Browsing Department of Medical BioSciences by Author "Osman, Yusuf"
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The association of mercury from dental amalgam with urinary selenium
Aljabo, Rukaia Emhemed (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background: Dental amalgam has been the traditional material for filling cavities in teeth. Mercury (Hg) is a component of dental amalgam, from where it is continuously released and deposited in different tissues, mostly ... -
Mercury leaching from dental amalgam fillings and its association with urinary zinc
Zanager, Afaf Mohamed (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Mercury (Hg) is an example of a toxic metal that is not essential for nutrition. It exists in organic and inorganic forms in seafood and vapour from dental amalgam fillings respectively. Elemental mercury (Hg0) from dental ...