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On Amalgam Toxicity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Per-Olof Glantz  and
Ivar A. Mjör
Per-Olof Glantz
Affiliation:
University of Lund
Ivar A. Mjör
Affiliation:
Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials
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Extract

Toxicity implies an adverse effect. It may be caused by an overdose of any substance or combination of substances, either by an initial high dose or by the accumulation of a toxic substance over a long period of time. Thus, toxicity is dose dependent. It is also a relative term in that therisk involved must be evaluated and the available alternatives assessed.

Type
Special Section: Assessing the Technology of Dentistry, Part I
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , April 1990 , pp. 363 - 368
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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