Field study on the mercury content of Saliva

Autor:	Ph. Cledon, M. Deyhle, P. Krausß, K. H. Maier, E. Roller, H. D. Weiß
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	stomatognathic diseases Saliva fluids and secretions Animal science stomatognathic system chemistry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis digestive oral and skin physiology Environmental Chemistry Mineralogy chemistry.chemical_element Pollution Mercury (element)
Zdroj:	Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 63:29-46
ISSN:	1029-0486 0277-2248
DOI:	10.1080/02772249709358515
Popis:	20 000 subjects were enrolled in a large‐scale field study to determine the concentration of total mercury in saliva. A statistical relationship was found between the mercury concentration in the pre‐chewing saliva and chewing saliva, and the number of amalgam fillings. The mean number of amalgam fillings was 9 and the median mercury concentration was 11.6 μg/1 in the pre‐chewing saliva and 29.3 μg/1 in the chewing saliva, which is considerably higher than reported in most previous publications. Extrapolation to the uptake of total mercury per week has shown that the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) value of the WHO is exceeded in at least 30% of the subjects.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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