Susan Runner was the head of dental devices at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH – which is charged with regulating medical implants such as dental mercury fillings). She once explained that mercury fillings are safe for children under six years old because children have smaller mouths and breathe less air than adults, thereby “minimizing” any risks.
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Attorney Jim Love of the International Academy of Oral medicine and Toxicology
Attorney Jim Love of the International Academy of Oral medicine and Toxicology explains how the FDA failed to properly assess the safe dose for childrens exposure to mercury from dental amalgam fillings in their 2009 ruling on amalgam.
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