DAMS Fact Sheets on Mercury
Exposure from Amalgam and Adverse Health Effects DAMS Intl.
DAMS(Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions) is
a patient support group providing information to mercury toxic individuals on
testing, treatment options, list of specially trained dentists and doctors,
etc. (www.dams.ccph:651-644-4572; dams@usfamily.net ) We have provided information to
many thousands of poisoned people, most of whose health improves
significantly with proper treatment after reducing mercury exposure. We have
documentation on thousands of such patients.
The information on this Florida Dams Chapter web page contains
over 3000 peer-reviewed medical study references documenting high exposures
from amalgam and mechanisms of causality for 30 chronic conditions. It has
been summarized into 23 DAMS Fact Sheets for
documenting the high exposures and adverse effects due to mercury from amalgam
(and other mercury sources). They are available to anyone for use in educating
the public, Media, Legislators, Officials, Dental Staff, etc. They can be
downloaded or copied from the web site.(www.myflcv.com/dams.html )
FS1 Mercury
Exposure Levels from Amalgam (click on FS number)
Documents that amalgam is the number one source of
mercury (both inorganic and methyl)in most people with mercury amalgam
fillings, and that daily exposures commonly exceed federal Gov't guidelines for
mercury exposure. It also documents the reasons for the high
exposure from amalgam- the high volatility of mercury which vaporizes
constantly to gas at room temperature and oral galvanism of mixed metals in the
mouth.
FS2 Environmental
Effects of Mercury from Amalgam
Documents that the environmental effects of amalgam are
affecting everyone since those
with amalgam fillings have high levels of daily excretion(as much as 100 ug/day) that are going into sewers and causing high levels
of mercury in municipal sewer plants and into rivers and lakes, resulting in enough mercury in
waterways to cause levels in fish to be over Gov't health standards for mercury
in fish. Over 33% of all U.S. lakes have fish
consumption warnings, 15% of all U.S. river miles, 90% of Atlantic coastal
miles, and 100% of all Gulf coastal miles. Over 50%
of Florida's rivers and lakes have fish consumption warnings. Gulf Coast salt
water fish are even more heavily affected and many species have warnings.
Dental amalgam is the largest source of mercury in sewer plants and the largest
source of mercury in sewer sludge, most of which has dangerous levels of
mercury responsible for mercury in plants and crops in landspread
areas and high levels in the atmosphere after soil bacteria methylate the
mercury to methyl mercury which is outgased mostly
when the sun shines.
FS3 Chronic
Health Problems caused by Mercury from Amalgam
Documents that mercury from amalgam is a cause or
major factor in over 30 chronic health conditions, and
summarizes the mechanisms of causality, as well as documenting
60,000 clinical cases of recovery or significant improvement after amalgam
replacement.
FS4 Childhood
Neurological and Behavior Problems related to Mercury
Documents that mercury and other toxic metals are the
most common cause of childhood neurological conditions such as autism, ADD, learning
disabilities, etc. and that toxic metal exposures are also a
primary cause or factor in behavioral problems, juvenile delinquency, violence,
criminality, and serial killers. A National Academy of Sciences
Report indicates 50% of U.S. pregnancies in the 1990s
resulted in birth defects or significant developmental conditions,
and studies document that the majority were due to prenatal and neonatal toxic
exposures.
FS5 State
Bills involving Amalgam
Several states have recently passed legislation restricting use of
amalgam or providing that dentists who use amalgam must warn the patients that
amalgam contains mercury which is known to have harmful health effects.
FS6 Amalgam
Effects on Dentists and Dental Staff
Documents that dentists and dental staff in offices
that use amalgam get high levels of occupational exposure to mercury, and
significant adverse health effects are common. Adverse effects
include neurological effects, depression and mood problems, high incidence of
allergies, reproductive effects. (over 100 medical study references)
FS7 Oral
Effects of Dental Amalgam
Medical Studies Document Widespread Common Adverse Oral Effects
of Dental Amalgam Fillings
and High Levels of Accumulation of Mercury in Gums, Oral Mucosa, Jaw Bone,
Brain, and Central Nervous System. Oral effects include gingivitis, halitosis,
oral lichen planus, amalgam tattoos, oral cancers, inflamation
of gums and oral mucosa, sinusitis, oral galvanism, pain, TMJ, metal mouth,
etc., plus systemic effects on brain and CNS.
(Over 100 medical study references and thousands of documented
case histories)
FS8 Endocrine Effects of Mercury from
Amalgam
Widespread Adverse Health, Cognitive, and Fertility Effects from
Mercury's Endocrine Disrupting Hormonal Effects Found to Be Affecting Millions. Some of
the endocrine related conditions/symptoms found to be commonly caused by these
hormonal effects in infants and children include widespread neuropsychiatric
conditions and developmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, learning
disabilities, mood disorders, mental retardation, spontaneous abortions,
eczema, asthma, systemic allergies, behavioral problems, and juvenile
delinquency.
The endocrine related conditions/symptoms found to be commonly
caused by mercury in adults include hypothyroidism, chills, chronic fatigue,
fibromyalgia, depression and mood disorders, anxiety, anger, memory loss,
balance problems, infertility, endometriitis,
menstrual disorders, low sperm counts, diabetes, etc. (over 1000 medical study
references reviewed)
FS9 Mercury connection to chronic
neurological and autoimmune conditions
Documents the mercury connection to chronic health
conditions- MS, ALS, Lupus, CFS, FM, RA, Parkinson's, Alzheimers,
Depression, Periodontal Conditions, ADD, Autism, Eczema, Psoriasis, etc.
Papers documenting the common exposures and mechanism of causality of mercury
to these conditions. Over 1000 peer-reviewed medical studies referenced and
thousands of clinical cases of recovery or significant improvement after
mercury detox, as documented by doctors.
FS10 Susceptibility
factors in mercury toxicity effects
Susceptibility factors in mercury toxicity: immune reactivity,
detoxification system function, enzymatic blockages, synergistic exposures.
FS11 Health
Effects related to Root Canal Teeth and Cavitations
In addition to mercury, other oral or dental related conditions
have been found to be major factors in chronic degenerative health conditions-
including root-canaled teeth, cavitations, and gingivitis. Oral
infections such as these have been found to have common systemic effects on the
cardiovascular and immune systems, as well as major neurological effects.
Conditions that these are commonly a factor in include Rheumatoid arthritis,
ALS, MS, Parkinson's, CFS, Fybromyalgia, cancer, etc.
Many have recovered or significantly improved from these conditions after
treatment. New tests are available to diagnose infections in root canaled teeth
and cavitations, which are mostly improperly done or
improperly healed tooth extraction sites.
Over 50% of root canaled teeth and wisdom tooth extraction sites
have been found to have infection or necrosis of the jaw bone.
FS12 Autoimmune
conditions for which mercury is cause or factor
Most
autoimmune conditions like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Lupus (SLE), Thyroiditis,
etc. are primarily caused by mercury from dental amalgam, and replacement of
dental amalgam brings about cure or significant improvement in the majority of
cases. Results of lymphocyte reactivity measured with MELISA indicate that in
vitro reactivity after the replacement of dental amalgam commonly decreases
significantly to inorganic mercury, silver, organic mercury and lead.
FS13 Mercury
Vapor Effects at lower levels of exposure than other mercury forms
Mercury Vapor Causes Neurological Developmental and Behavioral
Effects at Lower Levels than Other Forms of Mercury.
FS14 Mercury connection to Allergies
and Immune Reactive Conditions
The Mercury Connection to Allergies and Immune Reactive Conditions: allergies,
asthma, eczema, diabetes, autism, etc. in children and chronic fatigue,
Fibromyalgia, lupus, psoriasis, oral lichen planus, multiple sclerosis in adults.
Millions are immune reactive to mercury and very high percentages of people
with chronic conditions such as those listed.
FS15 EMF Effects: the Amalgam
Connection
Health Effects of EMF(Electromagnetic Fields): the Mercury
Connection
Evidence for Adverse Health Effects from electromagnetic fields
including
Cancer, other immune and chronic neurological conditions such as
ALS, Alzheimer's,
Depresssion,etc.
Evidence that a significant mechanism of causality is EMF causing significant
increases in mercury release and exposure from amalgam dental fillings.
FS16 Cardiovascular and Neurological
conditions affected by mercury from amalgam
Large numbers of peer-reviewed medical studies and clinical tests
document common high mercury exposures from dental amalgam fillings and fish,
and common significant adverse neurological and cardiovascular effects caused
by such mercury exposure.***************************************************************
FS17. Blood
tests are not reliable measure of mercury body burden or toxicity
Blood tests not reliable indicator of mercury body burden or
mercury toxicity. Better tests are available.
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FS18. The
Metabolic Effects of Mercury Exposure
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FS19. Epilepsy:
the mercury connection and nutritional treatment
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FS20. Amalgam
is the largest source of exposure of both inorganic and organic mercury in most
people.
FS21 Review:
Children’s Amalgam Studies
B.
Windham, Research Director and President, DAMS International,
Comments
on Children’s Amalgam Study one:
"Neurological
and Renal Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children", D.C. Bellinger et al,
JAMA, April 10, 2006
and
Preliminary Comments on “Neurobehavioral Effects of Dental Amalgam in
Children”, T. A. De Rouen, et al, JAMA, April 19, 2006
FS22 Oral Effects of Dental Amalgam
Adverse
Health Effects from Accumulation of High Levels of Mercury from Dental Amalgam
Fillings in the Gums, Oral Mucosa, and other parts of the body. The high levels
of mercury that accumulates in the mouth and other parts of the body of those
with amalgam fillings commonly cause gum inflammation, metallic taste, tender
teeth, mouth sores and pre-cancers, bad breath, bleeding gums, throat
irritation, and serious autoimmune conditions such as oral lichen planus,
stomatitis, eczema, multiple sclerosis(MS), lupus, thyroiditis, etc., caused by
proliferation of inflammatory cytokines.
FS23. Mercury : One of
the most common causes of chronic health problems and a major worldwide
environmental and health problem
FS24. Mercury and food
intolerances/leaky gut/etc.
Mercury
and food intolerances: common causes of chronic conditions related to leaky gut
and intestinal dysfunction such as ulcerative colitis, IBS, Chron’s, eczema,
psoriasis, food allergies, arthritis, ADHD, and autoimmune disease; and
treatments that improve these conditions.
FS25.
Documentation of the unstable nature of mercury and amalgam, which causes high
mercury exposure levels. www.myflcv.com/AmalgamP.html
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To Sign International Petition that calls for an IMMEDIATE
WORLDWIDE BAN on the use of Amalgam Dental Fillings (50% Mercury) in Human
Beings go to:
www.petitiononline.com/mercury/
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DAMS Membership($25, low income $15) Members receive information packet, DAMS
Newsletters, access to other DAMS information, etc. (651-644-4572)
Medical
Test Discussion:
Hair element test is a good
general test but not as good as some others for some specific purposes. Hair is
a more reliable indicator of organic mercury than inorganic and is not accurate
for those with blood allele types that don’t excrete mercury well, so if you
are interested in documenting daily exposure level from fillings its not the best. But the distribution of essential minerals
gives a good indication of mercury toxicity, since mercury
affects cell membrane permeability and causes common essential mineral
imbalance patterns. The test also gives indication of exposure levels to other
toxic metals that many are exposed to- lead, arsenic, antimony, cadmium,
nickel, etc. It also provides important information on essential mineral
deficiencies and imbalances.
Stool test(Doctors
Data Lab, inquiries@doctorsdata.com) and saliva test better
for daily exposure IMO. Hair level is also affected by your free thiol level
and blood allele type.
If you have several amalgam fillings or gold crowns(likely over
amalgam) you almost surely get more daily exposure than gov't guidelines and
enough to make your problems worse. So testing in this case is just
documentation to convince someone else you have a problem. A challenge
test
A fractionated porphyrin test is a good
general test for diagnosis and treatment benefits. Gives indication of whether
you have toxics causing metabolic damage, what level, and likely cause based on
pattern of which porphyrins are high- test is sensitive to light, temp, shaking
so care with sample needed by you and lab. Most major labs do the test but not
all have accurate protocols and results. Perhaps the most accurate U.S. lab test
is MetaMetrix in Atlanta.
For many common problems, the Genova Lab comprehensive liver detox
test is
extremely useful for diagnosis and treatment, whatever the cause of your
toxicity problems. Gives indication of level of exposure to free radicals (which
toxics cause) and how well your detox system is working and info on whether
some of your basic enzymatic metabolic processes might be blocked or damaged.
www.gdx.net/ site also a source of good
general information on causes and cures of common health problems
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Tests for mercury and other toxic exposures
A hair element test is a good
screening test for level
of toxic metal exposures people
have, along with essential mineral imbalances and deficiencies-
which have significant effects on health. Hair tests are inexpensive and easy,
providing useful information and should be done at least every 2 or 3 years.
Hair tests can be obtained through your doctor from Doctors Data Lab (www.doctorsdata.com ) or Great Smokies Diagnostic
Lab(www.gdx.net ); or Great Plains Laboratory, www.greatplainslaboratory.com/test19.html
or without a doctor from Vitamin Research Products(www.vrp.com ) or
an affiliate of Genova Lab (www.bodybalance.com ). 888-891-3061 Body Balance 63 Zillicoa Street Asheville, N.C. 28801
Address for Genova Lab is 18-A Regent Park Blvd. Asheville NC
28806.
Phone is 704-253-0621 & 1-800-522-4762
For those with chronic conditions, Genova has a very useful
compilation of research on causality and treatment of
most chronic conditions at their
web site www.gdx.net –
look for (by condition) and search site news. Other functional
tests such as comprehensive liver detox test are available through your doctor,
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Doctors Data Lab 800-323-2784 Inquiries@doctorsdata.com www.doctorsdata.com
for hair toxic metals screen or stool
toxic metals screen(through your doctor)
(they send kit) stool test is good test of daily exposure levels
to toxic metals
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The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment provides a thorough analysis
of thyroid secretion and metabolism, including peripheral thyroid conversion
and thyroid autoimmunity. By measuring hypersensitive thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH), free serum thyroxine (fT4), free triiodothyroine
(fT3), Reverse T3 (rT3), anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-TG), and
anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), this test may provide important
clinical clues for better treating patients with chroinic
fatigue, treatment-resistant fibromyalgia or treatment-resistant depression..
Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab www.gdx.net
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Scientific Nutrition for Autism and PDD Info on autism causes
http://kirkmanlabs.com/index.htm
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Brainchild Nutritionals www.brainchildnutritionals.com Liquid vitamin/supplements
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Advanced Metallothionein (MT) Profile (AMP) Test with direct
measurement of metallothionein. Great Plains Laboratorywww.greatplainslaboratory.com/test19.html
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For testing for major sources of immune reactivity causing immune and
autoimmune conditions like CFS, FM, ALS, MS, Lupus, rheumetoid
arthritis, etc.
MELISA LABS (blood immune reactivity tests) www.melisa.org (and King James Laboratory)
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Many or most chronic autoimmune
conditions such as
CFS, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, ALS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Parkinson's, etc. are
related to immune reactivity. It is possible to determine what those with these
conditions are immune reactive to through a standard blood lymphocyte immune
reactivity test such as www.melisa.org
After determining cause and reducing exposure and treatment, most
with these conditions show significant improvement.
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Those with chronic conditions also usually have other infections such as
mycoplasma, bacterial, viral, or parasites. Toxic exposures weaken the immune
system and facilitate
infectious conditions. These should be tested for and treated. A
clinic and lab with experience at testing and treating mycoplasma is Dr. Garth
Nicholson www.immed.org
another California clinic is M.M. Van Benschoten and Associates, Reseda, Calif. Clinic; http://www.mmvbs.com/
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There is a way to order just about any test you want without your
doctor's order. Go to www.healthchoice.net The company is called Direct
Laboratory Services and they make it possible for anyone to get just about any
test they want. www.directlabs.com/
Direct Labratory Services will do urine or blood
tests for you. 1-800-908-0000
The urine test would be processed through DDI, and costs $149 (I
think this is called a "toxic elements test" but my notes are
incomplete.) When this came up before, people said they thought the price throught Direct Lab Svcs was
quite inflated. For anyone interested, the way they do this is they have a
doctor who requests the tests for you.
They can also do a fecal test for heavy metals for $155, or a
urine test for mercury ONLY for $86.
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Home Saliva test for mercury (not as
accurate as test through a doctor)http://heavymetalstest.com/mercurytest.php
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Bremen Lab in Germany will test saliva and spinal fluid:
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Treatment options:
the most important thing is to determine toxic exposures and
eliminate or reduce the exposure. If mercury from amalgam is a
problem, it is extremely important to get work done by a specially trained
dentist who uses protective equipment to reduce exposure to patient and staff.
It is documented that the equipment and training of the dentist makes as much
as 90% difference in your mercury exposure when amalgam is being dealt with.
See the lists below for dentists with special training and call and ask
questions.
It is important to provide proper nutrition and
supplements since
those with
toxicity have high free radical activity and essential mineral
imbalances, deficiencies.
People should take a good multivit/min,
extra vit C, antioxidants like CoQ10,
most need extra magnesium, zinc, etc. and many are deficient in
iodine, lithium, etc.
Some options for those with high exposures who need chelation
include DMSA(www.vrp.com), N acetyl cysteine(NAC)- available from health food
store but start with low doses to assess adverse effects and build up if ok,
DMPS(by prescription- oral or IV- start low level, especially if weakened
system- and lots of nutritional support, Vit C),
(Porphrazyme and cilantro- cilantro
opens cell membranes to allow passage of mercury, chelators chelate)
new options Biocleanse or Ioncleanse footbath with ionizer ( biocleanse.com or
ioncleanse.com )
The text above and my papers mention some clinics with good
experience at treating the various conditions.
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Dentists and Doctors with special training in working with
amalgam, root canals, cavitations- contact
and ask for list
Amalgam
IAOMT (Dental Association) www.iaomt.org
DAMS (www.amalgam.org ; ph:651-644-4572; dams@usfamily.net
GSDL Medical Lab MD list & info(www.gdx.net )
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine(www.aaem.com )
BioProbe Faq Sheet: www.bioprobe.com/faq.asp
Protocols for Replacing Amalgam
DAMS Intl (651-644-4572) & IAOMT (Dental Association) www.iaomt.org
Dr. Richard Hansen, Protocols www.mercuryfilling.com/
Root Canals & Cavitations
The information on this web site is for information purposes only
and not intended as advice for treating any specific condition.
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