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PDF: Evaluation of the safety issue of mercury release from dental fillings

Download 25 times Source: www.fasebj.org // Topic: Dentistry File Size: 476.05 kb // Total of Page: 2 Page(s) Last download by shewarezenger Last download on: 1 week ago Share this info: Sample of page (click to enlarge) Short Desciption: dence (either for or against these fillings). is that the dental. profession ... dental filling materials. are any safer than mercury. fillings. If this ... Content Inside: Evaluation fillings TZ of the safety issue of mercury L. LORSCHEIDER AND Physiology MURRAY release from dental J. VIMY University of Calgary Faculty Departments of Medical Canada T2N 4N1 and Medicme, of Medicine, Calgary Alberta, 1993 U.S. DEPARTMENT of Health and Human Services (HHS) Report on Dental Amalgam was to address the continuing concerns about amalgam safety. These tooth restorations, commonly known as "silver" fillings, contain 50% mercury by weight. However, it is apparent that the first summary highlight of the HHS Report is merely a reiteration of the American Dental Associations (ADA) anecdotal position that the safety of mercury/silver fillings is based on popularity and long-term use (1). Even today, mercury/silver fillings remain the material of choice for most tooth restorations. The impression conveyed by the second highlight is that mercury fillings emit only minute amounts of mercury vapor. To the contrary; clear experimental evidence exists that the daily total mercury released (all forms) from a single mercury filling is approximately 15 g (2). The