MULTİPLE SCLEROSİS AND AMALGAM

Authors

  • Hakan Kamalak Department of Restorative Dentistry, Malatya, Turkey
  • Hicham Nuaimi MSC in Restorative and Aesthetic, Lecturer in Conservative Department, Ishik University, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2014.1.3.3

Keywords:

Amalgam, multiple sclerosis, nerve fibers, lymphocytes

Abstract

Amalgams is still used today as a restorative material. Due to mercury inside, amalgam used in restorative dental has always been the subject of debate. Studies have been performed on mercury in terms of nörotoksikoloji. However, the effects of mercury on the nervous system has not been clarified. Microleakage of mercury comes out of amalgam and this mercury can pass through the blood brain barrier. A portion of the authors in their study stated that microleakage of mercury can be tolerated; while others pointed out that microleakage of mercury can not be tolerated. However; mercury which penetrates the body is located in the etiology of diseases such as Alzheimer, chronic fatigue, and multiple sclerosis (MS). In this paper, it has been described that whether there is a relationship between MS and amalgam restorative materials.

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Author Biographies

Hakan Kamalak, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Malatya, Turkey

DDS, İnönü University, Faculty of Dentistry, 

Hicham Nuaimi, MSC in Restorative and Aesthetic, Lecturer in Conservative Department, Ishik University, Iraq

BDS, H specialist Diploma Restorative and Aesthetic, H specialist Diploma Implantology, 

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Published

2014-09-30

How to Cite

Hakan Kamalak, & Hicham Nuaimi. (2014). MULTİPLE SCLEROSİS AND AMALGAM. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 1(3), 146–148. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2014.1.3.3

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2014): Vol 1 | Issue 3, July - September 2014

Section

Table of Contents

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