EEB/ZMWG comments on the SCHER Preliminary report on the environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury in dental amalgam

Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks SCHER Preliminary report on the environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury in dental amalgam

Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks SCHER Opinion on the environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury in dental amalgam

Preliminary Opinion on the environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury from dental amalgam (update)

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بررسی تراکم بخار جیوه موجود در فضای کار دندانپزشکان شهر تهران

Background and Aim: Dental Amalgam is a common restorative material for posterior teeth. Because of Hg content in the composition of amalgam, during the handling of material, mercury may release as vapor in the environment. Excess amount of mercury vapor can cause serious health problems in dental personnel. The aim of this investigation was to determine mercury vapor concentration in working e...

Increased Release of Mercury from Dental Amalgam Fillings due to Maternal Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields as a Possible Mechanism for the High Rates of Autism in the Offspring: Introducing a Hypothesis

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), factors such as growing electricity demand, ever-advancing technologies and changes in social behaviour have led to steadily increasing exposure to man-made electromagnetic fields.  Dental amalgam fillings are among the major sources of exposure to elemental mercury vapour in the general population. Although it was previously believed that low ...