This is interesting. So why are there mercury free fillings. And why do people get better when their mouth has been rid of amalgam? Not an attack, just an exploration for my own benefit.

Kate

At 09:11 AM 5/30/2005, you wrote:

AMALGAMS, on the other hand, (Fillings to you folks from Rio Linda), consist of precisely measured finely divided (ground up) silver powder, and a correctly proportioned amount of liquid mercury to allow total molecular(?) amalgamation so there is no leakage of mercury and no release of finely ground silver sand. These are mixed, pressed, expressed, and then packed into your tooth and allowed to cure for 24 hours. So a silver FILLING contains mercury in an unobtainable form and is safe.