Michael - I think that what he is referring to is how people generally talk about it. They say "removing the mercury fillings" or "removing the amalgams". It's the same thing in actuality. It is an amalgam, i.e., a composite of metals. I think there are 5 metals in it, is that right? : Mercury, tin, lead, some silver and something else. And mercury may not even be the largest amount but it has received the largest notoriety because of the damage it does. - Marilyn - Marilyn Gang [log in to unmask] At 11:10 PM 7/4/1999 -0400, Michel Margosis wrote: > >No dentist can fill cavities with mercury, they do it with an amalgam >which is >an alloy that contains NO free mercury. Your dentist should know >better. > >Michel Margosis > >