Dental amalgam (maté mercury-based product used to seal the cavities resulting from the elimination of dental tissue affected by caries) is a cause of serious illnesses and major pollution. There are a few pathologies linked to exposure to mercury from dental amalgams: cytotoxicity, genotoxicity; - oxidative stress - cancer, resistance to antibiotics, penetration of mercury from the amalgam into the bone and jaw, skin diseases, hypersensitivity mercury, immune disorders, heart disease, urinary system disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , the “ amalgam disease », side effects among dental personnel, sterility, susceptibility to increased mercury and amalgam fillings, neurobehavioral disorders, mercury in infant tissues, increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, allergic reactions, electro galvanism.
Environmental pollution linked to discharges mercury from dental amalgams, manifests itself in the air and atmosphere, in waterways, soils and groundwater, contamination of fauna and flora.
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With the evolution of the science and technology, various mercury-free dental filling materials have been developed. Developed over time.
Furthermore, there are solutions for reduction of mercury residues. We refer here to two solutions: chelation and separation.
A comparative analysis in favor of maté Substitution rials have been made in order to compare the economic, social and environmental advantages and disadvantages of dental amalgams and substitute materials, in particular composites, from a perspective of sustainability. The other comparison perspective will be profitability. of these two groups of materials. Upon analysis, it is evident that alternative dental filling materials are more durable and cost effective than mercury amalgam fillings.
dental amalgam is no longer scientifically debated. The innumerable diseases of which he is or that he islikely to be at risk. the origin, and the ecological damage it can cause are known. Today, we have good quality substitute materials for dental amalgams, in particular composites. In addition to the latter, we must not lose sight of the importance of chelators and separators with a view to the rational management of discharges and mercury emissions.
However, the cost of these products remains one of the major challenges to raise for their popularization, especially in African countries like Togo. It should be noted that if we take into account the gravity pathologies and pollution that dental mercury can cause as well as the economic losses that all this generates, we readily agree that the Togolese Government must facilitate or make available on the market; national, dentists and patients access to various alternative products, to affordable prices. This is the interest of this advocacy document in favor of tax exemption on replacement materials for dental amalgam in Togo.
With the evolution of the science and technology, various mercury-free dental filling materials have been developed. Developed over time.
Furthermore, there are solutions for reduction of mercury residues. We refer here to two solutions: chelation and separation.
A comparative analysis in favor of maté Substitution rials have been made in order to compare the economic, social and environmental advantages and disadvantages of dental amalgams and substitute materials, in particular composites, from a perspective of sustainability. The other comparison perspective will be profitability. of these two groups of materials. Upon analysis, it is evident that alternative dental filling materials are more durable and cost effective than mercury amalgam fillings.
dental amalgam is no longer scientifically debated. The innumerable diseases of which he is or that he islikely to be at risk. the origin, and the ecological damage it can cause are known. Today, we have good quality substitute materials for dental amalgams, in particular composites. In addition to the latter, we must not lose sight of the importance of chelators and separators with a view to the rational management of discharges and mercury emissions.
However, the cost of these products remains one of the major challenges to raise for their popularization, especially in African countries like Togo. It should be noted that if we take into account the gravity pathologies and pollution that dental mercury can cause as well as the economic losses that all this generates, we readily agree that the Togolese Government must facilitate or make available on the market; national, dentists and patients access to various alternative products, to affordable prices. This is the interest of this advocacy document in favor of tax exemption on replacement materials for dental amalgam in Togo.
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