The amount of mercury that is very slowly released from mercury dental fillings is very low, so health agencies have generally considered mercury dental fillings to be safe.
Therefore, I was surprised to hear that the US FDA now recommends that people with neurological conditions should avoid mercury-containing dental fillings:
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/pre...tent&eId=c93b0298-63e5-4177-b6cc-ccb6dd3e0f28
Therefore, I was surprised to hear that the US FDA now recommends that people with neurological conditions should avoid mercury-containing dental fillings:
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/pre...tent&eId=c93b0298-63e5-4177-b6cc-ccb6dd3e0f28
FDA said:
The FDA has found that certain groups may be at greater risk for potential harmful health effects of mercury vapor released from the device. As a result, the agency is recommending certain high-risk groups avoid getting dental amalgam whenever possible and appropriate.
These groups that may be at a greater risk for potential harmful health effects include:
These groups that may be at a greater risk for potential harmful health effects include:
- Pregnant women and their developing fetuses;
- Women who are planning to become pregnant;
- Nursing women and their newborns and infants;
- Children, especially those younger than six years of age;
- People with pre-existing neurological disease such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease
- People with impaired kidney function; and
- People with known heightened sensitivity (allergy) to mercury or other components of dental amalgam.