Links

I have included a link to nearly every amalgam-related site I have found. This includes pro-amalgam and anti-amalgam sites. I believe it is essential that the reader understand both positions before coming to a conclusion. If you know about or have a site I should list, please e-mail me.

Pro-Amalgam Links: The American Dental Association (ADA) http://www.ada.org/ ADA - Dental Amalgam Topics http://www.ada.org/topics/amalgam.html Check these sites first to find out what the 'official' pro-amalgam position is. Mercury in dental fillings http://www.umds.ac.uk/elsewhere/dental/mercury.html A defense of mercury amalgams by The UMDS Dental School and Hospital. Dental mercury - harmless or hazardous? http://www.cityscape.co.uk/users/ad88/mercury.htm Mercury in Dental Amalgam, is it a Public Concern? http://141.211.226.92/health/service/oralinfo/mercury.html Possible Health Effects and Dental Amalgam-A scientific review from an expert group to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare http://www.odont.lu.se/projects/NBHW/amalgam.html Internet Dentistry Resources http://indy.radiology.uiowa.edu/Beyond/Dentistry/sites.html Dentist Directory - All About Silver Fillings http://dentistdirectory.com/amalgam.htm UPDATE ON AMALGAM SCRAP http://www.brooks.af.mil/AL/AO/AOC/AOCD/HOT/scrap.htm The Dentistry Homepage http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/dental.html Properties of amalgam as a filling material: http://enmpc.org.hk/joylee/english/amalgam.htm Silvery/MercuryHard good margin, easy to use, non-toxic Towne International, Inc. http://www.townedent.com/to1.html Makers of ADA approved dental amalgam. Ivoclar Vivadent http://www.vivadent.com/restorat/amalgam.htm Another manufacturer of dental amalgam. No mention of mercury whatsoever. R. Von Hanks, DDS http://www.nas.com/~doc/amalgam.html Silmet Ltd. http://dentalxchange.com/bjmlab/silmet.htm a state-of-the-art manufacturer of amalgam alloys, all certified by the American Dental Association.

Anti-Amalgam Links: The Preventive Dental Health Association http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm An excellent source of information about the hazards of mercury and floride. One section carefully refutes pro-amalgam statements made by the ADA. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? or Chronic Mercury Poisoning? http://www.teleport.com/~ctseng/cfs_pages/index.html An excellent account of one individuals recovery from CFS after the removal of 'silver' fillings. Also includes tons of referenced information on this subject. ( This site is quickly becoming THE most complete site for amalgam information. I highly recommend it. ) Chronic Illness and Chronic Mercury Exposure from Amalgams and the Environment http://www.envprevhealthctratl.com/ci&cme.htm Mercury Toxicity http://www.envprevhealthctratl.com/merc_tox.htm Maintained by the Environmental and Preventive Health Center of Atlanta Alternative Medicine Digest http://www.alternativemedicine.com/alternativemedicine/ Alternative Medicine Digest: Interactive Index http://www.alternativemedicine.com/alternativemedicine/digest/ Search using the keyword 'amalgam'. Alternative Medicine Digest: Publisher's Statement .../digest/issue05/i05-a01.shtml Mercury, leaking from your amalgam fillings, wreaks havok with the nervous system, immune responses, and with normal antioxidant functions-more deadly than arsenic! Alternative Medicine Digest: Poisons From Your Mouth .../digest/issue05/i05-a02.shtml Alternative Medicine Digest: More About Your Mouth .../digest/issue05/i05-a03.shtml Mercury Dental 'Silver' Fillings: The Debate Over Risk, Need For Replacement, and Detoxification http://www.doubleclickd.com/ltexpo96/source/fillings.html A review of studies on mercury toxicity and dental amalgam concludes that the animal and human experiments to date, demonstrate that the uptake, tissue distribution and excretion of amalgam mercury is significant and that dental amalgam is the major contributing source to the mercury body burden in humans. UK Amalgam Page http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pcsol/ Lots of links and information. The Dentistry Page http://www.vimy-dentistry.com/ An excellent source of fully referenced information about mercury-amalgam fillings. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - ToxFAQs - Mercury http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/tfacts46.html SUMMARY: Exposure to mercury occurs from breathing contaminated air, ingesting contaminated water and food, and having dental and medical treatments. Mercury, at high levels, may damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus. This chemical has been found in at least 667 of 1,416 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency. Jon Pensyl, DDS Silver/Mercury Dental Filling Advisory http://www.well-being.com/pensyl/mercury.htm More facts about the dangers of mercury-amalgam fillings. Amalgam-Related Illness, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html An excellent site maintained by Leif Hedegard. Bo Walhjalt's Mercury Page http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/MercuryPage.html At this site you will find texts, links, abstracts related to mercury and amalgam as environmental and health issues, and the facts, prejudices, thoughts, ideas, that may be contained in them. Is Mercury Toxicity an Autoimmune Disorder? http://www.thorne.com/townsend/oct/mercury.html Dental amalgam - 150 years of Russian roulette http://home.sol.no/reiersol/amalgam.htm Health Canada Position Statement on Dental Amalgam http://www.hwc.ca/dataehd/English/mdb/r&s/amalgam_position.htm Scientific Facts on the Biological Effects of Mercury Amalgam Implants http://www.cco.net/~trufax/reports/merceff.html The Chemical Manipulation of the Human Population http://www.cco.net/~trufax/menu/chem.html Amalgam / Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity http://www.tiac.net/users/mgold/dental/amalgam/amalgam.html The Mercury Controversy http://www.u-net.com/four-d/mercury.htm The Brompton Dental Clinic http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Brompton_Dental_Clinic A Mercury and Metal Free Dental Practice Extracts from the AMALGAM mailing list http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pcsol/extracts.htm Are Teeth the Root of Most Disease? http://weber.ucsd.edu/~cnorman/Blazing/dental.html The Health Effects of Mercury http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/training/mercury.htm Managing Hazardous Waste Generated by Dental Clinics http://es.inel.gov/program/regional/state/minn/mntap/mntap47.html Health Notes: Mercury Amalgam Fillings http://essentialgarden.com/wbj/sect/002_004_05_007.html Adverse reactions from dental materials http://www.ub2.lu.se/~medfak/curr-res/.proj/81.html Books on the Potential Health Effects of Dental Amalgam and Mercury http://www.iousa.net/bioprobe/books.html Dr. Alan R. Gaby, October Reveiw and Commentary http://www.thorne.com/townsend/oct/gabyoct.html Read the "Mothers' amalgam-mercury accumulates in fetus" section. Mercury Amalgam ... A Hazardous Material http://pages.prodigy.com/cent4dent/mercury.htm Soaring Bears Dentistry Page http://ellington.pharm.arizona.edu/~bear/dent.html Tons of links. The Directory of Helping Services in Southern Arizona http://www.azstarnet.com/public/packages/ir/ag1108.htm Support group for people who feel they have been poisoned by dental toxins; referral source for information on organizations, publications and companies involved in the mercury-free movement; promotion of public education and scientific research; goal is universal access to mercury-free dentistry. Can Mercury In Dental Fillings Make You Sick? http://www.newhope.com/public/delicious/D!_backs/Apr_95/dental_mercury.b&s.html Scientific Facts on the Biological Effects of Mercury Amalgams http://www.all-natural.com/merceff1.html CTC Medical AB & AMAguard - Amalgam info http://www.ctc.se/AMALGAMENG.html What's New About the Mercury Controversy? http://www.medmarket.com/tenants/reiddds/herbplus/info/levin3.html Karolinska Institute - Institute of Environmental Medicine Division of Metals & Health http://www.imm.ki.se/VAHTER.HTM Why Some Dentists Do Not Use Any Mercury 'Silver' Filling Material http://www.holistic.com/~holistic/essays/mercry01.htm MERCURY IN ONTARIO: AN INVENTORY OF SOURCES, USES, AND RELEASES http://www.cciw.ca/eman-temp/reports/publications/mercury95/part9.html Dr. Javier Morales D.D.S. and Staff http://www.c-linkusa.com/demo/drmor.html We will not put anything in your mouth that will harm your body. Heavy Metals: Airborne Lead and Mercury Vapor http://www.medaccess.com/ind_air/prof_07.htm Root Canal Cover-Up Are your teeth killing you? http://gerson.org/rootcan.htm SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PROFITS AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. http://www.demon.co.uk/solbaram/articles/sclrsp.html INCIDENTS, DISASTERS AND CATASTROPHES. THE WORLD-WIDE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. A Scientific Response to the American Dental Association's Special Report and Statement of Confidence in Dental Amalgam. http://www.algonet.se/~leif/FUIAOMT1.txt THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF MERCURY gopher://gopher.tmn.com/00/Artswire/csa/genhazards/mercury New Jersey State Department of Health Division of Occupational and Environmental Health News waves: Amalgam opponents cry foul http://www.southam.com/nmc/waves/depth/health/mercury960220.html The issue: Safety of mercury tooth fillings. What's new: Health Canada's safety review suffers a blow to its credibility. What's next: New federal health policy still expected by the summer The Safety of Dental Amalgam: Health Canada States Position http://www.hwc.ca/datapcb/communc/home/news/96_63e.htm German scientists say amalgam reduces fertility http://home.sol.no/reiersol/heidel.htm The Health Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children http://adam.cc.sunysb.edu/research/nih/nihrfa/de95004.txt An out of date report of a now ongoing National Institute of Dental Research project Dental Practice Wastewater http://www.waterinfo.com/amalgam.HTM The Practice of Don H. Lowrance, MS, DDS - Holistic Dentistry http://www.interconnect.net/dlowrance/ Another in the growing list of mercury-free dentists. Arthur F. Adams, D.D.S. Home Page http://www.electriciti.com/adamsdds/asclla~1.htm Another mercury-free dentist Mercury http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vumcdept/derm/contact/ME010.html Information about and whole list of references to papers about mercury. Scientifically Proven Facts About Mercury & Dental Amalgam http://www.algonet.se/~leif/FUSCIFCT.html Leading Edge Scientific Abstracts on Mercury Amalgam Bio-Toxicity http://www.cco.net/~trufax/abstract/mercabst.html

Searches and Mailing Lists: AltaVista Query: mercury+amalgam http://www.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query? ... Search AltaVista for mercury-amalgam web sites. Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/amalgam.html Get on the Amalgam mailing list.

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