MOST PEOPLE TAKE THE SILVER FILLings in their mouth for granted. As long as their dental work doesn't crack or fall out, they are happy to leave well enough alone. But over the past couple of decades, it has become popular among some followers of alternative medicine to have the old fillings removed--a process that is not only expensive but also often painful. The theory is that the fillings slowly poison the body by leaching out mercury that was mixed with silver to make the amalgam. Hundreds of dentists in the U.S. offer amalgam extractions as a profitable adjunct to their...
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