Mercury is probably the most toxic non-radioactive metal in the environment. It is a poison! It is highly toxic to humans and ANY AMOUNT is harmful to the cells and tissues of human beings, according to Roy B. Kupsinel, MD, author of A Patient's Guide to Mercury-Amalgam Toxicity - A Major Common Denominator of Degenerative Disease. The World Health Organization declared there is no safe level of mercury for human beings - in other words, mercury is so poisonous that no amount of mercury absorption is safe. (1992) Dental amalgams (fillings) are classified as a hazardous material by OSHA and recommend a "no-touch" technique in handling amalgams. A facemask should be used to avoid breathing amalgam dust, and hazardous waste instructions used for disposal!
"Mercury is a cytotoxin," states the book, The Mercury In Your Mouth, by Quicksilver Associates. It is poisonous to all living cells. It also has the capacity to bond with any chemical, which contains a particular type of molecule called "sulfhydryl", found in most proteins. The human body contains an enormous number of protein compounds; they are the building blocks for all body tissue, and many have one or more sulfhydryl groups. As a result, mercury can interfere with virtually any process or organ in the body."...read more>>>...