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Swedish Government Calls for Ban on Amalgam
There are strong grounds for banning amalgam[5] for environmental reasons, and from a health point of view there is every reason to apply a precautionary approach.
Exit Amalgam Use in Norway (PDF)
Results of a recent study on the use of amalgam dental fillings in Norway demonstrate a 90% reduction.
OVER AND OUT FOR AMALGAM - July 2, 2003
SOUTH AFRICA ADMITS RISK OF TOOTH FILLINGS
SWEDISH DENTAL COMMISSION CONDEMNS AMALGAM
(report by Maryann Rygg, an American living in Norway)
June 3, 2003 - Swedish and Norwegian newspapers headlines:
  • Amalgam to be discontinued in dental care' (Dagens Nyheter, Sweden)
  • Abolition of amalgam is welcomed' (Dagens Nyheter, Sweden)
  • No more amalgam fillings' (Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden)
  • Sweden will get rid of amalgam' (Aftenposten, Norway)
  • Swedes say NO to amalgam in teeth' (Aftenposten Aften, Norway)
WHAT DO AUSTRALIAN DENTISTS KNOW THAT AMERICAN DENTISTS DON'T??
June 6, 2003 - Australian Dental Association recommends children and pregnant women not be fitted with mercury fillings.
SWEDISH DENTAL COMMISSION - RECOMMENDATION FOR BAN OF AMALGAM
MERCURY IN DENTAL-FILLING MATERIALS -
AN UPDATED RISK ANALYSIS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICAL TERMS
Maths Berlin, PhD
An overview of scientific literature published in 1997-2002 and current knowledge (Word document)
SWEDEN HAS LED THE WAY TO CURTAILING THE USE OF MERCURY IN DENTISTRY Study says: Dental amalgam removal improves health (article from Neuroendocrinology 2002)
     
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