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References from Scientific Research

Recommended reading about mercury from dental fillings and related issues.

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8         Johnson, P.W., Yaegaki, K., and Tonzetich, J.: Effect of volatile thiol compounds on protein metabolism by human gingival fibroblasts. J. Periodont. Res., 27: 553-561, 1992

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15      Pendergrass, J.C., Haley, B.E., Vimy, M.J., Winfield, S.A., and Lorscheider, F.L.: Mercury vapor inhalation inhibits binding of GTP to tubulin in rat brain: similarity to a molecular lesion in Alzheimer diseased brain. Neurotoxicology, 18: 315-324, 1996

16      Pendergrass, J.C., Haley, B.E.: Inhibition of brain tubulin-guanosine 5’-triphosphate interactions by mercury: Similarity to Observations in Alzheimer’s diseased brain. Metal ions in biological systems: mercury and its effects on environment and biology (Sigel, H. and Sigel, A., eds) Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp461-478, 1996

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23      Skrajny, B., Reiffenstein, R.J. Sainsbury, R.S., and Roth, S.H.: Effects of repeated exposures of hydrogen sulphide on rat hippocampal EEG. Toxicol. Lett., 84: 43-53, 1996

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27      Keith, R.L., et al.: Utilization of renal slices to evaluate the efficacy of chelating agents for removing mercury from the kidney. Toxicology, 116(1-3): 67-75, 1997

28      Aposhian, M.M., et al.: Sodium 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate (DMPS) treatment does not redistribute lead or mercuri to the brain of rat. Toxicology, 109(1): 49-55, 1996

29      Aposhian, H.V., et al.: Urinary mercury after administration of 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonic acid: correlation with dental amalgam score. FASEB J., 6(7): 2472-6, 1992

30      Aposhian, H.V., et al.: Human studies with the chelating agents, DMPS and DMSA. J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol., 30(4): 505-28, 1992

31      Hermann, M., Schweinsberg, F.: Biomonitoring for the evaluation of a mercury burden from amalgam fillings. Mercury determination in urine before and after oral doses of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) and in hair. Abteilung Allgemeine Hygiene und Umwelthygiene, Universität Tübingen, Zentralbl-Hyg-Umweltmed., 194(3): 271-91, 1993

32      Zander, D., et al.: The mercury exposure of the population. III. Mercury mobilisation by DMPS (Dimaval) in subjects with and without amalgam fillings. Medizinisches Institut für Umwelthygiene, Heinrich Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

33      Molin, M., et al.; Mobilized mercury in subjects with varying exposure to elemental mercury vapour. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health, 63(3): 187-92, 1991

34      Maiorino, R.M., et al.: Determination and metabolism of dithiol chelating agents. XII Metabolism and pharmakinetics of sodium 2,3-dimercapto-1-sulfonate in humans. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 259(2): 808-14, 1991

35      Gerhard, I., et al.: Diagnosis of heavy metal loading by the oral DMPS and chewing gum tests. Clin. Lab., 38: 404-11,

36      Gonzales-Ramirez, D., et al.: Urinary mercury, porphyrins and neurobehavioral changes in dental workers in Monterrey, Mexico. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Therap., 272: 264-274, 1995

37      Godfrey, M. and Campbell N.: Confirmation of mercury retention and toxicity using (DMPS). J. Advance Med.,  7(1): 19-30, 1994

38      WHO Criteria 118, 1991

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40      Lexmond, T.-M., et al.: On the methylation of inorganic mercury and the decomposition of organo-mercury compounds – A review. Neth. J. Aci., 24: 79-97, 1976

41      Compeau, G. and Bartha, R.: Methylation and demethylation of mercury under controlled redox, pH and salinity conditions. Appl. & Environ. Microbio. Vol. 48, No. 6, 1203-1207, 1984

42      Edwards, T.: Biosyntheses and degradation of methyl mercury in human faeces. Nature, Vol. 253, 462-464, 1975

43      Blum, J. and Bartha, R.: Effect of salinity on Methylation of mercury. Bulletin Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 25: 404-408, 1980

44      Bertilson, L. and Neujahr, H.Y.: Methylation of mercury compounds by methylcobalamin. Biochemistry, Vol. 10, No. 14, 2805-2828, 1971

45      Imura, N., et al.: Chemical Methylation of inorganic mercury with methylcobalamin, a vitamin B-12 analog. Science, Vol. 172, 1248-1249, 1971

46      Jernelov, A. and Martin, A.: Ecological implications of methal metabolism by microorganisms. Annual Review of Microbiology, 61-77, 1975

47      Lander, L.: Biochemical model for the biological Methylation of mercury suggested from Methylation studies in vivo with Neurospora crassa. Nature, Vol. 230, 452-454, 1971

48      Wataha et al.: Dental Materials. 10(5): pp2988-303, 1994

49      Hamdy, M.K., and Noyes, O.R.: Formation of methyl mercury by bacteria. Appl. Microbiol., Vol. 30, No. 3, 424-432, 1975

50      Brunker, R.L. and Bott, T.L.: Reduction of mercury to the elemental state by a yeast. Appl. Microbiol., Vol 27, No. 5, 870-73, 1974

51      Holm, H.W. and Cox, M.F.: Transformation of elemental mercury by bacteria. Appl. Microbiol., Vol. 29, No. 4, 491&494, 1975

52      Pan Hou, H.S. and Imura, N.: Involvement of mercury Methylation in Microbial mercury detoxification. Arch. Microbiol., 131: 176-177, 1982

53      Bisogni, J.J. and Lawrence, A.W.: Kinetics of mercury Methylation in aerobic and anaerobic aquatic environments. J. Water Pollut. Control Fed., 47: 135-152, 1975

54      Report on the international committee on MAC values on mercury (1969)

55      USEPA document on mercury 1973 & 1984

56      US NIOSH document on mercury 1973

57      Wieliczka, D.M. et al.: Equilibrium vapor pressure of mercury from dental amalgam in vitro. Dent. Mater., 12(3): 179-184, 1996

58      Bjorkman, L. and Lind, B.: Factors influencing mercury evaporation from dental amalgam fillings. Scand. J. Dent. Res., 100(6) 354-60, 1992

59      Lussi, A.: Mercury release from amalgam into saliva: An in-vitro study. Schweiz. Monatsschr. Zahnmed. 103(6): 722-6, 1993

60      Olson, S. and Bergman, M.: Daily dose calculations from measurements of intra-oral mercury vapor. J. Dent. Res., 71(2): 414—23, 1992

61      Vimy, M.J. and Lorscheider, F.L.: Dental amalgam mercury daily dose estimated from intra-oral vapor measurements: A predictor of mercury accumulation in human tissues. The Journal of trace elements in experimental medicine, 3(1): 11-123, 1990

62      Emler and Cardone: An assessment of mercury in mouth air. Oral Roberts University, March 1985

63      Vimy, M.J. and Lorscheider, F.L.: Serial measurements of intra-oral air mercury: estimation of daily dose from dental amalgam. J. Dent. Res.,64(8): 1072-5, 1985

64      Abraham, J. et al.: The effect of dental amalgam restorations on blood mercury levels. J. Dent. Res., 63(1): 71 & 73, 1984

65      Ott, K. et al.: Mercury burden due to amalgam fillings. Dtsch. Zahnärztl. Zeitung, 39(9): 199-205, 1984

66      Svare, C.W. et al.: The effects of dental amalgam on mercury levels in expired air. J. Dent. Res.,60(9): 1668-1671, 1981

67      Stortebecker, P.: Mercury poisoning from dental amalgam

68      Schubert, J.: Combined effects in toxicology – A rapid systematic testing procedure cadmium, mercury and lead. J. Toxic. Envir. Health, 4: 763-776, 1978

69      Fedin, B.: Swed. Dent. J. 3: 8-15, 1988

70      Pendergrass, et al.: Neurotoxicology. 18(2): 315-324, 1997

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72      Vimy, M.J. and Lorscheider, F.L.J.: Dent. Res., 64: 1069-71, 1985

73      Berglund, A. et al.: Determination of the rate of release of intra-oral mercury vapor from amalgam. J. Dent. Res., 67: 1235-242, 1988

74      Grandjean, P. et al.: Cognitive deficit in 7-year-old children with prenatal exposure to methylmercury. Neurotoxicol. Teratol., 19(6): 417-28, 1997

75      Marlowe et al.: Low mercury levels and childhood intelligence. J. of orthomol. Medicine, Vol 1, No. 1, 1986

76      Reinhardt, J.W.: Side-effects: mercury contribution to body burden from dental amalgam. Adv. Dent. Res. 6:110-3, 1992

77      Vanherle, G.: Dental care using silver amalgam. Verh. K. Acad. Belg., 58(5): 587-634, 1996

78      Danscher, G. et al.: Traces of mercury in organs from primates with amalgam fillings. Department of Neurobiol. Univers. Of Aarhus, Denmark, Exp-Mol-Pathol., 52(3):219-9, 1990

79      Weiner, J.A. et al.: Does mercury from amalgam restorations constitute a health hazard? AU: AD: National Board of occupat. Safety and Health, Solna, Sweden, Sci-Total-Environ. 99(1-2): 1-22, 1990

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81      Arvidson, B.: Inorganic mercury is transported from muscular nerve terminals to spinal and brainstem motoneurons. Muscle Nerve, 15(10): 1089-1094, 1992

82      Retrograde axonal transport of mercury in primary sensory neurons innervating the tooth pulp in the rat. Neurosci. Lett. 115(1): 29-32, 1990

83      Aschner: Effects of systemic methyl mercury-adulerated water consumption on fast axonal transport in the rat visual system. Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol. (Copenh.), 59(5): 349-55, 1986

84      Lorscheider, F.L. et al.: FASEB J. 9(4): A-3845. FASEB Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 10th March 1995

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86      Goering et al.: Fundam. Appl. Toxicol., 19: 319-329, 1992

87      Pendergrass, J.C. et al.: Mercury Vapor inhalation inhibits binding of GTP to tubulin in rat brain: Similarity to a molecular lesion in Alzheimer diseased brain. Neurotoxicology, in press, 1997

88      Haley, B.E. et al.: FASEB J. 9(4): A-3845. FASEB Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 10th March 1995

89      Duhr, E. et al.: Federations of American Societies for experimental biology (FASEB). 75th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. 21.-25 April 1991. Abstract 493. Hg2+ induces GTP-tubulin interactions in rat brain similar to those observed in Alzheimer’s disease.

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91      Oskarsson, A., et al.: Total and inorganic mercury in breast milk in relation to fish consumption and amalgam in lactating women. Arch. Environ. Health, 51(3): 234-41, 1996

92      Amin.Zaki, L., et al.: Methyl mercury poisoning in the Iraqi suckling infant: A longitudinal study over five years. J. Appl. Toxicol., 1(4): 2104, 1981

93      Redhe, O.: Pleva recovery from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and from allergy after removal of dental amalgam fillings.  J. Int. J. Risk Safety Medicine, 4: 229-236, 1994

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95      Guinta, F. et al.: Severe acute poisoning from the ingestion of a permanent ware solution of mercuric chloride. Hum. Toxicol., 2: 243-246, 1983

96      Rosenmann, K.D., et al.: Sensitive indicators of inorganic mercury toxicity. Arch. Environ. Health,  41: 208-215, 1986

97      Desi, I., et al.: Effect of subchronic mercury exposure on electrocorticogram of rats. Neurotoxicology. 17(3-4): 719, 23, 1996

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105   Uzzell, B.P., et al.: Chronic low-level mercury exposure and neuropsychological functioning.  J. Clin. Exp. Neuropsych., 8(5): 581-593, 1986

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135   Hultman: Murine mercury-induced immune-complex disease: effect of cyclophosphamide treatment and importance of T-cells., Br. J. Exp. Pathol., 70(3): 227-36, 1989

136   Hultman: Murine susceptibility to mercury. II. Autoantibody profiles and renal immune deposits in hybrid backcross and H-2d congenic mice. Clin. Immunol. Immunolpathol. 68(1): 9-20, 1993

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138   Warfvinge, G., Larsson, A.: Contact stomatitis to mercury associated with spontaneous mononuclear cell infiltrates in brown Norway (BN) rats with HgCl2-induced autoimmunity. J. Oral Pathol. Med. 23(10): 441-5, 1994

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145   Finne, K. et al.: Oral lichen planus and contact allergy to mercury. International Journal of Oral Surgery 11, 236-239

146   Laine, J., et al.: Resolution of oral lichenoid lesions after replacement of amalgam restoration in patients allergic to mercury compounds. Br. J. Dermatol., 126(1). 10-5, 1992

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