New science challenges old notion that mercury dental amalgam is safe

BioMetals

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-24

  Homme, Kristin G ^a   Kern, Janet K ^b,c   Haley, Boyd E ^d   Geier, David A ^c   King, Paul G ^e   Sykes, Lisa K ^e   Geier, Mark R ^c  

^a International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Institute of Chronic Illnesses Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e Coalition for Mercury Free Drugs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic mercury toxicity; Dental amalgam; Mercury; Porphyrins

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MERCURY POISONING; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDS; TOXICITY;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL AMALGAM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84893842392     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9700-9     Document Type: Review

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