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For Patients Articles Education and Information Mercury Fillings in Boys
| Mercury Fillings in Boys |
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| For Patients - Information and education |
| Written by Chester Van Clark Jr_ DDS_ MPH |
| Thursday, 02 September 2010 19:59 |
MERCURY FILLINGS IN BOYSA study was funded by the National Institute of Health that evaluated the effect of amalgams (mercury releasing fillings) on orphans in Lisbon, Portugal. It involved testing for urinary mercury concentrations yearly for seven years. The study concluded that amalgams were safe for use in children. Much of the data argues the opposite, that they are not safe, especially in boys.
This study actually shows that prolonged exposure to mercury vapor decreases the child’s ability to excrete mercury through the kidneys. This is consistent with the well known toxic effects of mercury on kidneys. The boys showed less ability to excrete mercury than girls. This is consistent with other studies that show testosterone causes retention of mercury. Aha! Boys produce testosterone, girls do not. Could this be related to some other well-known statistics about boys—such as boys are 4 times more likely to become autistic and many times more likely to have ADHD than girls?
Further research might also find connections with what has been termed the “boy crisis” in schools. For example, a few years ago the US Census Bureau showed that more boys than girls are enrolling in kindergarten but fewer boys are found in the 12th grade. For every 100 young women found in colleges nationwide, there are only 77 young men enrolled. Boys are two and one half times as likely as girls to be diagnosed with some form of a learning disability.
These differences cannot be explained adequately by social parameters. I believe the consistent scientific evidence of mercury’s silent and insidious effects on boys explains both the social and physical phenomena we are seeing. If mercury is dangerous enough to be taken out of pharmaceuticals and thermometers, how can it be safe anywhere in our bodies?
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