Effect of Bleaching on Mercury Release from Amalgam Fillings and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities: A Pilot Study

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Cakir F. Y., ERGİN E., Gurgan S., SABUNCUOĞLU S., Arpa Ç., Tokgoz I., ...More

JOURNAL OF ESTHETIC AND RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, vol.27, no.1, pp.29-36, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 27 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1111/jerd.12092
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESTHETIC AND RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.29-36
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ObjectiveThe aim of this pilot clinical study was to determine the mercury release from amalgam fillings and antioxidant enzyme activities (Superoxide Dismutase [SOD] and Catalase[CAT]) in body fluids after exposure to two different vital tooth bleaching systems.