Toxicity assessment of mercury vapor from dental amalgams.

Author: Goering PL, Galloway WD, Clarkson TW, Lorscheider FL, Berlin M, Rowland AS.

Source: Fundam Appl Toxicol.

Year: 1992

Comment:

While recognizing reasons for concern about dental amalgam mercury, this article also calls for more research about amalgam and alternatives for tooth restoration.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The toxicity of the various chemical species of mercury and its organic and inorganic compounds is well known. In the past few decades, increased concern about toxicity, often heightened by tragic mass outbreaks of mercury-induced human disease, has led to the virtual elimination of mercurials in drugs and cosmetics, increased monitoring of mercury contamination of seafood, and reduced industrial exposure. In terms of the number of exposed individuals, the most prevalent remaining source of deliberate mercury exposure is almost certainly dental amalgam.”

Citation:

Goering PL, Galloway WD, Clarkson TW, Lorscheider FL, Berlin M, Rowland AS. Toxicity assessment of mercury vapor from dental amalgams. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. 1992; 19(3):319-329.