Dental amalgam and mercury.
This paper looks at the issues of the current amalgam controversy: the daily dose of mercury from amalgam, hypersensitivity to mercury, claims of adverse effects from amalgam mercury and alleged overnight "cures." In addition, the toxicity and allergenicity of the proposed alternative materials are examined with the same kind of scrutiny applied by the anti-amalgam group to dental amalgam.
Mackert
J R
JR
Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-1264.
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D013690:Television
D000393:Air Pollutants; D003764:Dental Materials; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury