Recovery from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and from allergy after removal of dental amalgam fillings

Redhe, O; Pleva, J.

doi:10.3233/jrs-1994-4307

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“…There is a reported case of a Swedish woman with more than 34 amalgam fillings who suffered from ALS. After removal of these fillings she recovered [ 229 ]. A retrospective study reported a statistically significant association between an increased number of amalgam fillings and the risk of motor neuron diseases [ 218 ].…”

Section: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Is dental amalgam safe for humans? The opinion of the scientific committee of the European Commission

Mutter¹

2011

J Occup Med Toxicol

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It was claimed by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)) in a report to the EU-Commission that "....no risks of adverse systemic effects exist and the current use of dental amalgam does not pose a risk of systemic disease..." [1, available from: http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_016.pdf].SCENIHR disregarded the toxicology of mercury and did not include most important scientific studies in their review. But the real scientific data show that:(a) Dental amalgam is by far the main source of human total mercury body burden. This is proven by autopsy studies which found 2-12 times more mercury in body tissues of individuals with dental amalgam. Autopsy studies are the most valuable and most important studies for examining the amalgam-caused mercury body burden.(b) These autopsy studies have shown consistently that many individuals with amalgam have toxic levels of mercury in their brains or kidneys.(c) There is no correlation between mercury levels in blood or urine, and the levels in body tissues or the severity of clinical symptoms. SCENIHR only relied on levels in urine or blood.(d) The half-life of mercury in the brain can last from several years to decades, thus mercury accumulates over time of amalgam exposure in body tissues to toxic levels. However, SCENIHR state that the half-life of mercury in the body is only "20-90 days".(e) Mercury vapor is about ten times more toxic than lead on human neurons and with synergistic toxicity to other metals.(f) Most studies cited by SCENIHR which conclude that amalgam fillings are safe have severe methodical flaws.

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Section: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Is dental amalgam safe for humans? The opinion of the scientific committee of the European Commission

Mutter¹

2011

J Occup Med Toxicol

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“…9 A third study reported a case of a 15-year-old girl that developed severe asthma at 5 years. 10 The girl received her first amalgam filling at 3 years. Four months prior to the onset of her severe asthma at 5 years, the girl had a couple of deep cavities that were filled with dental amalgams.…”

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Reported asthma and dental amalgam exposure among adults in the United States: An assessment of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Geier¹,

Geier²

2021

SAGE Open Medicine

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Objective: Mercury (Hg)-based amalgam is a dental restorative material in common use. This hypothesis-testing study evaluated the relationship between dental amalgam exposure and the risk of reported asthma diagnoses in American adults. Methods: A total of 97,861,577 weighted-persons with one or more dental amalgam surfaces (exposed group) and 31,716,558 weighted-persons with one or more other dental surfaces (no dental amalgams, unexposed group) were examined in the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All persons were 20–80 years old and with known reported asthma status (only newly diagnosed asthma cases were examined). Survey logistic regression and survey frequency modeling in SAS were employed to evaluate the relative incidence rate of reported asthma diagnoses among those in the exposed group compared to the unexposed group. Covariates of gender, race, socioeconomic status, educational status, country of birth, and tobacco exposure were considered. Results: Survey logistic modeling revealed a significantly increased incidence rate of reported asthma in the exposed group as compared to the unexposed group in unadjusted (4.46-fold) and adjusted (4.84-fold) models. A dose–response relationship was observed for the risk of reported asthma per dental amalgam filling surface in unadjusted (1.073) and adjusted (1.076) models. Survey frequency modeling revealed that the frequency of reported asthma (per 10,000 weighted-person years) was 3.66-fold significantly increased in the exposed group (2.06) as compared to the unexposed group (0.56). Conclusion: Increased dental amalgam exposure was associated with an increased risk of reported asthma diagnoses in American adults, but future studies should further evaluate this relationship.

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“…In Schweden wurde über eine Frau mit 34 Amalgamfüllungen und ALS berichtet. Nach Entfernung und Behandlung mit Selen und Vitamin E wurde sie völlig geheilt [206]. Eine durch Quecksilber und andere Schwermetalle ausgelöste autoimmune Pathogenese der ALS wird angenommen [105].…”

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Amalgam: Eine Risikobewertung unter Berücksichtigung der neuen Literatur bis 2005

Mutter¹,

Naumann²,

Walach³

et al. 2005

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Amalgam, which has been in use in dentistry for 150 years, consists of 50 % elemental mercury and a mixture of silver, tin, copper and zinc. Minute amounts of mercury vapour are released continuously from amalgam. Amalgam contributes substantially to human mercury load. Mercury accumulates in some organs, particularly in the brain, where it can bind to protein more tightly than other heavy metals (e. g. lead, cadmium). Therefore, the elimination half time is assumed to be up to 1 - 18 years in the brain and bones. Mercury is assumed to be one of the most toxic non-radioactive elements. There are pointers to show that mercury vapour is more neurotoxic than methyl-mercury in fish. Review of recent literature suggests that mercury from dental amalgam may lead to nephrotoxicity, neurobehavioural changes, autoimmunity, oxidative stress, autism, skin and mucosa alterations or non-specific symptoms and complaints. The development of Alzheimer's disease or multiple sclerosis has also been linked to low-dose mercury exposure. There may be individual genetical or acquired susceptibilities for negative effects from dental amalgam. Mercury levels in the blood, urine or other biomarkers do not reflect the mercury load in critical organs. Some studies regarding dental amalgam reveal substantial methodical flaws. Removal of dental amalgam leads to permanent improvement of various chronic complaints in a relevant number of patients in various trials. Summing up, available data suggests that dental amalgam is an unsuitable material for medical, occupational and ecological reasons.

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Recovery from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and from allergy after removal of dental amalgam fillings

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

Is dental amalgam safe for humans? The opinion of the scientific committee of the European Commission

Is dental amalgam safe for humans? The opinion of the scientific committee of the European Commission

Reported asthma and dental amalgam exposure among adults in the United States: An assessment of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Amalgam: Eine Risikobewertung unter Berücksichtigung der neuen Literatur bis 2005

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