What "60 Minutes" Didn't Tell You

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• What "60 Minutes" Didn't Tell You

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• When Mercury is Mixed

• Stable compounds formed

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• When Mercury is Mixed

• Stable compounds formed
• Trace amounts of metallic Hg

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• When Mercury is Mixed

• Stable compounds formed
• Trace amounts of metallic Hg
• Measured in 0.00000000x gram

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• When Mercury is Mixed

• Stable compounds formed
• Trace amounts of metallic Hg
• Measured in 0.00000000x gram
• No evidence of human effect

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• Measuring Device

• ... inaccurate and inappropriate for intra-oral
  measurement

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• Significant sources of Hg

• Food

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• Significant sources of Hg

• Food
• Water

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• Significant sources of Hg

• Food
• Water
• Air

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams
• dizziness

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams
• dizziness
• headache

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams
• dizziness
• headache
• fatigue

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams
• dizziness
• headache
• fatigue
• nervousness

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams
• dizziness
• headache
• fatigue
• nervousness
• depression

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• Research Findings

• Sweden - 2 studies show no correlation between
  amalgams
• dizziness
• headache
• fatigue
• nervousness
• depression
• joint pain

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• Research Findings

• U.S. - 8 new amalgams

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• Research Findings

• U.S. - 8 new amalgams
• no elevated Hg levels

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• Research Findings

• U.S. - 8 new amalgams
• no elevated Hg levels
• blood

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• Research Findings

• U.S. - 8 new amalgams
• no elevated Hg levels
• blood
• urine

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• Who is most likely to suffer ?

• Dentists and auxiliaries

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• Who is most likely to suffer ?

• Dentists and auxiliaries
• exposed to much more vapor

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• Who is most likely to suffer ?

• Dentists and auxiliaries
• exposed to much more vapor
• Dentists are in better health than the general
  population

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• Who is most likely to suffer ?

• Dentists and auxiliaries
• exposed to much more vapor
• Dentists are in better health than the general
  population
• No correlation between urinary Hg level and
  kidney function

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• Testimonials of Cure

• Countless patients had fillings removed

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• Testimonials of Cure

• Countless patients had fillings removed
• did not improve

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• Testimonials of Cure

• Countless patients had fillings removed
• did not improve
• got worse

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• Testimonials of Cure

• Countless patients had fillings removed
• did not improve
• got worse
• claims were not confirmed by physicians

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• Hg build-up over time

• over night cures impossible

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• Hg build-up over time

• over night cures impossible
• would take considerable time for Hg to disperse

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• National Multiple Sclerosis Society

• No evidence that amalgam fillings are related to
  M.S.

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• National Multiple Sclerosis Society

• No evidence that amalgam fillings are related to
  M.S.
• Does NOT endorse removal of fillings as a
  treatment procedure

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• National Multiple Sclerosis Society

• No evidence that amalgam fillings are related to
  M.S.
• Does NOT endorse removal of fillings as a
  treatment procedure
• Spontaneous relapses and remissions are well
  documented

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• National Multiple Sclerosis Society

• No evidence that amalgam fillings are related to
  M.S.
• Does NOT endorse removal of fillings as a
  treatment procedure
• Spontaneous relapses and remissions are well
  documented
• Placebo effects are common

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• Unjustified removal of fillings

• Unnecessary risk

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• Unjustified removal of fillings

• Unnecessary risk
• Sound tooth structure removed

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• Unjustified removal of fillings

• Unnecessary risk
• Sound tooth structure removed
• Increased potential for complications