercury in the environment also contributes to the overall level of the toxin in your system&period; Fish and seafood are principal sources of methylmercury in the diet&comma; since they absorb over a lifetime any mercury that&&num;8217&semi;s washed into the oceans&period; Mercury is used in a wide variety of products&comma; such as traditional thermometers and motion switches&comma; to industrial processes like mining and textiles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the chief sources of mercury pollution is dentists who routinely use dental amalgam&period; Excess or spilled amalgam is typically washed down the drain into public water systems where it can linger indefinitely&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you have traditional metal fillings&comma; and particularly if you have several of them&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;re encouraged to talk to your dentist about replacement with modern solutions like composite resin&period; Removal might involve a temporary spike in mercury levels&comma; but it&&num;8217&semi;s better than adding methylmercury to your diet day after day for the rest of your life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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