I’m trying to think of inventive ways to make teeth brushing fun for my daughter (who at this point just wants to suck down the toothpaste) because I worry about her genetic inheritance in the teeth department. At one point in my life I probably had 25 silver fillings in my mouth. I remember when my old roommate had her amalgam fillings replaced-- she said she felt much “lighter” after, but I’ve never had the money or motivation to electively remove the mercury from my system. (In the left hand corner of my mouth, where my lips meet, there’s some purple-colored residual mercury under the skin. Pretty gross.)
Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Japan have all banned amalgam in fillings (composed of 40% mercury and a 60% silver, tin, copper, and zinc combo), but it’s still anything goes here. Lots of dentists have upgraded to resin composites or porcelain (only a couple of my silver-topped teeth remain), but amalgam’s cheaper and easier to deal with, and the American Dental Association (ADA) has always maintained that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with chomping on a neural toxin for years and years anway.
That is, until now.
Last week the Food and Drug Administration changed the language on its website from worry-free to more cautious, apparently because of this lawsuit. ...
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