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A possible case of mercury-related toxicity resulting from the grinding of old amalgam restorations
H Taskinen1, E Kinnunen, V Riihimäki
1Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
The potential hazards of metallic mercury in dentistry are well recognized. The present report concerns a patient who experienced an uncommonly high mercury exposure and, possibly, mercury-related toxicity from vapor released during extensive grinding of old amalgam fillings.