Which delivers more mercury, dental amalgam or a tuna fish sandwich?

Author: Richardson GM

Source: IAOMT

Year: 2012

Comment:

The reseacher concludes, "It is apparent that Hg [mercury] exposure from canned tuna fish consumption will exceed the Hg exposure and risk from dental amalgam only in instances of high tuna intake, well beyond consumption rates recommended by the US government, in combination with low incidence of amalgam fillings, well below the national average for amalgam load."

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The number of amalgam fillings present will determine just how much Hg exposure arises from those fillings. It is obvious that a person with no amalgam (and thus no amalgam-related Hg exposure) will receive greater Hg exposure from eating a tuna fish sandwich. Likewise, however, a person with one or more amalgam fillings will receive more Hg from that source than from tuna fish if that person does not eat tuna fish sandwiches.”

Citation:

Richardson GM. Which delivers more mercury, dental amalgam or a tuna fish sandwich? Champion'sGate, FL: IAOMT. 2012.