Oral lichenoid lesions and amalgam fillings
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Oral Lichenoid Contact Lesions to Mercury and Dental Amalgam—A Review
Human oral mucosa is subjected to many noxious stimuli. One of these substances, in those who have restorations, is dental amalgam which contains mercury. This paper focuses on the local toxic effects of amalgam and mercury from dental restorations. Components of amalgam may, in rare instances, cause local side effects or allergic reactions referred to as oral lichenoid lesions (OLLs). OLLs to ...
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to perform a clinical assessment of the association between oral lichenoid reactions (OLR) and amalgam restorations and to determine the salivary concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 before and after replacement of the amalgam restorations. METHODS The study included 20 patients with OLR and 20 healthy volunteers, who were examined between 2001 ...
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Dentists all over the world remove millions of amalgam fillings every day, with no regard for the possible mercury exposure that can result from grinding them out. Much of the time, a new amalgam filling goes back in place of the old one. The dental establishment claims that amalgam is a stable material, that emits little or no mercury, but then turns around and blames the mercury–free dentists...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Dentistry
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1462-0049,1476-5446
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400430