Human exposure to mercury and silver released from dental amalgam restorations.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: September 1, 1994| Author: Engqvist, A.; Skare, I. | Copyright information

In 35 healthy individuals, the number of amalgam surfaces was related to the emission rate of mercury into the oral cavity and to the excretion rate of mercury by urine. Oral emissions ranged up to 125 [mu]g Hg/24 h, and urinary excretions ranged from 0.4 to 19 [mu]g Hg/24 h. In 10 cases, urinary and fecal excretions of mercury and silver were also measured. Fecal excretions ranged from 1 to 190 [mu]g Hg/24 h and from 4 to 97 [mu]g Ag/24 h. Except for urinary silver excretion, a high interpla...

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