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Question answered:16/06/08
A 1999 Effective Health Care Bulletin [1], reported:
“There have been concerns over the safety of amalgam, most of which appear to be unjustified. The British Dental Association have recently concluded that:
‘To date, extensive research has failed to establish any links between amalgam use and general ill health. Those countries which are limiting the use of amalgam are doing so to lower environmental mercury levels.’
The Department of Health’s Committee on Toxicity reviewed the evidence on the safety of amalgam in response to an expert report from the European Commission and concluded that dental amalgam is free from risk of systemic toxicity and only a very few cases of hypersensitivity occur.”
The MHRA have published [2] a review of safety reports from around the globe which may be of interest. This can be viewed via the URL below.
References
1) http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/pdf/ehc52.pdf
2) http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=con2017986&RevisionSelectionMethod=Latest
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