Awareness Programme About Mercury (Amalgam)

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Awareness Programme About Mercury (Amalgam)

• The slow dose Poison that we take without knowing
  its demerits

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Amalgam Fillings
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Here is a list of symptoms that can be caused by
Amalgam (Mercury) ? Mouth Symptoms bleeding
of the gum, burning tongue, metallic taste ?
Allergies contact allergy, food allergy, hey
fever, eczema, asthma ? Chronic infects
rhinitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis
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• ? Nerval Symptoms
• chronic headache, migraine, tiredness,
• lack of energy, concentration problems,
  depression, anxiousness, nervousness, sleeping
  problems, eye problems, tinnitus
• ? Cardiovascular Symptoms
• low blood pressure, arrhythmias, palpitation
• ? Other Symptoms
• sweating, pain in the back, losing hair,
  irritability, burning sensation of scalp
• skins of hands feet, gastrointestinal
  problems, rheumatic diseases.

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Methods of investigation to prove an amalgam
poisoning

• ? Skin tests to show allergic reaction -gt only
  these tests are accepted by the insurance
  companies
• ? DMPS-test -gt 40 minutes after the injection of
  DMPS an increase of the urine concentration of
  mercury, copper and zinc can be measured in
  stressed persons. Only 5 to 10 of the patients
  will do this test because the health insurance
  companies neither pay nor accept it.

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Methods of investigation to prove an amalgam
poisoning

• ? Electroacupuncture according to Voll test
  (EDSS) -gt used by 2000 German doctors and
  healers. Three universities have published
  positive reports about this method. Many other
  causes of chronic diseases can be found with this
  method.
• By the help of Prognos, we can detect our teeth
  condition in details, including mercury poisoning
  teeth relation with each every internal organs

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• Lorscheider FL, Vimy MJ, Summers AO.Department
  of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine,
  University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.For more
  than 160 years dentistry has used silver amalgam,
  which contains approximately 50 Hg metal, as the
  preferred tooth filling material. During the past
  decade medical research has demonstrated that
  this Hg is continuously released as vapor into
  mouth air then it is inhaled, absorbed into body
  tissues, oxidized to ionic Hg, and finally
  covalently bound to cell proteins. Animal and
  human experiments demonstrate that the uptake,
  tissue distribution, and excretion of amalgam Hg
  is significant, and that dental amalgam is the
  major contributing source to Hg body burden in
  humans. Current research on the
  patho-physiological effects of amalgam Hg has
  focused upon the immune system, renal system,
  oral and intestinal bacteria, reproductive
  system, and the central nervous system. Research
  evidence does not support the notion of amalgam
  safety.

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Dental Amalgams the "silver" fillings in your
teeth Is It Safe?

• Dental amalgam, the material in silver tooth
  fillings, contains approximately 50 per cent of
  the highly toxic heavy metal mercury. But is it
  safe to put so much Mercury, the most toxic
  non-radioactive metal known to man, into the
  mouth of a person?

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IS DENTAL AMALGAM SAFE?

• The "silver" fillings in your teeth - Dental
  Amalgams - are still widely used by the dental
  profession in most parts of the world. The
  "Amalgam" consists of a mix of metals - Generally
  50 Mercury, 35 Silver, 15 Tin other metals.
  But is it safe to put so much Mercury, the most
  toxic non-radioactive metal known to man, into
  the mouth of a person? There is now a growing
  body of evidence that it is NOT safe to do so.
  Some countries, like Sweden, Canada and Germany,
  UK have either banned or imposed serious
  limitations on Amalgam usage.

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• There is now compelling evidence from reputable
  scientific bodies (such as the World Health
  Organisation) that, despite claims from
  pro-amalgam bodies such as the American and
  British Dental Associations (ADA/BDA), Mercury is
  NOT "locked" safely in the metal bonds in the
  teeth, but can leak slowly into the body,
  possibly causing or contributing to severe
  illnesses. A 1991 W.H.O study indicates Amalgam
  to be the main source of Mercury exposure for
  humans. The range of ailments that have been
  linked (directly or indirectly) to low-level
  Mercury poisoning include ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue
  Syndrome), Alzheimers Disease, Multiple
  Sclerosis, and a whole range of "auto-immune"
  illnesses. In fact, just by damaging the human
  immune system, Amalgam could be contributing to
  an even broader range of illnesses.

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• the two most common sources of toxic mercury
  seafood and dental amalgams. But there's a third
  source of mercury that you should know about,
  particularly if you are the parent or grandparent
  of a young child or are expecting to have a
  child vaccines.
• Until recently, a form of mercury called
  thimerosal was used as a preservative in many of
  the vaccines given to infants and young children,
  including vaccines for hepatitis B, influenza,
  diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and Haemophilus
  influenzae type b (Hib).

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• Mercury's extreme cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity
  is a major factor in the neurological conditions,
  along with its inhibition of basic enzymatic
  cellular processes and effects on essential
  minerals and nutrients in cells. Mercury is also
  documented to cause imbalances in
  neurotransmitters related to mood disorders. A
  direct mechanism involving mercury's inhibition
  of cellular enzymatic processes by binding with
  the hydroxyl radical(SH) in amino acids appears
  to be a major part of the connection to
  allergic/immune reactive conditions such as
  autism, schizophrenia, lupus, eczema and
  psoriasis, scleroderma, and allergies. Immune
  reactivity to mercury has been documented by
  immune reactivity tests to be a major factor in
  many of the autoimmune conditions

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• this poison can do to the delicate brain and
  nervous system of a young child once-healthy
  child, who was given vaccines for nine different
  diseases in one day, now suffers from autism.
• Mercury Destroys Brain Cells  As I mentioned,
  mercury is a neurotoxin that is especially
  damaging to the developing brain and nervous
  system. A growing number of researchers believe
  that the soaring rates of neurological and
  developmental disorders in our children can be
  linked to a corresponding increase uses of
  Amalgam in the mouth number of
  government-mandated vaccines.

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• In a cell culture experiment, mercury affected
  hormone production at low concentrations. A link
  has been found between mercury and hormone
  disturbances, immune disturbances, recurrent
  fungal infections, hair loss and allergies. The
  differences are large. Allergies and hair loss
  are 2-3 times as common in the high- mercury
  group. These recent results confirm earlier
  findings from Heidelberg on mercury and
  fertility. According to the researchers, mercury
  exposure leads to hormone and immune disturbances
  that can reduce fertility. In a cell culture
  experiment at the Tuebingen University
  gynecological clinic, mercury affected hormone
  production at low concentrations. The
  concentrations were so low that cell vitality was
  otherwise almost unaffected.

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• The mercury connection to neurological pervasive
  developmental disorders(autism, schizophrenia,
  dyslexia, childhood depression, learning
  disabilities, etc.) and developmental immune
  conditions(eczema, asthma, and allergies) 
•   The incidence of neurotoxic, allergic, and
  immune reactive conditions such as autism,
  schizophrenia, ADD, dyslexia, allergies, asthma,
  eczema, psoriasis, childhood diabetes, etc. have
  been increasing rapidly in recent years. A recent
  report by the National Research Council found
  that 50 of all pregnancies in the U.S. are now
  resulting in prenatal or postnatal mortality,
  significant birth defects, developmental
  disabilities or otherwise chronically unhealthy
  babies.

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Amalgam also cause Diabetes

• Dental amalgam has been used for over 150 years.
  Almost everyone living in any industrialized
  nation has at least a few such restorations in
  his mouth. The Anti-Amalgamists have been
  attacking the mercury in silver fillings since it
  was invented in the first half of the 19th
  century. When they started attacking it, it was
  assumed that Amalgam was responsible for such
  diseases as diabetes, gout, and numerous other
  diseases that have since been documented to have
  other causes. The list of diseases that are
  "caused" by dental Amalgam shrinks every year as
  real science uncovers the real causes of more and
  more diseases.

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Types of direct Filling Materials

• The types of direct fillings
• There are Four major types of direct filling
  materials silver amalgam, composite, Glass
  Inomer (combination of glass particles in a
  plastic matrix) and temporary filling materials.
  (There are also three major types of indirect
  filling material gold, porcelain and composite.)
  
• (I know! but there is an indirect form of
  composite which some dentists use.)

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Composite Filling

• Composite fillings are what people think of when
  they say "white fillings". We call them tooth
  colored fillings to distinguish them from
  Amalgam, gold and temporary filling materials.
  There are a number of different formulations of
  composite filling, but the type most commonly
  used today is made of microscopic glass, or
  porcelain particles of varying shapes and sizes
  (depending on the intended use) embedded in a
  matrix of acrylic. The glass particles account
  for between 60 and 80 of the bulk of these
  materials, so these restorations could more
  properly be called porcelain fillings.

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Caries Before Caries restored with
Composite
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Composite Restoration

• Before After

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Tooth colored Fillings

• Before After

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Advantages of Composite

• The glass particles give the composite
  restoration their color (and their stiffness in
  the unset state). The acrylic is the plastic
  matrix that holds the glass particles together.
  Most composite restorations today are "light
  cured" which means that the acrylic remains fluid
  until a very bright light is shined on it causing
  it to harden. Light curing allows the dentist
  time to work with the material, building and
  shaping it correctly, and when ready, to harden
  it immediately with the light. The light curing
  also makes for a more color stable restoration.
  The new tooth colored composite restorations do
  not get yellow or brown with age as the older
  ones did.

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Should I have all my amalgam fillings replaced
with composites?

• In case of esthetics its a major concern to the
  patient, then you should request the replacement
  of all your amalgams with composites, or
  porcelain crowns. But beware! Every time you
  remove one filling and put another in its place,
  you run the risk of killing the nerve of the
  tooth and then needing a root canal or
  extraction! Remember that the presence of mercury
  in amalgams is considered as sufficient reason to
  replace them, and dentist should recommend
  replacing yours on the basis of "mercury
  poisoning".  We do solicit the replacement of
  any old filling provided that it is still
  serviceable and the patient does not object to
  its appearance.

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Patient with classical migraine
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I had 12 amalgams in my teeth

• Teeth of lower jaw

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These amalgams trouble me a lot

• Teeth of upper jaw

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WHEN MY PARENTS BEGAN TO POISON ME AND THE
DENTISTWHO SAVED MY LIFE

• I'm from Dhaka, but recently moved to Rifats
  Dental CMD Clinic. I was poisoned by my amalgam
  dental fillings since age 4 and recently my
  doctor and dentist saved my life. They are the
  silver ones you have in your mouth. They contain
  50 mercury and it has been proven that it leaks
  out, poisoning your body, some-times in subtle
  ways. Please read below about the second most
  toxic substance on the planet, which includes my
  personal story.

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Advice to my Friends

• If you or your friends or family are experiencing
  any health problems (the most noticeable are
  stomach problems and/or acid reflux disease,
  weight gain, anxiety, difficulty controlling
  emotions such as anger, fatigue, depression,
  fibromyalgia, arthritis and memory problems
  and/or confusion) or have any silver fillings you
  need replaced, root canals or cavitations you
  need cleaned (or if you need other dental work
  performed)
• please use my contact information.

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Rifats Dental, Prognos CMD Clinic39, New
Elephant Road, Kazi Bhaban,Southeast bank
Building, Dhaka -1205.Tel [phone]Mob
880-189-278299

• Consultant
• Dr. Nabanita Chakraborty
• BDS (DU), PGT (BSMMU)
• CMD Prognos Consultant

Biological Dentist
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Rifats Dental,CMD Prognos Clinic39, New
Elephant Road, Kazi Bhaban,Dhaka -1205.Tel
(880-2) 8650988Mob [phone]Web
www.rifatsdentalcmdprognos.com

• Chief Consultant
• Dr. G K M Rifatullah
• BDS (DU), MRSH (UK), PGT (UK) PGT(BSMMU), MPH
  (NSU on course)
• CMD Prognos (Germany)
• Bio Energetic Medicine (Singapore)

Biological Dentist