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. 2017 Jun;17(2):139-141.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2017.03.001. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

Four or More Amalgam Fillings Correlate With Higher Blood Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women but Not High Enough to be of Health Concern

Stefanie L Russell
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Four or More Amalgam Fillings Correlate With Higher Blood Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women but Not High Enough to be of Health Concern

Stefanie L Russell. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Dental associations with blood mercury in pregnant women. Golding J, Steer CD, Gregory S, Lowery T, Hibbeln JR, Taylor CM. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2016; 44: 216-22.

Source of funding: This study was funded by a combination of government (UK Medical Research Council), foundation/nonprofit (the Welcome Trust) and university (University of Bristol, UK) grants.

Type of study/design: Cross-sectional.

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  • Dental associations with blood mercury in pregnant women.
    Golding J, Steer CD, Gregory S, Lowery T, Hibbeln JR, Taylor CM. Golding J, et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2016 Jun;44(3):216-22. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12208. Epub 2015 Dec 21. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2016. PMID: 26688340 Free PMC article.