Mercury exposure from "silver" fillings.

Author: Lorscheider FL, Vimy MJ.

Source: Lancet.

Year: 1991

Comment:

This letter identifies issues with the Canadian and American Dental Associations claims that mercury exposure from dental amalgam is not significant.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“These data raise serious doubts abour the reliability of statements from the Canadian and American Dental Associations. Experiments in primates clearly demonstrate that Hg [mercury] released from ‘silver’ tooth fillings concentrates in body tissues in amounts sufficient to alter cell function.'”

Citation:

Lorscheider FL, Vimy MJ. Mercury exposure from "silver" fillings. Lancet. 1991; 337(8749):1103.