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Uptake of Hg in *MERCURY* Amalgams-Improvements of removal
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Resolution of orofacial granulomatosis with amalgam removal. Guttman-Yassky E, Weltfriend S, Bergman R. Department of Dermatology, Rambam Medical Centre and the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel. A 61-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of an abnormal erythematous swelling on the upper lip and cheek. Upon examination there were no other physical findings. Histological examination found discreet sarcoidal granulomas in the lower dermis. Routine laboratory studies, chest radiographs and pulmonary functions were all normal. Clinical presentation and histological findings were, therefore, compatible with the diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis (OFG). The patient was patch tested with an extended standard series that included metal-salt, dental prosthesis, bakery and corticosteroids series. The patch test was positive (score ++) after 48 and 72 h for mercury in the metal-salt and dental prosthesis series. During the past decade the patient had received amalgam fillings of several dental cavities, including one adjacent to the swollen cheek. The unilateral localization of the soft tissue swelling adjacent to the amalgam tooth fillings, along with the positive patch test for mercury, raised the possibility that the OFG was part of a delayed hypersensitive reaction to the fillings. The patient therefore underwent a total amalgam replacement procedure; complete disappearance of the swelling overlying the right cheek was observed within 7 weeks and the swelling of the upper lip subsided completely within 6 months. We propose that mercury in amalgam tooth fillings is another cause of OFG and suggest appropriate patch testing in patients who do not have an apparent cause of OFG. Publication Types: Case Reports PMID: 12702083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://tinyurl.com/jxnjj Oral lichenoid lesions (OLL) and mercury in amalgam fillings. Wong L, Freeman S. Skin and Cancer Foundation, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia. 84 patients with oral lichenoid lesions (OLL) were seen in the contact dermatitis clinic. All these patients had reticulate, lacy, plaque-like or erosive lichenoid changes adjacent to amalgam fillings. Patch testing to metallic mercury, 0.1% thimerosal, 1% ammoniated mercury, 0.1% mercuric chloride, and in some cases 0.05% phenylmercuric nitrate and amalgam discs was undertaken. 33 (39%) patients had positive patch test findings. 30/33 patch test positive patients had replacement of their amalgam fillings, with 28 (87%) patients experiencing improvement of symptoms and signs within 3 months. This confirms that mercury allergy is a factor in the pathogenesis of OLL in some cases. In cases where patch test negative patients improve with amalgam replacement, mercury may be acting as an irritant in the pathogenesis of OLL. PMID: 12694209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://tinyurl.com/lhmpr Mercury uptake and kinetics after ingestion of dental amalgam. af Geijersstam E, Sandborgh-Englund G, Jonsson F, Ekstrand J. Dept. of Basic Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden. The aim of the present study was to investigate the G-1 uptake of mercury (Hg) after intake of a single dose of amalgam-Hg, followed by pharmacokinetic analysis of the data. Eleven volunteers without amalgam fillings ingested 1.00 g amalgam powder. Hg in plasma vs. time was analyzed with a two-compartment model by means of mixed-effects modeling. A fraction of the absorption rate of Hg to the central compartment was inversely proportional to the plasma ferritin levels. The population mean half-life of the terminal phase of Hg in plasma was 37 days, with a considerable standard deviation in the population. The absorbed fraction of the administered dose was estimated to be about 0.04%. It is concluded that the G-1 uptake of Hg is of quantitative importance during dental treatment. PMID: 11926235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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