why are mercury containing amalgam tooth fillings considered safe despite mercury being extremely toxic?
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Mercury is toxic if you get a lot at once, but it doesn’t add up over time the way lead poisoning does. Your body can filter out a small dose of mercury in weeks or months, and then you’re fine and haven’t been hurt at all. As long as the fillings in your teeth release mercury slower than your body gets rid of it, they won’t poison you.
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