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Amalgam Fillings Symptoms Side Effects

March 10, 2010 By Dr. Chetan 3 Comments

If you have heard about different kinds of side effects of amalgam fillings and want to know more about it then you should read on. First, you should know what is exactly meant by amalgam fillings. Amalgam is a blend of mercury and one other metal, which is used for filling of tooth by the dentists. Amalgam is used by a lot of dentists around the world. It comes at an inexpensive price, has great strength and lasts for years. In the last few years, several studies have proved that amalgam fillings are not good for the health of people. Therefore, people have started to avoid amalgam fillings in their tooth at present.

When amalgam fillings were removed from the tooth of various people, various health related symptoms also reported improvement. More than 132 symptoms were reported to show improvement after the removal of amalgam fillings from their tooth. Symptoms related to endocrine, cardiovascular, hematological, central nervous system are included in the list of these 132 symptoms which are connected with amalgam fillings. It was observed that after the removal of amalgam fillings and putting other composite filings in the tooth, people got free from symptoms of various kinds of illness.

Amalgam fillings have various kinds of side effects on the human body. The side effects of amalgam fillings arise out from the poisoning effects of the mercury present in the amalgam. Pregnant women may face different kinds of health problems if they have amalgam fillings because mercury has neurologic, reproductive and enzymatic poison. Different types of chronic diseases may be caused by amalgam fillings. It means the people who have amalgam fillings have higher chances of different diseases related to nervous system and brain. Alzheimer’s disease, learning disability, antibiotic resistance in the body, Parkinson’s disease, Asthma, memory loss, autism and a large number of other diseases may be caused by amalgam fillings.

Eczema, infertility, migraine headaches, irregular heartbeat, Psoriasis, lupus and Insomnia are some other diseases which are linked to amalgam fillings. Therefore, one should always avoid having amalgam fillings in his tooth.

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Comments

  1. Kieran Adams says

    April 29, 2010 at 1:27 am

    Eczema is really so itchy and i cant help but scratch it. Corticosteroid is a heaven sent because it can relieve the itchiness and redness. “

  2. cynthia Dlc says

    December 11, 2010 at 2:58 am

    I have facial pressure pain tingling top of the head -tingling left side of head twitching of the eye lids feeling as if Im wearing a pair of tight googles, hissing of the ears pressure under the eyes and cheeks redness of cheeks heat behind the ears, sore inside the mouth by palate above left side, painful and working together with lump in throat feeling – once the sore – bumpy and painful starts to hurt then the log in the throat starts as well -tongue feels sore on the left side log in the throat, burning of the chest constipation, cold feet, metal taste in mouth occasionally when I burp – had metals stubs inserted in jaw bones a few years ago awaiting the final implants – I know I had metal fillings done – doctors are still trying to find out what’s wrong – they think it could be acid reflux causing lump in throat and burning of the esophagus – they think …could all those symptoms be related to the almagan mercury poisoning or what else could it be?

  3. sleep patch says

    March 21, 2011 at 5:36 am

    I was identified whith this problem in August 2005, I haven’t received any kind of therapy as well as want to know when there is anybody available that is prepared to help, I’m right now a college student who’s having difficulties along with sleep and memory along with being in a tired feeling through-out your day.

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