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Mercury and Amalgam Fillings
Dental Disease and Overall Health
Relationsip of Oral to Overall Health
Gum Disease and Overall Health: General Information
Relationship of Oral to Overall Health: References
Dental Disease and Heart Disease: Heart Attack and Stroke
Dental Disease and Women’s Health
Mercury and Amalgam Fillings
A study of the release of mercury vapor from different types of amalgam alloys. Berglund A. J Dent Res 72:939-946, 1993.
Mercury in saliva and feces after removal of amalgam fillings. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Bjorkman L, et al. 144(1):156-162, 1997.
Effects of mercury on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte function. Contrino J, et al. Am J Pathol 132:1, 110-118, July 1988.
Speciation of mercury excreted in feces from individuals with amalgam fillings. Engqvist A, et al. Arch Environ Health 53(3):205-213, 1998.
Mercury vapor in the oral cavity in relation to the number of amalgam fillings. Lichtenberg H. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine 11:2, 87-94, 1996.
Mercury exposure from silver tooth fillings: Lorscheider, et al. Emerging evidence questions a paradigm. FASEB J 9:504-508, 1995.
Intraoral galvanic corrosion. Meyer RD, et al. Prosthet Dent 69(2):142-143, 1993.
Long term corrosion studies of amalgams and casting alloys in contact. Moberg LE. Acta Odontal Scand 43:163-177, 1985.
Electric current around dental metals as a factor producing allergic metal ions in the oral cavity. Nogi N. Nippon Hifuka Gakkai Zasshi 99(12):1243-1254, 1989.
Localized galvanic shock after insertion of amalgam restoration. Owens BM, et al. Compenium 14(10):1302, 1304, 1306-1307, 1993.
Polymorphonuclear phagocytosis and killing workers exposed to inorganic mercury. Perlingeiro RC, et al. Int J Immunopharmacol 16:12,1011-1017, 1994.
Mercury poisoning from dental amalgam. Pleva J. J of Orthomol Med 4(3):141-148, 1989.
The effects of dental amalgam on Mercury levels in expired air. Savare CW, et al. J Dent Res 60(9):1668-1671, 1981.
Human exposure to Hg and Ag released from dental amalgam restorations. Skare I, et al. Archives of Environmental Health 49(5):384-394, 1994.
Influence of amalgam fillings on urinary mercury excretion. Soleo L, et al. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 20(2):75-78, 1998.
Studies of mercury vapor in the oral cavity in relation to the number of amalgam fillings. Toomvali C. IFM-Kemi-EX 150, 1988.
Altered porphyrin metabolism as a biomarker of mercury exposure and toxicity. Woods JS. J Physiol Pharmacol 74 (2): 210-215, 1996.
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Dental Disease and Overall Health
Masticatory performance and efficiency in denture wearers. Kapur KK, et al. J Prosthet Dent 14:687-694, 1964.
Bacterial profiles of subgingival plaques in periodontitis. Loesche, et al. Journal of Periodontal 56:447-456, 1985.
Healthy Teeth - Healthy Body: How to Iimprove Your Oral and Overall Health. McGuire T. Sebastopol, California: St. Michael’s Press, 1994.
Causes and control of dental caries. Shaw JH. New England Journal of Medicine 317:996-1004, 1987.
Prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaciae and Acinetobacter in human periodontitis. Slots J, et al. Oral Microbiol Immunol 5:149-154, 1990.
Yeasts, enteric rods and pseudomonads in the subgingival flora of severe adult periodontitis. Slots J, et al. Oral Microbiol Immunol 3:47-52, 1988.
Fluoride: The Aging Factor. Yiamouyiannis J. Health Action Press, 1993.
Relationship of Oral to Overall Health
General
Anaerobic bacterial infections of the lung. Bartlett J: Chest 91:901-909, 1987.
Nutrient intake and gastrointestinal disorders related to masticatory performance in the edentulous elderly. Brodeur J-M, et al. J Prosthet Dent 70:468-473, 1993.
Methodological and nutritional issues in assessing the oral health of aged subjects. Carlos JP, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 50:1210-1218, 1989.
Nutritional regulation of immunity and risk of infection in old age. Chandra KK. Immunology 67:141-147, 1989.
Bacteremia following dental extraction and its prophylaxis. Jokinen MA. Proc Finn Dent Soc 66:73-98. 1970.
The impact of edentulousness on food and nutrient intake. Kaumudi J, et al. JADA 127:459-467, April 1996.
Influence of periodontal infections on systemic health. Mealy BL. Periodontology 2000 21:197-209, 1999.
Diabetes and Periodontal Disease: Two Sides Of A Coin. Mealy BL. Compendium. 2000; 21(11):943–953
Medical status and complications in relation to periodontal disease experience in insulin dependent
diabetics. Thorstensson H, et al. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 23:194-202, 1996.
An analysis of bacteremias during dental extractions. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of chlorhexidine. Lockhart PB. Arch Intern Med. 1996 Mar 11;156(5):513-20.
Systemic diseases caused by oral microorganisms. Debelian GJ, Olsen I, Tronstad L. Endod Dent Traumatol. 1994 Apr;10(2):57-65.
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Dental Disease and Heart Disease: Heart Attack and Stroke
Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. DeStefano F, et al. British Medical Journal 306:688-691, March 13, 1993.
Association between acute cerebrovascular ischemia and chronic and recurrent infection. Grau AJ, et al. Stroke 28:1724-1729, 1997.
Autoimmune mechanism in human vascular disease. Mathews JD, et al. Lancet 2:1423-1427, 1974.
Association between dental health and acute myocardial infarction. Mattila KJ, et al. British Medical Journal 298:779-782, March 25, 1989.
Missing teeth and ischemic heart disease in men aged 45-64 years. Paunio K, et al. Eur Heart J 14 (suppl K):54-56, 1993.
Dental infections in association with cerebral infarction in young and middle-aged men. Syrjänen J, et al. Journal of Internal Medicine 225:179-184, March 1989.
Preceding infection as an important risk factor for ischaemic brain infarction in young and middle aged patients. Syrjänen J, et al. British Medical Journal 296:1156-1160, 1988.
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans pneumonia with possible septic embolozation. Venkataramani A, et al. Chest 105:645-46, 1994.
Oral disease burden in patients undergoing prosthetic heart valve implantation. Terezhalmy GT, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Feb;63(2):402-4.
Dental Disease and Women’s Health
The contribution of of low birth weight to infant mortality and childhood morbidity. McCormick MC. New England Journal of Medicine 312:82-90, 1985
Periodontal infection as a possible risk factor for preterm low birth weight. Offenbacher S, et al. Journal of Periodontology 67:1103-1113, 1996.
Antepartum Dental Radiography and Infant Low Birth Weight. Philippe P et al. JAMA. 2004; 291:1987-1993.
Periodontal therapy may reduce the risk of preterm low birth weight in women with periodontal disease: a randomized controlled trial. Lopez NJ, et al. J Periodontol. 2002 Aug;73(8):911-24.
Women's health issues and their relationship to periodontitis. Krejci CB, Bissada NF. J Am Dent Assoc. 2002 Mar;133(3):323-9.
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