FDA Ignores Scientists, Dentists Warning of Amalgam Mercury Pandemic
Mercury found in dental amalgam fillings has been an issue within the dental community and beyond for many years. These fillings, used since the American Civil War, contain an estimated 50 percent mercury. Whenever friction meets these fillings, toxic mercury gases are emitted. This means that with each chew and dental drill comes an emission of mercury gases, leading to numerous health problems. While nearly half of dentists have stopped using amalgam fillings due to health dangers, the Food and Drug Administration has yet to act on these issues.
FDA Ignoring Own Scientists Warnings on Amalgam Fillings
In December 2010, the Food and Drug Administration convened its second scientific advisory panel on dental amalgams. Scientists yet again told the FDA that amalgam use in children, pregnant women, and hypersensitive adults must come to a halt. The toxic vapors emitted are harmful to everyone, but these groups of individuals especially suffer.
According to Campaign for Mercury Free Dentistry:
Dr. Kotagal said there is “no place for mercury in children,” Dr. Ismail said “children less than 6 years of age, I would restrict it significantly,” Dr. Thompson said “definitely not in pregnant women and definitely not in those below 6 years of age,” Dr. Fleming said we need contraindications for pregnant women, and Dr. Burbacher said, “why put amalgams in children if we know they’re going to live with that for the rest of their lives? And we don’t know what that’s going to do.”
In 2009, no one on the FDA’s panel agreed to the FDA’s ruling – unrestricted amalgam use in children and in pregnant women. Then, in 2011, FDA Center Director Jeff Shuren – the person in charge of amalgam issues – was put in the hot seat after being confronted by dentists, consumers, and scientists. In response to the concerns voiced by the dentists, consumers, and scientists, Shuren said that the FDA would make ‘an announcement by the end of the year’.
Needless to say, no such announcement has been made. Until the FDA listens to its scientists, children will continue to develop neurological system complications, and the toxic vapors will continue to toxify the environment.
The solution? Give your Congressman or Congresswoman a call and ask that he/she write the FDA on this issue. To locate the name of your Member of Congress, click here. Then phone Congress at 202-224-3121 and ask for your Member’s office. Tell them how the continued use of amalgam fillings is leading to human and environmental damage.
FDA is useless!
Patients should insist on mercury free alternatives from their dentists.
Make sure that when you die, the mortuary pulls your fillings and sends them to a hazardous waste disposal facility.
FDA is not useless. It is used to extract money from your salary and fund salaries of numerous FDA officials.
These bureaucrats, in turn, stimulate the economy by their purchases of homes, cars, etc.
So overall, everyone wins… except, perhaps, you?
I suffered from this debate personally. I had a high bite on a rather large mercury filling, causing my teeth to grind against it constantly. I started having crazy symptoms that almost caused me to drop out of college because it became so unbearable. I would never let any dentist put such a terrible neurotoxin in my child or anyone else. This should be illegal.
The FDA, or the Department of Monsanto. Anyway, what sort of alternatives to amalgams are there? I understand that even resin fillings have toxic metals in them.
My 6 year old is going to the dentist today to have a cavity filled. I plan to ask them what they fill them with, but I don't know what my alternatives are if the fillings are toxic. They're probably gonna love me questioning them, again! I already refuse the flouride treatments and they think I'm crazy. (and we currently don't have a pediatrician either because we got kicked out of the practice for not vaccinating!) Why can't we count on safe non-toxic medical/dental care for our children???!!!
Anyone that didn't see Obama's true nature as a bought'n'sold corporate tool when he appointed Monsanto's odious Tom Vilsack to head Ag' is probably still hoping for change, believing that if they vote for Barry O' that he'll show his true nature in his next term. You may be disappointed, but have no reason to be surprised.
I am a Dental Hygienist and I walked off a job yesterday because the dentist was so chronically depressed that he started to get out of control and verbally abusive. I backed myself out of the door and told the guy he needed to detoxify. I am very traumatized by dentists because I've done many temp assignments with a temp agency. Their clients are all the dysfunctional dentists that are mercury poisoned to the point of suicide. One dentist talked of suicidal thoughts and the next week I was in an office where the dentist tried suicide while I was there. Mercury poisoning also causes tremors in their hands from the effect neurotoxins have on the nerves. The nerves to the heart are affected and that causes palpitations and anxiety attacks. If their exposure to mercury was in the womb they would be autistic. FDA says dental amalgam is safe and these poor dentists are so sick they probably don't even know what hit them. I want to bang some heads together and make people realize THE TRUTH!