I have heard (many years ago) about mercury in tooth fillings.  I'm sure it
isn't healthy but don't remember anything specific about what the results are.

Peggy Murdock

At 05:57 PM 3/21/2002 , you wrote:
>This is summary of article that  was read in a California
>newspaper.  Comments please. Some truth or too silly for words???
>
>  Mother's dental fillings blamed for child's autism
>
>  The parents of an autistic 6-year old sued the American Dental
>Association on Wednesday, alleging mercury in the mother's dental
>fillings
>  caused her son's autism.
>
>  Silver fillings are about 50% mercury.
>
>   Mercury is one  of the most neurotoxic compounds known to  man...it
>shouldn't be placed in children, shouldn't be placed in any human  being.
>
>  Children with mercury poisoning have language, attention and
>  memory difficulties.
>
>  Haley (the lawyer) said studies show that people with amalgam fillings
>have four to five times as much mercury in their blood and urine as
>   people without such fillings.
>
>  Mercury is a highly toxic, naturally occurring element that has been
>   associated with human neurological, reproductive and immune
>  problems
>
>Joyce Naffier
>
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