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French dentists distance of amalgam

The most common material used to fill cavities in our teeth is half mercury, a toxic substance. Most people in France living with mercury fillings, probably without knowing it. Doctors and patients are becoming increasingly critical of what is technically known as dental amalgams, which is charged with certain neurological or autoimmune disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.

Some countries, including Sweden last year and by Norway, Denmark and Germany have already banned or restricted the use of dental amalgam. This has not happened yet in France or in Britain. The European Commission in March to publish the findings of a study undertaken on dental amalgams. In a preliminary report publicado en internet en julio pasado, la compañía encargada del estudio, Bio Intelligence Service, recomendó la desaparición gradual de las amalgamas en el cuidado oral en Europa.

Sin embargo, Afssaps recomienda que las madres que esperan un bebé o en periodo de lactancia, y cualquier persona con problemas renales deben evitar empastes de mercurio. "No hay riesgo para la salud", dice el Dr. David Siarri, un dentista de París, pero al mismo tiempo que admite que utiliza "amalgamas dentales muy poco y sólo en determinados casos."


"La tecnología dental está cambiando muy rápido. Hay un montón de materiales de relleno, pero tenemos que tener cuidado con todos los materiales used in dentistry, "says Siarri. So what do we do?" There is no universal solution, "says Goldberg." The real priority is to prevent dental caries. "


This article originally appeared in Le Monde.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/08/mercury-fillings-europe-restriction-santi