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dc.contributor.authorSinha, Nivedita
dc.contributor.authorHamre, Harald Johan
dc.contributor.authorMusial, Frauke
dc.contributor.authorWerner, Erik Lønnmark
dc.contributor.authorBjörkman, Lars
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-20T10:48:53Z
dc.date.available2024-06-20T10:48:53Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-03
dc.description.abstractObjective: Health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings comprise both intraoral and general health complaints. There are data suggesting that patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) attributed to amalgam fillings show improvement in symptoms after removal of all amalgam fillings. However, data indicating changes of specific health complaints are limited. This study evaluated the changes of health complaints after removal of amalgam restorations in patients with health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings. <p> <p>Method: Patients with MUPS attributed to dental amalgam (Amalgam cohort) had all their amalgam fillings removed. The participants indicated an intensity of 11 local and 12 general health complaints on numeric rating scales before the treatment and at follow-up after 1 and 5 years. The comparison groups comprising a group of healthy individuals and a group of patients with MUPS without symptom attribution to dental amalgam did not have their amalgam restorations removed. <p> <p>Results: In the Amalgam cohort, mean symptom intensity was lower for all 23 health complaints at follow-up at 1 year compared to baseline. Statistically significant changes were observed for specific health complaints with effect sizes between 0.36 and 0.68. At the 5-year follow-up, the intensity of symptoms remained consistently lower compared to before the amalgam removal. In the comparison groups, no significant changes of intensity of symptoms of health complaints were observed. <p> <p>Conclusion: After removal of all amalgam restorations, both local and general health complaints were reduced. Since blinding of the treatment was not possible, specific and non-specific treatment effects cannot be separated.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSinha, Hamre, Musial, Werner, Björkman. Health complaints before and at one and five years after removal of dental amalgam restorations - data from a prospective cohort study in Norway. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 2024;83:219-229
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2268061
dc.identifier.doi10.2340/aos.v83.40260
dc.identifier.issn0001-6357
dc.identifier.issn1502-3850
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/33861
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMedical Journals Sweden ABen_US
dc.relation.journalActa Odontologica Scandinavica
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleHealth complaints before and at one and five years after removal of dental amalgam restorations - data from a prospective cohort study in Norwayen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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