Perceptions of dental therapy students regarding the teaching and training with dental amalgam, in a dental school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [PDF]
, 2021 Dental amalgam has been used as a restorative material in dentistry for the past 150 years. This material has been used to restore posterior teeth throughout the world and is also used in South Africa.
Bissoon, Sharmila, Moodley, Rajeshree
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Contact lichenoid reaction in the oral cavity: A comprehensive focus on amalgam restoration [PDF]
, 2023 For many years, amalgam was the preferred repair material; however, because of worries about aesthetics, mercury toxicity, and the development of lichenoid diseases, its use has decreased. The oral mucosa has a reaction known as the oral lichenoid lesion
Arman Salehi, Negar Salehi
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Assessing the Environmental and Health Adverse Effects of Mercury Released From Dental Amalgam: A Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2021 This paper reviews the most available data on the possible adverse effects of mercury released from amalgam that comprises 50% pure mercury, 35% silver, 12-13 % tin, 2% copper, and up to 1% zinc, indium, platinum, and palladium.
Reyhaneh Aftabi +2 more
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The Changes in Dentists’ Perception and Patient’s Acceptance on Amalgam Restoration in Kurdistan-Iraq: A Questionnaire-based Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Background: There has been considerable controversy concerning the health risks and benefits of utilizing mercury-containing amalgam. Across the developing countries, a reduction in the use of dental amalgam in oral health care provision is expected ...
Bestoon Mohammad Faraj. +2 more
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No more amalgams: Use of amalgam and amalgam alternative materials in primary dental care [PDF]
BDJ, 2018 Christopher D. Lynch +5 more
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Journal of dentistry research, 2020 During the 97th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the IADR Council adopted policy and position statements on the safety of dental amalgam (American Association for Dental Research [AADR] 2019 ...
A. S. Ajiboye, P. Mossey, C. Fox
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Effect of Dental Filling Materials on Electron Beam Radiotherapy Dose Distribution in Head Region: a Monte Carlo Study by FLUKA and MCNPX Codes [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2020 Introduction: Radiation therapy is regarded as the mainstay treatment for head or neck cancer patients. In this method, the backscattered radiation of dental composites can damage the surrounding tissue.
Mohamad Reza Rezaie Rayeni Nejad +3 more
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Lessons learnt and lessons missed from flight simulation
European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract This article reviews progress in the development of technologies used in flight simulation and in the training of dentists, drawing out the similarities in training objectives and the limitations of the training devices. It summarises the advances in pilot training with recognised international standards for the construction and acceptance of ...
D. J. Allerton, P. Lammertse
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Attitudes of dentists and interns in Riyadh to the use of dental amalgam. [PDF]
BMC Res Notes, 2016 BackgroundStudies investigating the attitudes of Saudi dentists to the use of amalgam for restorations are relatively rare. Considering the goals set forth by the Minamata Convention on Mercury, it appears prudent to investigate the attitudes of ...
Alkhudhairy F.
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Association between dental amalgam fillings and Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Alzheimers Res Ther, 2016 Sun et al. [1] evaluated the association between dental amalgam fillings and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in a large scale Taiwanese population aged 65 years and older in a cross-sectional study and concluded that women’s exposure to amalgam was ...
Zarghami A, Hojjati SM.
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