• Mercury, silver and selenium in serum before and after removal of amalgam restorations: results from a prospective cohort study in Norway 

      Björkman, Lars; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Hamre, Harald J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-16)
      <p><b> Objective</b> A prospective cohort study on changes of health complaints after removal of amalgam restorations was carried out at the request of the Norwegian Directorate of Health. The aim was to provide and evaluate experimental treatment to patients with health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings. <p><b> Methods</b> Patients (n = 32) with medically unexplained ...
    • Mercury, silver and selenium in serum before and after removal of amalgam restorations: results from a prospective cohort study in Norway 

      Björkman, Lars; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Hamre, Harald J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-16)
      Objective A prospective cohort study on changes of health complaints after removal of amalgam restorations was carried out at the request of the Norwegian Directorate of Health. The aim was to provide and evaluate experimental treatment to patients with health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings. <p><p>Methods Patients (n = 32) with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS), which ...
    • Removal of dental amalgam restorations in patients with health complaints attributed to amalgam: A prospective cohort study 

      Björkman, Lars; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Weidenhammer, Wolfgang; Hamre, Harald Johan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-18)
      <i>Background</i> - The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services initiated a project including experimental treatment for patients with health complaints attributed to amalgam restorations.<br><br> <i>Objective</i> - The aim was to evaluate changes of general health complaints in patients who participated in the project and had all amalgam restorations removed.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - ...
    • Utprøvende behandling ved helseplager attribuert til amalgamfyllinger. En prospektiv kohortstudie 

      Björkman, Lars; Musial, Frauke; Alræk, Terje; Werner, Erik Lønnmark; Hamre, Harald Johan (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-06)
      På oppdrag fra Helsedirektoratet har Bivirkningsgruppen for odontologiske biomaterialer gjennomført et prosjekt med utprøvende behandling rettet mot pasienter med langvarige medisinsk uforklarte helseplager (MUPS) som de selv mente hadde sammenheng med amalgamfyllinger. Pasientene ble på forhånd undersøkt av tannlege og lege i henhold til gjeldende retningslinjer og fikk deretter skiftet ut alle ...