Abstract
Stock’s (1939) findings that amalgam fillings could release mercury vapor created an intense debate. The question was discussed again as a result of Frykholm’s studies in the 1950s (Frykholm, 1957). By using radio-active mercury he showed that insertion of amalgam in humans could give rise to a considerable uptake of mercury as indicated by high concentrations in urine and feces. Dental amalgams once more have become of interest as a source of mercury vapor exposure to the general public (Enwonwu, 1987).
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Clarkson, T.W., Friberg, L., Hursh, J.B., Nylander, M. (1988). The Prediction Of Intake Of Mercury Vapor from Amalgams. In: Clarkson, T.W., Friberg, L., Nordberg, G.F., Sager, P.R. (eds) Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals. Rochester Series on Environmental Toxicity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0961-1_9
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