The Casa Pia Children's Amalgam Trial The FDA's Evidence that amalgam exposure does not affect long-term health outcomes Woods, J.S. et al., “Biomarkers of Kidney Integrity in Children and Adolescents with Dental Amalgam Mercury Exposure: Findings from the Casa Pia Children’s Amalgam Trial,” Environmental Research, Vol. 108, pp. 393-399, 2008. The FDA is STILL using the [...]
FDA Admissions/Conclusions in Responses to Petitions Release of Mercury Vapor 610, Page 2; 163, Pg. 2 - Dental amalgam contains elemental mercury and releases mercury vapor. At high enough levels, mercury vapor is a neurotoxicant and can have adverse health effects. A central question in assessing the risk of dental amalgam is whether the levels [...]
News Headline: Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings By Greg Gordon ggordon@mcclatchydc.com Updated July 28, 2015 11:54 AM WASHINGTON Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it [...]
SAMPLE ONE-TIME COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR DENTAL DISCHARGERS to Comply with 40 CFR 441.50 Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Office Category Instructions: The following is a sample form that contains the minimum information dental facilities must submit in a one-time compliance report as required by the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the [...]
The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) and the Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions (DAMS INC) have joined forces to petition the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban mercury fillings, also known as silver fillings or dental amalgam. This collaborative effort marks a significant step towards eliminating the most common source of mercury [...]
The truth is that many composites are superior to amalgam. A 1994 study by the prestigious Clinical Research Associates group of Provo, Utah, examined 21 dental filling materials over a 3-year period. They ranked each according to wear, marginal adaptation (closeness of fit to the tooth), surface smoothness, wear of opposing teeth, breakage and color [...]
Appendix I Table: Symptoms related to Mercury Amalgam Fillings 158 Unique References Shading highlights newer studies; Italics indicates that the article is a Review article Allergies (Forkel et al., 2024; Prochazkova et al., 2004; Stejskal et al., 1999; Zamm, 2007) Alzheimer’s Disease (Bjørklund et al., 2019b; Cariccio et al., 2019; Mutter et al., 2010, 2004; [...]
According to FDA 2020 Guidelines Based on FDA recommendations released in September 2020, over 85% of the US population is at risk for adverse reactions from mercury exposure created by dental amalgam fillings.1 If it is dangerous for this large of a segment of the population, why are we considering using them for anyone? People [...]
