Effects seen only for fillings that used bis-GMA, a resin derived from bisphenol A
A resin in the most commonly used white composite dental fillings may be linked to subtle neuropsychological deficits in children.
The association appears in reanalyzed data collected from 434 children as part of a trial begun roughly a decade ago. The original study was designed to probe for IQ or other neurobehavioral impacts of the mercury that can be released by metal-amalgam dental fillings. Half of the kids received amalgam fillings for cavities in back teeth, the rest got composite back fillings.
Cavities in front teeth always got composite fillings. Wherever composites were used, baby teeth got a urethane-based resin, while permanent teeth got a resin called bis-GMA that is derived from bisphenol A, or BPA. BPA can mimic the hormonal activity of estrogen and exposure in the womb has been linked to behavioral changes in mice and young children.
The 6- to 10-year olds were then followed for five years, with the children or their parents periodically participating in assessments of a kid’s mood, behaviors (including aggression), attitudes at school and interpersonal relationships.
That original study, published in 2006, turned up no problems associated with metal fillings. But the research did hint that composite fillings might be worrisome. After reanalyzing their data, the researchers now find that children receiving bis-GMA fillings did exhibit low-level changes on behavioral assessments.
It amazes me how educated people can not distinguish living material from inorganic material.
A bite from a mosquito can lead to malaria even though the amount of pathogen injected by the mosquito is very small. The pathogen makes copies of itself inside the victim’s body.
Mercury does not reproduce itself, The mercury in an old-fashioned filling will stay in the filling for the most part. Most, if any, that leaches would will be spit out or excreted.
These lead and mercury alarmists are idiots.