Awareness of Students and Dentists on Sustainability Issues, Safety of Use and Disposal of Dental Amalgam [PDF]
Dentistry Journal, 2023 Among the pillars of sustainability in health care units is environmental protection. Although an EU-wide dental amalgam phase-out legislation exists, quantities of this material are still to be found in the market, dental offices or in the mouths of ...
Andreas Spaveras, Maria Antoniadou
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Mercury vapor volatilization from particulate generated from dental amalgam removal with a high-speed dental drill – a significant source of exposure [PDF]
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2019 Background The ubiquitous use of dental amalgam for over 180 years has resulted in the exposure of millions of dental workers to mercury. Dental amalgam contains approximately 50% mercury. Dental workers, including dentists, dental assistants, and dental
David Warwick +3 more
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The Minamata Convention and the phase down of dental amalgam. [PDF]
Bull World Health Organ, 2018 Oral health is a neglected area of global health, although oral disease is one of the most common public health issues worldwide.1 Despite advances in modern dentistry, untreated dental caries in permanent teeth was reported as the most prevalent of the ...
Fisher J +3 more
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The great dental amalgam debate. [PDF]
Br Dent J, 2022 Phase out of dental amalgam requires investment in prevention measures, research and development of alternative materials, and effective waste management processes.
Sanderson S.
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Is Dental Amalgam a Higher Risk Factor rather than Resin-Based Restorations for Systemic Conditions? A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2021 Objective: The aim of this study was to confirm the hypothesis that patients with one or more amalgam restorations have an increased risk for systemic diseases rather than patients with resin-based restorations.
Gallusi G +5 more
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Association between dental amalgam restoration and urine mercury concentrations among young women: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 Background The association between dental amalgam fillings and urine mercury concentrations was investigated in this study to assess the health risks associated with dental amalgams.
Su-Bin Park +3 more
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Biocompatibility of Dental Amalgams [PDF]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2011 Objective. The purpose of this review paper is to review the literature regarding the toxicology of mercury from dental amalgam and evaluate current statements on dental amalgam. Materials and Methods.
Yurdanur Uçar, William A. Brantley
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Awareness about dental amalgam among Turkish dentists and patients: a questionnaire and search engine based cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Int Dent J, 2020 Objectives There has been considerable controversy concerning the health risks and benefits of using mercury-containing amalgam. This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish dentists’ and patients’ preference and opinion about amalgam and to assess Internet ...
Erçin Ö +3 more
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Mercury Contamination from Dental Amalgam. [PDF]
J Health Pollut, 2019 Background Mercury in dental amalgam is a hidden source of global mercury pollution, resulting from the illegal diversion of dental mercury into the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector, to crematoria emissions from the deceased and sewage sludge
Tibau AV, Grube BD.
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Rethinking the Dental Amalgam Dilemma: An Integrated Toxicological Approach. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019 Mercury (Hg) has been identified as one of the most toxic nonradioactive materials known to man. Although mercury is a naturally occurring element, anthropogenic mercury is now a major worldwide concern and is an international priority toxic pollutant ...
Jirau-Colón H +4 more
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