mercury free, book by Dr. James E. Hardy
fast facts
  • Are your dental fillings poisoning you? "Silver" mercury dental fillings are made of up to 70% mercury.

  • Small amounts of mercury are dangerous and can have a more toxic effect than lead or arsenic.
 

 

  
  • Mercury has a detrimental effect on every organ system in the body.

  • Mercury easily enters the body through the lungs. It is then rapidly transported by the bloodstream to other parts of the body. The major target organs for mercury vapor are the central nervous system and the kidneys.

  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991, dental mercury amalgams are the most significant source of mercury exposure for the general public.

  • Mercury fillings can have up to 700,000 parts per million mercury. Yet the FDA takes tuna fish off the grocery shelves when it has only 1 part per million mercury.
 
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared dental amalgam a hazardous substance in 1983.

  • Many European countries have banned "silver" mercury dental fillings. If you have dental amalgam, you are exposed to colorless, odorless and tasteless mercury 24 hours a day.