A case of high mercury exposure from dental amalgam

Eur J Oral Sci. 1996 Jun;104(3):320-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1996.tb00084.x.

Abstract

This report describes a patient who suffered from several complaints, which by herself were attributed to her amalgam fillings. Analysis of mercury in plasma and urine showed unexpectedly high concentrations, 63 and 223 nmol/l, respectively. Following removal of the amalgam fillings, the urinary excretion of mercury became gradually normalized, and her symptoms declined.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Dental Amalgam / adverse effects*
  • Dizziness / etiology
  • Fatigue / etiology
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Mercury / adverse effects*
  • Mercury / blood
  • Mercury / urine
  • Muscle Weakness / etiology
  • Nausea / etiology
  • Pain / etiology
  • Taste Disorders / etiology

Substances

  • Dental Amalgam
  • Mercury