Levels of mercury in fish-eating children, with and without amalgam restoration

Urinary Mercury Levels in Children with Amalgam Fillings

Mercury Exposure Levels in Children with Dental Amalgam Fillings

OBJECTIVES Mercury combined with other metals to form solid amalgams has long been used in reconstructive dentistry but its use has been controversial since at least the middle of the 19th century. The exposure and body burden of mercury reviews have consistently stated that there is a deficiency of adequate epidemiological studies addressing this issue. Fish and dental amalgam are two major so...

Comparison of the post – amalgam filling urinary mercury levels of children treated consciously VS. unconsciously

Comparison of the post – amalgam filling urinary mercury levels of children treated consciously VS. unconsciously Dr. M. Karaminogourani* - Dr. A. Eshghi** - Dr. H. Haddadi***- Dr. M. Talebi**** *- Assistant Professor of Paedodontics Dentistry Dept. - Faculty of Dentistry – Khorasgan Islam Azad University. **- Assistant Professor of Paedodontics Dentistry Dept. - Faculty of Dentistry - Isfahan ...

Dental Amalgam Exposure and Urinary Mercury Levels in Children: The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial

BACKGROUND Urinary mercury (U-Hg) excretion is a commonly used biomarker for mercury exposure from dental amalgam restorations. OBJECTIVES Our goal was to determine the most efficient measure of dental amalgam exposure for use in analyses concerning U-Hg in children. METHODS We analyzed time-sensitive longitudinal amalgam exposure data in children randomized to amalgam restorations (n = 267...

Determination of Microleakage in CL V Amalgam Restoration Lined with and Without Varnish and Dentin Bonding Agents

The purpose of this study is to assess the microleakage in CL V Amalgam restoration lined with and without varnishes and dentine bonding agents. In this study, two varishes (Kimia and Copalite) and two dentin bonding agents (Syntac and Excite) were used. 70 fresh human premolars were selected for this study. These samples were randomly divided to five groups (four group of 15 teeth and one grou...