The Australian public's perception of mercury risk from dental restorations.

Abstract:

:The debate about mercury and dental amalgam has been one of the longest running in dentistry, and shows no signs of abating. This study aimed to investigate perceptions about mercury in dental fillings among a representative sample of the Australian public. A random sub-sample of participants in a national dental telephone interview survey completed a follow-up postal questionnaire which included four items on dental mercury. The postal survey response rate was 85.2%. Concern about mercury in dental fillings was expressed by 37.5%, while 16.2% reported having requested fillings that do not contain mercury. Avoidance of dental care because of concern about mercury in fillings was reported by 5.8%, but only 4.7% reported having had fillings replaced because they contained mercury. The data indicate that there is a substantial degree of concern about mercury and dental amalgam among the Australian public, but that the dental behavioural and treatment-pattern consequences of that concern are infrequent.

authors

Thomson WM,Stewart JF,Carter KD,Spencer AJ

doi

10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb01728.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-12-01 00:00:00

pages

391-5

issue

6

eissn

0301-5661

issn

1600-0528

journal_volume

25

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