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dental amalgam fillings consist of 50% mercury
- mercury leaks from the fillings
- mercury is highly toxic and
- low grade chronic mercury intoxication can give rise to symptoms
as; anxiety, irritability, fatigue, outbursts of temper, stress
intolerance, decreased simultaneous capacity, loss of self-confidence,
indecision, headache, depression, metallic taste etc...
we
do not know:
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if the amount of mercury released from dental amalgam is enough
to cause illness, even in the most exposed or the most sensitive
minority of the amalgam-bearing population.
