Toxic Teeth: Are Mercury Fillings Making You Sick? Pt 1
This segment from the Dr. Oz show on March 28, 2013 features IAOMT dentist Dr. Gerald Curatola. Click here to watch the segment.
Expanding the Physician’s Role in Addressing the Oral Health of Adults
The author of this 2013 research article promotes the need for better integration of the dental and medical communities. He explains, “Many disadvantaged adults visit physicians or hospital emergency departments to receive relief from dental pain. Physicians also see patients with general questions or concerns about their oral health. Unfortunately, because physicians generally have received [...]
The Dentist’s Health: Evaluating Occupational Risks From The Use Of Amalgam
Many dentists, dental staff, and dental students do not realize that a variety of procedures involving manipulation of an old or new amalgam will expose them to levels of mercury that pose an immediate threat to their health unless they take precautions such as instituting work practices and engineering controls to minimize exposure.
Predicting the Future of Dental Amalgam Use and FDA Regulation
By Michael D. Fleming, DDS This article was published in the February 2013 edition of "DentalTown" Magazine There is a no greater challenge in dentistry these days than accurately predicting the future of dental amalgam use and FDA regulation. Given the more restrictive trends in federal and international regulatory policy with respect to mercury in [...]
Are Mercury Fillings Safe?
In this January 2013 television segment on CBS’s The Doctors, investigative reporter Melanie Woodrow discusses whether silver amalgam fillings should be a cause for concern. Click here to watch the episode from the Doctors.
Periodontal disease and overall health: An update
This authors of this research article from 2013 explain, “Periodontitis has been associated with several systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes and respiratory infections. In recent years, the relationship of periodontitis to overall health has been explored by numerous researchers who have expanded our understanding of periodontal disease as it affects [...]
Hidden River Press Release
12/03/2012 – Hidden River Press Release -Sharon, Massachusetts Poisoned Mom asks Town to Learn, Reduce Mercury, Improve Health -Sharon, MA Town Meeting to Include Mercury Dental Amalgam Issues- Press Release Poisoned Mom Asks Town for Action
Biological Dentistry: An Introduction to Oral Medicine – Dental Toxicology
Biological Dentistry seeks the safest, least toxic way to accomplish the mission of treatment, all the goals of modern dentistry, and do it while treading as lightly as possible on the patient’s biological terrain.
2012 IAOMT Position Statement on Dental Mercury Amalgam Submitted to the European Commission
The following is the Position Statement on Dental Amalgam from the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology submitted in response to the "Call for Information" extended by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified health Risks (SCENIHR). Read More »
Choi et al, 2012: Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Anna L. Choi, Guifan Sun, Ying Zhang, Philippe Grandjean Abstract Background: Although fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animal models and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults, very little is known of its effects on children’s neurodevelopment. Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published [...]