Dental amalgam exposure and urinary mercury levels in children: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial.
Dental amalgam exposure and urinary mercury levels in children: the New England Children's Amalgam Trial.
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DOI:
10.1289/ehp.10440
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发表时间:
2008-02
影响因子:
10.4
通讯作者:
Barregard L
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作者:
Maserejian NN;Trachtenberg FL;Assmann SF;Barregard L
Urinary mercury (U-Hg) excretion is a commonly used biomarker for mercury exposure from dental amalgam restorations. Our goal was to determine the most efficient measure of dental amalgam exposure for use in analyses concerning U-Hg in children. We analyzed time-sensitive longitudinal amalgam exposure data in children randomized to amalgam restorations (n = 267) during the 5-year New England Children’s Amalgam Trial. We calculated 8 measures of amalgam, evaluating current versus cumulative exposure, teeth versus surfaces, and total versus posterior occlusal amalgams. Urine samples collected during follow-up years 3–5 were analyzed for mercury excretion. Multivariate models for current and cumulative U-Hg excretion estimated associations between exposures and U-Hg. At the end of follow-up, the average (± SD) cumulative exposure was 10.3 ± 6.1 surfaces and 5.7 ± 2.9 teeth ever filled with amalgam, corresponding to 30 ± 21 surface-years. Amalgam measures and U-Hg were moderately correlated. Of amalgam exposure measures, the current total of amalgam surfaces was the most robust predictor of current U-Hg, whereas posterior occlusal surface-years was best for cumulative U-Hg. In multivariate models, each additional amalgam surface present was associated with a 9% increase in current U-Hg, and each additional posterior occlusal surface-year was associated with a 3% increase in cumulative U-Hg excretion (p < 0.001). One single measure of amalgam exposure is insufficient. Studies of cumulative effects of mercury from amalgam exposure in children are likely to have improved validity and precision if time-sensitive amalgam exposure measures are used. In contrast, simple counts of current amalgam fillings are adequate to capture amalgam-related current U-Hg.
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1016/s0197-2456(03)00105-3
发表时间:
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期刊:
CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS
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通讯作者:
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作者:
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DOI:
10.1034/j.1600-0528.2001.290309.x
发表时间:
2001-06-01
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Kiyak, HA