Discover your OWN knowledge with this short quiz from Dr. Maddahi.
1. What are silver fillings? 50% mercury 20% silver 80% silver 10% mercury 90% silver 5% mercury 5% copper, tin, and zinc
2. Is mercury toxic? True False
3. Science has proved that mercury vapors escape from silver fillings. True False
4. According to scientific research Mercury vapors will end up in the sinus, brain, eyes, ears, heart, nervous system, and the unborn fetus Mercury vapor in the average mouth is 80 times above safety limits Mercury is accumulative in your body and builds up in the tissues a. and c. only All of the above None of the above
5. Approximately 900,000 mercury fillings are put in mouths daily True False
6. Fillings that are five years old have been shown to contain only 28% mercury (as compared to the original 50% when first placed in the teeth) - which means that half of the original mercury has been released into your body. True False
7. Scientific research shows that certain bacteria in the mouth and intestines convert mercury into methyl mercury, a substance 100 times more poisonous than ordinary mercury. True False
8. Silver fillings are banned in other countries. True False
9. The concentration of mercury in the blood of the newborn is an average of 28% higher than the mother's blood. True False
10. Mercury is a known poison that is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. True False
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