Larry Jaques wrote:
On 31 Jul 2008 00:07:12 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "DoN.
Nichols" quickly quoth:


On 2008-07-30, Bruce in Bangkok wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:55:55 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


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The danger of mercury lies primarily with its organic compounds. Liquid,
metallic mercury itself is not particularly toxic. The problem, of course,
is that letting it out into the environment allows the production of organic
compounds.

I should hope not as they used to mix it with silver and poke it in
your teeth.

They still do that with teeth which don't show in your smile. I
got a mercury amalgam filling within the last year in Northern VA.


I did, too, and it surprised the hell out of me when I heard that
familiar crunch and squeal of the burnisher, packing in the amalgam. I
didn't think they used merc fillings any more.

I asked my dentist about it recently when I got a filling replaced, he
used the modern plastic filling but said that mercury amalgam was still
an option and was more durable than the plastic fillings.

--
Imagination is more important than knowledge...
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)