Issues in the amalgam debate.

Author: MacEntee MI, Mojon P.

Source: J Can Dent Assoc.

Year: 1991

Comment:

This review concedes that mercury vapor is released from dental amalgam but claims that there is no scientific evidence that dental amalgam mercury vapor can "cause or exacerbate human diseases."

Abstract / Excerpt:

“This paper reviews the facts available on the biological effects of mercury released from amalgam restorations in teeth. There seems to be no doubt that mercuric vapor is released from restorations, but we do not know how much of this mercury is deposited in human tissues. There is no scientific evidence to support the belief that vapors from dental restorations either cause or exacerbate human diseases. Therefore, there is no clinical justification at present for replacing amalgam with other less durable or less predictable restorative materials.”

Citation:

MacEntee MI, Mojon P. Issues in the amalgam debate. J Can Dent Assoc. 1991; 57(12):931-6.