Author: Maine Bureau of Health
Source: State of Maine
Year: 2002
Comment:
This fact sheet, required to be presented to dental patients in Maine, expresses concerns about mercury vapor, its impact on kidney, nerves, brain, and the environment, as well as its use on pregnant women, children, and patients with kidney problems, braces, and those who are breastfeeding.
Abstract / Excerpt:
“In 2001, the Maine State Legislature passed a law telling the Maine Bureau of Health to make a brochure about the advantages and disadvantages to human health and the environment of using mercury amalgam fillings in dental work. The same kind of information is included for other filling materials, to help patients in choosing what will be best for them.”
Citation:
Maine Bureau of Health. Filling Materials [brochure]. Augusta, ME: Bureau of Health, 2002. http://www.vce.org/mercury/Maine_AmalBrochFinal2.pdf.