Toxicity of amalgam restoration: a literature review

Authors

  • Dimas Renó de Lima
  • Clovis Pagani
  • José Roberto Rodrigues

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2002.v5i1.140

Abstract

Realizou-se uma revisão da literatura sobre os possíveis riscos na utilização do amálgama com relação à toxicidade do mercúrio. Verificou-se que ainda hoje existem controvérsias sobre sua utilização apesar da American Dental Association (ADA) e American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) apoiarem sua utilização. Em muitos países como os Estados Unidos, Suécia e Canada, existem grupos contra sua utilização, apoiando uma redução planejada de seu uso na prática odontológica, principalmente por razões ambientais. Observamos que indivíduos com restaurações de amálgama têm um nível transitório maior de mercúrio, no sangue e urina sendo que esta concentração não é prejudicial à saúde. Devemos esclarecer aos pacientes sobre outras fontes de absorção de mercúrio como alimentos, cosméticos e outros e que devemos tomar os cuidados necessários para minimizar a contaminação dos profissionais, pacientes e meio ambiente. As restaurações de amálgama, apesar de esteticamente insatisfatórias apresentamse, a longo prazo, uma qualidade clínica excelente.

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Published

2010-07-19

How to Cite

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Lima DR de, Pagani C, Rodrigues JR. Toxicity of amalgam restoration: a literature review. BDS [Internet]. 2010 Jul. 19 [cited 2025 Aug. 24];5(1). Available from: https://bds.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/140

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2002)

Section

Clinical or Laboratorial Research

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