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Management and disposal of mercury and amalgam in the dental clinics of South India: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2019
Context: Dental offices are known to be one of the largest users of inorganic mercury in the preparation of amalgam-a restorative material which, if not handled and disposed through scientific methods, can pose grave threats to the biosphere.
Karthik Krishna Ramesh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New science challenges old notion that mercury dental amalgam is safe

open access: yesBiometals, 2014
Mercury dental amalgam has a long history of ostensibly safe use despite its continuous release of mercury vapor. Two key studies known as the Children’s Amalgam Trials are widely cited as evidence of safety.
Kristin G Homme   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Report on a Qualitative Service Evaluation of Return to Dental Therapy Reskilling Schemes in the United Kingdom

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose In 2019, Thames Valley & Wessex dental directorate, National Health Service England, South East (TV&W NHSE), launched a ‘Return to Therapy’ (RTT) scheme. This was aimed at dental therapists who had not used their full scope of practice for an extended period. A service evaluation was undertaken in 2023 to determine if the schemes (2019,
Amanda Gallie, Kira Stearns
wiley   +1 more source

Dental Amalgam-Civa Toksisitesi

open access: yesAnkara Medical Journal, 2016
Dental amalgam diş hekimliğinde sıklıkla kullanılan bir restorasyon materyalidir. Son yıllarda içeriğindeki civa sebebiyle sıklıkla çeşitli nörolojik hastalıklar ile ilişkilendirilmektedir. Bu tartışmanın amacı konuyla ilgisi olabileceği düşünülen hastalıkların değerlendirilmesidir.
TATLI, Esra Ceren   +1 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Mechanistic insights into dental stem cells‐derived exosomes in regenerative endodontics

open access: yesInternational Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Dental pulp is a richly vascularised and innervated tissue vital for tooth vitality, sensory function, and structural integrity. While conventional root canal therapy effectively treats necrotic permanent teeth, it irreversibly eliminates pulp vitality, potentially increasing the risk of secondary infections and long‐term structural
Paras Ahmad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of prevalence and causative factors for replacement of composite and amalgam restorations: An observational study

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Aim: This study intends to evaluate the frequency and causes of replacement for failed amalgam and composite dental restorations. Methodology: A cross-sectional study comprising female patients with failed permanent composite and amalgam restorations ...
Rahaf Naseer Alhoshani, Asma Munir Khan
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of the use of amalgam in dental treatment on the prevalence of restless legs syndrome in older people

open access: yesMedycyna Pracy, 2019
Background The link between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and the number of amalgam fillings in older people was investigated. Restless legs syndrome decreases the quality of life and impairs normal functioning.
Magdalena Szklarek, Tomasz Kostka
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal analysis of the association between removal of dental amalgam, urine mercury and 14 self-reported health symptoms

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2014
BackgroundMercury vapor poses a known health risk with no clearly established safe level of exposure. Consequently there is debate over whether the level of prolonged exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam fillings, combining approximately 50 ...
Jennifer D. Zwicker   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Sea Change in UK Strike Statistics, Implications for Public Policy, and Misrepresentation of the 2022–2023 Strike Surge

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The UK state has collected data on strike activity for over a century, to inform public policy on industrial relations. This involved creating and maintaining a consistent and reliable data set, despite inevitable limitations and funding pressures. Yet how the Office for National Statistics now constructs and presents its statistics on strikes,
Dave Lyddon
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of Mercury, Silver, Tin, and Copper Discharged to the Municipal Wastewater Collection Network in Kermanshah through Dental Units in 2015

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
Aim: Dental amalgam contains 50% mercury, with the remaining 50% comprising metals such as tin, silver, copper, and titanium. This study aimed to determine the content of mercury, silver, tin, and copper discharged into the municipal wastewater ...
Mohammad Ahmadian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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