I want to know what percentage of an old dental filling is mercury,to see what amt. leaked out.New ones -50%?

Question

New "silver "fillings are actually 50% mercury.By finding out the percentage mercury in an old(e.g. 10 yrs) filling I can determine how much poisonous mercury I am being exposed to per day.Please include the cite.

Answer 1

I doubt very much that you have a way of figuring out how much mercury you are being exposed to each day. That is with any scientifically based formula or research.

Mercury is used to bind the metals together into a solid state and once the metals have fused mercury is completely stable within the filling. If it leaked out the World health organization would not have given it the ok.

But in the end you can believe whatever voodoo witch doctor naturopath rubbish, apply electrodes, take an eye of newt and mix it around with a dash of basil in the hope of finding boogeymen that wern't there in the first place.

Answer 2

New fillings are not 50% mercury. If they were, they would never set up.
Here's the the true information on dental amalgam from the "evil empire" aka the American Dental Association.

http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/positions/statements/amalgam.asp

http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/topics_amalgam_emergingissues_letter01.pdf

Answer 3

This is from my naturopath's website. Hope it has the information you need.

http://www.phs-clinic.com/AboutMetals.html

By the way I removed all my silver amalgalm fillings about three years ago. My teeth have never felt stronger or healthier.