Evidence that bisphenol a exposure is not associated with composite resin dental fillings.

Author: Richardson GM.

Source: E-Letter Pediatrics.

Year: 2012

Comment:

Abstract / Excerpt:

In their recent article, Maserejian et al.(1) propose bisphenol-a (BPA) exposure as a hypothesis to explain apparent psychosocial effects in children of the New England Children’s Amalgam Trial (NECAT) who received composite resin fillings. The authors rightly point out that a “thorough investigation considering exposure levels is important to substantiate these findings”. Within the NECAT, no direct measure of BPA exposure, such as BPA concentration in urine, was reported. Data from Cycle 1 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2,3) (CHMS, 2007-2009) suggests that exposure to BPA is not associated with the presence of composite resin fillings.

Citation: Richardson GM. Evidence that bisphenol a exposure is not associated with composite resin dental fillings. E-Letter Pediatrics. 2012.