PubMed · 5252589
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W C Curran. 1969. Editorial: One surface amalgam.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5252589/
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Over the past two decades, mercury released by amalgam fillings has been held responsible for a number of mental and somatic health complaints. However, a systematic relation between increased mercury levels and the severity of the reported symptoms has never been demonstrated in any of the present well-controlled multidisciplinary studies. These studies, however, have found a high prevalence of mental disorders, especially somatization syndromes, among patients with self-diagnosed "amalgam illness". Additionally, our own studies indicate that amalgam anxiety is often merely one aspect of a general environmental anxiety. Overall, the present findings suggest a psychological etiology for amalgam-related complaints. Our psychosomatic model of "amalgam illness" integrates external factors, individual predispositions and specific processes of perception, awareness, evaluation and attribution. Practical management strategies for primary care physicians can be derived from this model.