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Mercury in dental-filling materials -- an updated risk analysis in environmental medical terms
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The article was published on 2002-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 16 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mercury (element).read more
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The role of thiols, dithiols, nutritional factors and interacting ligands in the toxicology of mercury.
TL;DR: The issue of diagnostic testing for chronic, historical or low dose mercury poisoning is considered including an analysis of the influence of ligand interactions and nutritional factors upon the accuracy of "chelation challenge" tests.
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Overview of the clinical toxicity of mercury.
Laszlo Magos,Thomas W. Clarkson +1 more
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to survey differences in human exposure and in the toxicology of different forms of mercury to study subclinical effects in population studies.
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Is dental amalgam safe for humans? The opinion of the scientific committee of the European Commission
TL;DR: It was claimed by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) in a report to the EU-Commission that "....no risks of adverse systemic effects exist and the current use of dental amalgam does not pose a risk of systemic disease..."
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Amalgam studies: disregarding basic principles of mercury toxicity.
TL;DR: A number of studies are methodically flawed drawing inaccurate conclusions as to the safety of dental amalgam, considering the newest findings on mercury toxicity and metabolism.
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The potential adverse health effects of dental amalgam.
Amy M. Brownawell,Stanley Berent,Robert L. Brent,James V. Bruckner,John Doull,Eric Gershwin,Ronald D. Hood,Genevieve M. Matanoski,Raphael Rubin,Bernard Weiss,Meryl H. Karol +10 more
TL;DR: This review has uncovered no convincing evidence pointing to any adverse health effects that are attributable to dental amalgam restorations besides hypersensitivity in some individuals.
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Monocyte-macrophage system and polymorphonuclear leukocytes in workers exposed to low levels of metallic mercury.
Luigi Vimercati,Lory Santarelli,G Pesola,I Drago,G Lasorsa,Matteo Valentino,Angelo Vacca,Leonardo Soleo +7 more
TL;DR: Exposure to very low levels of metallic mercury led to subtle impairment of circulating monocyte and NK cells according to the increase in U-Hg levels, as well as of the PMNL chemotactic function in this particular group of workers, even though they remain clinically asymptomatic.
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The activity of erythrocyte enzymes and basic indices of peripheral blood erythrocytes from workers chronically exposed to mercury vapours.
TL;DR: It is indicated that long-term exposure to mercury vapours induces changes in the activity of red cell enzymes—G-6PD, AChE, GR and SOD—and may also influence other important hematological parameters of the peripheral blood.
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Multiple sclerosis and dental amalgam: case-control study in Ferrara, Italy.
TL;DR: This case-control study failed to demonstrate an association between either the number of dental amalgam fillings or the duration of exposure to mercury amalgam and MS.
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Mercury intoxication presenting with hypertension and tachycardia
TL;DR: Mercury intoxication should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypertension with tachycardia even in patients presenting without the skin lesions typical of mercury intoxication and without a history of exposure.
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Mercury distribution in cortical areas and fiber systems of the neonatal and maternal adult cerebrum after exposure of pregnant squirrel monkeys to mercury vapor.
TL;DR: Mapping of the distribution of mercury in the neocortical layers of the maternal brains revealed that the pyramidal cells contained more visualized mercury than the other neurons in the offspring brains, and mercury was found in both glial cells and neurons both in the cortical areas and in the fiber systems.