Dental amalgam and urinary mercury concentrations: a descriptive study
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Dental amalgam and urinary mercury concentrations: a descriptive study
BACKGROUND Dental amalgam is a source of elemental and inorganic mercury. The safety of dental amalgam in individuals remains a controversial issue. Urinary mercury concentrations are used to assess chronic exposure to elemental mercury. At present, there are no indications of mercury-associated adverse effects at levels below 5 μg Hg/g creatinine (Cr) or 7 μg Hg/L (urine). The purpose of the p...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Oral Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-13-44