Pratt says countries like Canada, the UK and Germany have banned or advised against the use of mercury amalgam.

Mercury filling fight hits Parliament

An Auckland woman is taking her fight against mercury amalgam teeth fillings to Parliament.

An Auckland woman is taking her fight against mercury amalgam teeth fillings to Parliament.

Juliet Pratt is handing a petition with more than 1400 signatures to Green MP Sue Kedgley today.

She hopes to have the use of the fillings banned in children and pregnant women.

Pratt says she has suffered personally from having mercury amalgam fillings in her teeth.

She says she had chronic fatigue syndrome and it wasn't until she had her fillings removed that she got her health back.

Pratt says countries like Canada, the UK and Germany have banned or advised against the use of mercury amalgam.

She can't understand why mercury amalgam is considered hazardous waste once it's removed, yet it's still used in people's mouths.