Dental amalgam fillings: an under-investigated source of mercury exposure.

Author: Bates MN.

Source: Update to original article in 2011 edition of Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, edited by J.O. Nriagu. Elsevier.

Year: 2018

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Probably billions of people throughout the world have mercury amalgam fillings in their teeth. Although use of amalgam fillings has been decreasing, particularly in developing countries, it has been estimated that, between 1993 and 2008, about 900 million dental amalgam fillings were inserted in the United States– an average of about 60 million a year.

Citation: Bates MN. Dental amalgam fillings: an under-investigated source of mercury exposure. Update to original article in 2011 edition of Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, edited by J.O. Nriagu. Elsevier. 2018.