scholarly journals Renal Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children: The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Barregard ◽  
Felicia Trachtenberg ◽  
Sonja McKinlay
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Renal Effects

scholarly journals Dental Amalgam Exposure and Urinary Mercury Levels in Children: The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Nairi Maserejian ◽  
Felicia L. Trachtenberg ◽  
Susan F. Assmann ◽  
Lars Barregard
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Urinary Mercury

scholarly journals Neuropsychological and Renal Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children

JAMA ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 295 (15) ◽  
pp. 1775 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Bellinger ◽  
Felicia Trachtenberg ◽  
Lars Barregard ◽  
Mary Tavares ◽  
Elsa Cernichiari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Renal Effects

scholarly journals Dental Amalgam Restorations and Children’s Neuropsychological Function: The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial

2007 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Bellinger ◽  
David Daniel ◽  
Felicia Trachtenberg ◽  
Mary Tavares ◽  
Sonja McKinlay
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Neuropsychological Function ◽  
Amalgam Restorations

scholarly journals Dental Amalgam and Psychosocial Status: The New England Children’s Amalgam Trial

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 470-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.C. Bellinger ◽  
F. Trachtenberg ◽  
A. Zhang ◽  
M. Tavares ◽  
D. Daniel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Elemental Mercury ◽  
Mercury Vapor ◽  
Psychosocial Outcomes ◽  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Psychosocial Status

High-dose exposures to elemental mercury vapor cause emotional dysfunction, but it is uncertain whether the levels of exposure that result from having dental amalgam restorations do so. As part of the New England Children’s Amalgam Trial, a randomized trial involving 6- to 10-year-old children, we evaluated the hypothesis that restoration of caries using dental amalgam resulted in worse psychosocial outcomes than restoration using mercury-free composite resin. The primary outcome was the parent-completed Child Behavior Checklist. The secondary outcome was children’s self-reports using the Behavior Assessment System for Children. Children’s psychosocial status was evaluated in relation to three indices of mercury exposure: treatment assignment, surface-years of amalgam, and urinary mercury excretion. All significant associations favored the amalgam group. No evidence was found that exposure to mercury from dental amalgams was associated with adverse psychosocial outcomes over the five-year period following initial placement of amalgams.

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