AVincent2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is that a mercury mist that arises when the sodium dissolves?

AVincent2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Funny how many things go wrong in this video, getting stuck to the tape and the scalpel snapping off. I'm glad they kept this in the final cut it made it much better.

alchimistenz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

... everyone), the long time over which the fillings leach out place a ceiling on exposure. Not so with those who go and get their fillings removed... and in the process, inhale more mercury vapour in a single minute than they would have otherwise consumed over thirty years. Yes, let us all avoid mercury like the plague. I mean, it's not like heavy metal poisoning is treatable or anything... oh wait.

alchimistenz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

All people wanting to ban mercury fillings shows me is that they understand neither chemistry nor biology. Mercury is bioaccumulative... but this does not mean that small amounts over a long period of time is bad for you; it means that any amount you consume is stored in your body for a long period of time. As such, inhaling a large amount at one time is FAR worse for you than small amounts over a longer period; though people with amalgam fillings will have some mercury in their system (like...)

kvive72 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i wonder whose teeth was that and what did he/she eat!!!!!!!!!

Gmc42082 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

small amounts of mercury will not hurt you unless you're sensitive to it. not only is it used in filling,its also used as a preservative in some medicines,like vaccinations. the people who get "go insane" are people who are exposed to large amounts, like hatters back in the day, and people who made Ormolu clocks.

fetalbetal (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There are other ways to fix teeth, mercury, in any form, should not be in our bodies. I'm aware that there are trace amounts in water and food but that's not the issue. Adding more and polluting our systems is bad, it will store in our cells forever.

Randommelon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

By the way, what is the maximum amount of sodium that can be dissolved in the mercury?

Randommelon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Mercury is by FAR not the most toxic non-radioactive substance, particularly in its metallic form. Examples include Botulinum Toxin, various organophosphates such as VX, Batrachotoxin, etc...Organomercury compounds like Dimethylmercury may be extremely toxic, but even if they were "the most toxic non-radioative substance", that is still totally different to metallic mercury.

lthnnpwr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Debbie is hot!