Do your wireless devices increase the release of mercury from your mercury-silver fillings?
This research from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran was conducted on 20 extracted human teeth and is “the first study that evaluates the effect of exposure to Wi-Fi signals on mercury release from amalgam restorations.” The authors conclude: “Exposure of patients with amalgam restorations to radio-frequency radiation emitted from conventional Wi-Fi devices can increase mercury release from amalgam restorations.”
The fillings were exposed to a radio-frequency radiation emitted from standard Wi-Fi devices at 2.4 GHz for 20 minutes at a distance of 30 cm. The mean concentration of mercury in the artificial saliva of the Wi-Fi exposed teeth samples was o.o56mg/L, while it was only 0.026mg/L in the non-exposed group. The doubling of the release in the exposed group was statistically significant (P=o.oo9).
To the best of their knowledge, this is the first study which assesses the effect of exposure to Wi-Fi signals on mercury release from amalgam fillings. They speculate that exposure to radiofrequency emitted from Wi-Fi devices may result in mercury release from amalgam fillings.
J Environ Health Sci Eng. 2016; 14;12, Maryam Paknahad, et al.
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