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Mercury Amalgam
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Boyd
Haley Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Professor and
Chairman, Department of Chemistry speaks out on
the dangers of mercury amalgam at a protest in
front of the American Dental Association's Chicago
headquarters Sept. 7. To view clip, select between
the 56K
or broadband
versions. http://www.dentalproducts.net/webextra/protest.html
 | Maine Governor Angus
King probably said it best when he compared the current
use of mercury in dental fillings with the 1950's use in
shoe stores of powerful x-ray machines called
fluoroscopes, which exposed hundreds of thousands of
adults and children to high doses of toxic x-rays.
 | "Every child who went into the shoe store to buy
new shoes would put his feet into the fluoroscope so the
bones could be seen," King recalled. "People
who worked in the store were exposed to the radiation
all day; children played games around the machine. Now
we realize it was a terrible thing to do, but then it
seemed perfectly normal. Some day we will wonder how we
could ever have put such a toxic substance into the
human mouth." (see Maine and
Amalgam) |
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this to the industry view on mercury amalgam:
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Questions:
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How is it that the only place
mercury is safe is in the mouth?
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How can the FDA and
EPA honestly
believe they are protecting the general public from
environmental mercury exposure when they crack down
on emissions from coal fired electric utilities and
limit the consumption of seafood while at the same
time they completely ignore the most prevalent
source of environmental mercury exposure in the
non-occupationally exposed population, dental
'silver' amalgam fillings? (see Exposure)
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Between these three sources, which
do you feel is the most unnecessary, easiest to
control or prevent, and the least beneficial? (see Fish)
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Why isn't the truly mercury free
silver amalgam restorative developed jointly by the Dental and Medical Materials
section of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) and the ADA (with tax payer
dollars) being used in the U.S. even though
their own research showed that "hand
consolidated silver equals
or exceeds the transverse rupture
strength, shear strength, creep, toughness,
corrosion resistance, microleakage, cyclic contact
fatigue, and wear properties of conventional
mercury amalgam"? (see NIST)
- How can mercury amalgam be considered a safe and
effective dental restorative when, according to Dr. Gary Schumacher,
a dentist and chief of clinical research
at the American Dental Association Health
Foundation's Paffenbarger Research Center, secondary cavities that form under or adjacent to
conventional (amalgam) fillings are "probably
the biggest problem facing most dentists today"?
Dr. Schumacher estimates more than half of the fillings done by
dentists are necessitated by secondary tooth decay. (see Amalgam
and Cavities)
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And finally, after seeing all of the
following scientific and medical data refuting the
safety of dental amalgam, ask yourself "What
does the American Dental Association's 'Seal of
Approval' really stand for?" (see ADA)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
What's New
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Mercury
in Dental Amalgams: An Examination Of the
Science
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Committee on
Government Reform |
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Rep. Dan Burton,
R-Indiana, Chairman |
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Hearing:
November 14, 2002 |
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The latest research on mercury
release from dental amalgam
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From the IADR/AADR/CADR
80th General Session (March 6-9, 2002) San Diego,
California |
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Conclusions from studies:
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There are measurable
exposures to mercury from dental amalgam which
persist over at least two years beyond placement,
and additional exposures do result in increased
measurable HgU levels. These findings are consistent
with current metabolic models of low level Hg
exposure and excretion but do not reflect anything
about the health effects of low level Hg exposure in
children with no previous exposure to any
restorative material. |
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Results show considerable
amounts of residual mercury in wastewater lines from
large dental clinics. TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic
Leaching Procedure) analysis shows waste
lines to be capable of leaching mercury over RCRA
limits making them subject to hazardous waste
disposal regulations under RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). |
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Review of Dr. Baratz testimony
before the Florida Dental Board
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By Dr. Ralph Dougherty
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Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
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Florida State University |
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Dr. Boyd E. Haley
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Chair, Department of Chemistry |
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University of Kentucky |
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The Food and Drug
Administration speaks out on the safety
of mercury amalgam.
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"FDA and other organizations
of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) continue
to investigate the safety of amalgams used in
dental restorations (fillings). However, no
valid scientific evidence has ever shown that amalgams
cause harm to patients with dental
restorations." |
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To see a listing of published
studies on the safety of mercury amalgam
restorations see Published
Studies. Note the lack of funding for or
participation by the USPHS and FDA in any of these
studies. |
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FDA's Hypocracy by Cindy H. Dubin,
Managing Editor,
Pharmaceutical Formulation and Quality
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The Relationship of the Toxic
Effects of Mercury to Exacerbation of the Medical
Condition Classified as Alzheimer's
Disease
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By Boyd E. Haley Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY |
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Dr. Boyd E. Haley Responds to
Newspaper Articles Concerning Elevated Blood Mercury
Levels in Rescue
Workers at the World Trade Centers |
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Mercury Amalgam Wastes
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The Primary Source of Mercury Pollution in Our Nation's Waterways
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"The
average dentist's office produces up to a
kilogram of mercury waste every year,
according to estimates. Environment Canada says it
all adds up to about two tonnes of toxic material
– the same amount that coal-fired power plants
spew into the air." |
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Mercury
Wastes, Just Another of the Many Problems
Associated with Mercury Amalgam
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From the Regional Water Quality Control Plant
(RWQCP) which treats
wastewater from the East Palo Alto Sanitary District, Los
Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and
Stanford California. |
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The Environmental Compliance Division maintains
a Pretreatment Program for control of industrial
dischargers and also regulates many commercial
dischargers. |
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 http://www.dentalmercury.com/home.html
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The ADA, dental amalgam
manufacturers and dentists aren't the only ones with something
to lose if mercury amalgam restorations are
banned. |
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The HALITOSIS
( Hg Approximate Levels In
Teeth Or Sputum) Informational Screening
program
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From Tekran Inc., a world leader
in the production of instruments for measuring
trace levels of mercury. |
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Congresswomen Diane
Watson
(D-Los Angeles) Takes the California Dental Association to
Task over the
Mercury in Dental Filling Disclosure and Prohibition Act |
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Are ‘silver’ dental fillings
safe?
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By Francesca Lyman, Your
Environment Special to MSNBC |
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"Dentists Battle 'Gag' on Warning
About Mercury.
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By Kathryn Kranhold, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street
Journal |
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Health
risks of mercury in fillings debated
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By Karen
Brandon, Tribune
national correspondent, August
22, 2001 |
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Dr. Murray J. Vimy
DMD Responds to Dr. Robert M. Anderton DDS,
President of the American Dental Association
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The ADA Responds
to Testimony Given by Dr. Boyd Haley at Hearings
Chaired by Representative Dan Burton Regarding
the Safety of Mercury in Dental Amalgam
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Dr. Boyd Haley
PhD responds to the letter from Robert M.
Anderton, D.D.S., J.D., L.L.M. and President of
the ADA, challenging his statement to the
Committee on Government Reform looking at the
topic, Autism-Why the Increased Rates? A One
Year Update
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Mercury Toxicity
Slide Show
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Toxic Effects of Mercury on Central Nervous
System Nucleotide Binding Proteins: Potential
Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
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By Boyd E. Haley Ph.D. and J. Curt
Pendergrass Ph.D.
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Alzheimer's
Disease and Mercury
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Published Studies Showing the Link Between
Alzheimer's Disease, Mercury and Dental Amalgam |
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Retrograde
Degeneration of Neurite Membrane Structural
Integrity of Nerve Growth Cones Following In
Vitro Exposure to Mercury
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By Christopher C. W. Leong,
Ph.D., Naweed I. Syed, Ph.D., Fritz L.
Lorscheider Ph.D. |
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Mercury Exposure Produces AD-Like
Pathology In Vitro
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Mercury Induces Cell Cytotoxicity and
Oxidative Stress and Increases b-Amyloid
Secretion and Tau Phosphorylation in SHSY5Y
Neuroblastoma Cells |
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By Drs. G. Olivieri, Ch. Brack, F. Müller-Spahn,
H. B. Stähelin, M. Herrmann,P. Renard, M.
Brockhaus and C. Hock |
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Mercury Amalgam and the American
Dental Association
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The Contrasting Legal and Public Positions of
the American Dental Association on the Safety
and Use of Mercury Amalgam |
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Amalgam Composition
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From Dentsply-Caulk, the makers
of Dispersalloy®, "The world's most widely
used alloy". |
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Sources of Environmental
Mercury Exposure
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From the World Health Organization |
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Heart
Disease and Mercury
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Marked
Elevation of Myocardial Trace Elements in
Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Compared With
Secondary Dysfunction |
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A published study by Drs. Frustaci, A.,
Magnavita, N., Chimenti, C., Caldarulo, M.,
Sabbioni, E., Pietra, R., Cellini, C., Possati,
G.F. and Maseri, A. |
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TOXIC
TEETH: THE CHRONIC
MERCURY POISONING OF MODERN MAN
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By Dr. Murray J. Vimy DMD |
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Clinical Associate Professor |
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. |
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One Dentist's Fight
to Educate His Patients About the Dangers of Mercury
Amalgam
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An article by Dr. Mark A. Breiner D.D.S.
entitled "Does The First Amendment Apply To
Dentists?" |
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San
Francisco and Mercury Amalgam
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A Resolution Passed by the City and County of
San Francisco Urging the Elimination of Mercury
Including Mercury Amalgam |
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Los Angeles Times
Mercury Amalgam Article
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An Article Published in the Los Angeles Times
on Monday, October 25, 1999 Entitled "A
Debate on Mercury in Fillings". |
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By Amy Pyle, L.A. Times Staff Writer |
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Resolution.
First Step to a Mercury-Free Los Angeles. |
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Published Mercury Amalgam Studies
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Selected Studies on the Release and Toxicity
of Mercury from Dental Amalgam Published in Peer
Reviewed Scientific, Dental and Medical Journals
With Links to the National Library of Medicine
for Complete Abstracts and to Order Copies of
Complete Articles with Loansome Doc. |
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Amalgam Quotes
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Kindly provided by Dr. John Roberts B.Ch.D. |
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Mercury in Massachusetts:
An Evaluation of Sources, Emissions, Impacts and
Controls.
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An excellent review article by C. Mark Smith
of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection covering the sources and fate of the
various forms of mercury (organic and inorganic)
present in the environment. |
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Dental Amalgam: A
Scientific Review and Recommended Public
Health Service Strategy for Research, Education
and Regulation
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Final Report of the Subcommittee on Risk
Management of the Committee to Coordinate
Environmental Health and Related Programs,
Public Health Service, Department of Health and
Human Services, January 1993. |
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Treatment of Mercury
Poisoning
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Article by Barry Diner, MD, Chief
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, The
Brooklyn Hospital Center, on the clinical
symptoms and treatment of Hg poisoning from
EMedicine.com |
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Chemistry and
Toxicity of
the Different Mercury
Species
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Is There a Relation
Between Is
There a Relation Between SELENIUM
in Blood and Subjective Symptoms Self-Related to
Dental Amalgam?
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By Drs. Paul Johan Höl, Nils R. Gjerdet, Rune
Eide, Jan S. Vamnes, Rolf Isrenn |
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Department of
Odontology, Dental Biomaterials |
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University of
Bergen, Bergen, Norway. |
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Mercury Amalgam View
Points - Pro and Con
| The Mercury In Your Molars
Is Safe. Right?
| By Wesley E. Shankland, II, DDS, MS, PhD |
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Past President, American Academy of Head, Neck and
Facial Pain |
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The
Fallacies of Statutory Informed Consent (pertaining to amalgam
installation)
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By G. Scott Crowther |
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The Amalgam
Controversy.
An Evidence-Based Analysis.
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By John E. Dodes, D.D.S. |
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J Am Dent Assoc 2001 Mar;132(3):348-56 |
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Toxic
Television: The Mercury Amalgam Scam
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By Dr. Stephen Barrett |
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Priorities Magazine, Volume 3 Number 4 1991 |
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American Council on Science and
Health |
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The Legal
Position of the American Dental Association
on the Safety of Mercury Containing Dental Amalgam |
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Mercury Toxicity
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From the World Health Organization |
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Safe
Handling of Mercury and Mercury Compounds
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Environmental Health and Safety Manual
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Volume
II: Health & Safety Hazards and Controls |
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QUANTITATIVE
ANALYSIS OF Hg, Ag, Sn, Cu, Zn AND TRACE ELEMENTS IN
AMALGAM REMOVED FROM AN ABUTMENT TOOTH UNDERNEATH
A GOLD ALLOY BRIDGE THAT HAD BEEN IN VIVO
FOR NINE PLUS YEARS
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Mercury
Amalgam Toxicity.
Your next visit to the dentist may not be as
innocent as you think.
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Age-Related Cognitive Decline
and Fish Consumption |
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The Second
Annual Dental, Medical and Scientific Conference
on Sources, Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral
Toxicities, Held on May 26-28 in Lexington, KY
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Sponsored by Affinity Labeling Technologies,
Inc. and Kelley Dental Laboratory. |
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Held in Conjunction with
"The Law of Dental
Boards and Mercury Fillings".
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Presented by Dave Swankin, Jim Turner, and
Charlie Brown Attorneys at Law. |
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