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Effectiveness of Oxide Films in Reducing Mercury Release from AmalgamsDepartment of Dental Materials Science, Oregon Health Sciences University, 611 S.W. Campus Drive, Portland, OR 97201
Department of Dental Materials and Engineering, Hokkaido University, School of Dentistry, Sapporo 060, Japan
Department of Dental Materials, Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246 The release of mercury from four freshly-triturated amalgams into air, argon, and moist air environments was quantitated at three different temperatures. Although a measurable amount of mercury was released from dental amalgam, the evaporation rate was immediately reduced by several phenomena, the most important being the formation of an oxide film on the surface. This hypothesis was supported by the fact that release rates were elevated in an inert argon environment, but declined dramatically once air was introduced and oxidation could occur. The further amalgamation of "free" mercury, as well as the presence of water vapor, also contributed to the reduced release rates observed during aging. Mercury release was reduced to a negligible level within three to four hours after trituration. Only one of the amalgams, Tytin, demonstrated a thermal dependence for mercury release in air. The results of this study suggest that the exposure to mercury vapor from a freshly placed amalgam restoration would be negligible in consideration of the normal estimated daily intake from all other sources.
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 71, No. 5,
1151-1155 (1992) This article has been cited by other articles:
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