title: Dental amalgam and cognitive function in older women: findings from the Nun Study.
abstract: The authors determined the number and surface area of occlusal dental amalgams in a group of 129 Roman Catholic sisters who were 75 to 102 years of age. Findings from this study of women with relatively homogeneous adult lifestyles and environments suggest that existing amalgams are not associated with lower performance on eight different tests of cognitive function.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002410:Catholicism; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000209:etiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam