If mercury is dangerous, shouldn’t everyone dash out and have his or her dental fillings removed? The answer is definitely ‘NO’. The process of removing amalgams can significantly increase your mercury exposure and can cause an exacerbation of symptoms or general worsening of health.
Mercury would undoubtedly be one of the most toxic substances in common use today, carrying an extreme rating as a poison. Even in liquid form, contact with mercury is considered to be life threatening or at least a severe risk to health. Mercury can cause severe respiratory tract damage, brain damage, kidney damage, central nervous system damage, along with many other serious medicinal conditions even from extremely small doses.
Read about the research, effects and solutions with mercury toxicity in the main article.