Need for informed consent for dentists who use mercury amalgam restorative material as well as technical considerations in removal of dental amalgam restorations

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-322

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,b   Greene, Jill Amanda ^c   Cochran, Amy A ^d   Kelley, Angela R ^b   Gubler, K Dean ^b   Olson, Brianna M ^b   Hudson, Mary Anne ^e   Woode, Dayna R ^b   Long III, William B ^b   McGregor, Walter ^f   Yoder, Carolyn ^g   Hopkins, Debra B ^h   Saepoff, Jessica P ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Clark College   (United States)

^e Coos County Public Health Department ^*  (United States)

^f Biomark Technology Inc   (United States)

^g Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience   (United States)

^h IAOMT   (United States)

ⁱ Natural Dental Health Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Kidney; Mercury amalgam restorative material; Mercury vapor

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTAL SURGERY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY; LAW; MERCURIALISM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349000846     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v26.i4.70     Document Type: Article

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