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The Effect of Dental Amalgam Restorations on Blood Mercury Levels
J.E. Abraham
U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, RD-5, Fort McPherson, Georgia 30030
C.W. Svare
Dows Institute for Dental Research, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
C.W. Frank
EG & G Idaho, Chemical Science, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83145
Mercury levels in blood and in mouth air before and after chewing were measured in 47 persons with ana 14 persons without dental amalgam restorations. Questionnaires relating to exogenous sources of mercury exposure were administered to both groups. Differences in the mouth air mercury levels before and after chewing were statistically significant in the group with amalgams, but not in the group without amalgams. Analysis of the data from the questionnaires indicated that little or no exogenous exposure to mercury occurred among the two groups. Blood mercury concentrations were positively correlated with the number and surface area of amalgam restorations and were significantly lower in the group without dental amalgams.
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 63, No. 1,
71-73 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345840630011801
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