Fancy putting someone on sugarfree gum!!!!!!!!! That's poison! Aspartame! Nutrisweet!! Equal!! I'm having great success killing ants with it! The best ant poison I've used!
Tsk Tsk!! Judith. > Mike on the Bike > VE3BUP > > > > I would say that a person who >>chewed gum for 5 hours a day would > >>likely break down their teeth before >>any mercury in the amalgams ever > got >>a chance to be released. I would like >>to see relative levels. If > the mercury >>were to break down from the fillings >>at a "dangerous" level > I would say the >>fillings would fall apart .... > > > > Mike: Whenever you find yourself off >your bike could you please provide > >some supporting evidence to your >statement, "I would say that a person > >who chewed gum for 5 hours a day >would likely break down their teeth > >before any mercury in the amalgams >ever got a chance to be released." > >Thanks, Roger > > Sadly I am off the bike, I fell some 40 km short of my 2000 km in 2000 goal > :) But off to cross country ski and the canal in Ottawa is opening for > skating tomorrow...since you mentioned the bike. > As to supporting evidence...after some 31 years as a wet fingered > dentist....I would off the following. > > a) If it is sugar free gum then there would likely be no increase in caries > ( Decay) , but the trauma of the grinding ( lateral excursion for those who > want tech terms) would contribute to the fracturing of amalgam filled teeth. > If the study was done on patients with large enough amalgams to show an > increase in mercury/urine levels ( That is how I presume it was measured) > then the cusps would be vulnerable to fracture. > > B) If it was sugar containing gum there would likely be an increase in > decay. I recall a nurse in the Forces who had great oral hygiene but a lot > of redecay around her fillings, I tried to figure it out...coffee, > medications, then she said she chews gum all the time. I redid the fillings > ( restorations) then had her try sugarless gum.... > > C) Chewing gum for 5 hours a day can cause some muscle cramps and TMJ > problems, have you ever chewed it for a long time ? I have as a kid and > found my jaws were sore.... I would have to wonder about chewing patterns, > would it alter them and increase grinding..which leads to cusp fractures ? > > These are three anecdotal stories but in my experience I would say that 5 > hours of gum chewing would lead to tooth breakdown. Or at least could. It is > an unnatural chewing action ... > Just for the record , I use little amalgam I use the white fillings because > they bond to the teeth and strengthen them as opposed to the amalgams, > crowns or inlays are preferred...but I do not avoid amalgam due to health > concerns. I have yet to see any valid study that would make me feel this > way. > In the study that was quoted what were the levels of mercury, were they > organic, inorganic, elemental mercury, what were the levels after the gum > chewing ? What was the status of the teeth, that is lost fillings, broken > teeth etc... > As presented it is misleading and incomplete... > Now off for a ski :) Cross country, no gum but I will bring a walkman :) > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
