No Increased Mercury Release from Dental Restorations at 1.5T, 3T, or 7T MRI.

Brian J BurkettChad M RasmussenW Jonathan FillmoreJennifer S McDonaldRobert J McDonaldAndrew J FaganSarah A ErdahlSteven J EckdahlKirk M Welker

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2023)

MRI of dental amalgam does not significantly increase mercury excretion at 1.5T, 3T, or 7T compared to unscanned teeth. This holds true for controlled laboratory restorations as well as for those placed and lived with prior to extraction and scanning, demonstrating no added risk to the clinical patient or research subject.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
oral health
diffusion weighted imaging
case report
high resolution
computed tomography
electron microscopy