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From: Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Whitney)
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Subject: Dental Amalgam/MS/Other Symptoms
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Date: 8 Jan 91 18:55:37 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

>Anybody see the segment on 60 Minutes Sunday 12/16 about mercury poisoning 
>from amalgam used in dental fillings? Big controversy between the American 
>Dental Association (who has declared removing amalgam fillings a breach of 
>dental ethics!!!) and internists/diagnosticians who are convinced on 
>clinical if not statistical evidence that amalgam should definitly be pulled 
>out and replaced. Anybody heard anything about this? 
>issue? 
>harry 
I think it's mostly hype. It's been going on for quite awhile now. I 
bet if they did a MRI the plaches would still be there etc. My wife 
has sufferd from MS for over 20+ years. She had crowns put on all 
teeth because of reflux wearing off the tooth enamel this procedure 
removes every filling she had did she get better NO! The removing was 
not a breach of meical ethics if the patient insisted only if the 
dentist first suggested it. It might work on some cases but I don't 
think it's the cure all it's claimed. I wish it were. It might make a 
lot of dentists rich though.
Frank.

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