Thanks, Chip, that’s helpful. As for the Quackwatch article, it’s by Stephen Barrett. My mom told me he criticized a website named Planetree that helps average people get medical research information. I suppose he felt they couldn’t be trusted with it; the details of his criticism are no longer on Quackwatch. Given that attitude, I don’t take him seriously.
I’d guess the criticism of the video is right. But I also think the video probably makes a correct point: mercury probably does leak from your mercury amalgam fillings into your body.
I e-mailed IAOMT to ask them about this question of mercury vapors rising vs. falling. I have quite a few amalgam fillings in my mouth, so I want to get to the bottom of this. I’ll post another comment if and when I get a response from them.
As for Stephen Barrett, he tends to go after the easy targets. I’d have more respect for him if he exposed the pseudoscience behind more-conventional treatments that have no basis in science.
There are serious doubts about the validity of this video. See “this post”:https://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2005/04/smoking-teeth-truth-gets-smoked-out.html for a good analysis of the video. Also, “QuackWatch”:https://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mercury.html has a general article on mercury amalgam fears/hoaxes.
Thanks, Chip, that’s helpful. As for the Quackwatch article, it’s by Stephen Barrett. My mom told me he criticized a website named Planetree that helps average people get medical research information. I suppose he felt they couldn’t be trusted with it; the details of his criticism are no longer on Quackwatch. Given that attitude, I don’t take him seriously.
I’d guess the criticism of the video is right. But I also think the video probably makes a correct point: mercury probably does leak from your mercury amalgam fillings into your body.
I e-mailed IAOMT to ask them about this question of mercury vapors rising vs. falling. I have quite a few amalgam fillings in my mouth, so I want to get to the bottom of this. I’ll post another comment if and when I get a response from them.
As for Stephen Barrett, he tends to go after the easy targets. I’d have more respect for him if he exposed the pseudoscience behind more-conventional treatments that have no basis in science.
Thanks, Alex. Among Barrett’s many dislikes is the Weston Price Foundation.
The only reason anyone listens to Stephen Barrett is because he bought a great URL.
More really ought to be required.