Author: Siblerud RL.
Source: Science of the Total Environment
Year: 1990
Comment:
This study finds that dental amalgam mercury may impact the human cardiovascular system.
Abstract / Excerpt:
“The findings presented here suggest that mercury poisoning from dental amalgam may play a role in the etiology of cardiovascular disorders. Comparisons between subjects with and without amalgam showed amalgam-bearing subjects had significantly higher blood pressure, lower heart rate, lower hemoglobin, and lower hematocrit. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cells were significantly lower when correlated to increased levels of urine mercury. The amalgam subjects had a greater incidence of chest pains, tachycardia, anemia, fatigue, tiring easily, and being tired in the morning. The data suggest that inorganic mercury poisoning from dental amalgam does affect the cardiovascular system.”
Citation:
Siblerud RL. The relationship between mercury from dental amalgam and the cardiovascular system. Science of the Total Environment. 1990; 99(1-2):23-35.