title: Relationship between oral symptoms, salivary function, smoking habits and general health in patients with complaints related to dental restorative materials.
abstract: Eighty consecutive patients, referred to the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Public Dental Service, Stockholm, for examination of complaints related to dental restorative materials or for supposed adverse effects from mercury released from dental amalgams were investigated. Clinical examination as well as battery of laboratory tests were performed. Statistical correlations were found between subjective and objective oral symptoms and lowered pH-values in stimulated saliva (p less than 0.001) as well as between objective oral symptoms only and lowered pH-values in stimulated saliva (p less than 0.001), which indicate salivary tests to be a useful tool when examining this type of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Public Dental Service, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lothigius
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Smedberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Angmar-Månsson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nilner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012636:Secretory Rate; D012882:Skin Tests; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam