Human biomonitoring in support of the Minamata Convention: a case of phasing out dental amalgam.

Environ Health · 2026 · PMC12870920 · PMID 41491475

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In contrast, the interaction between study and amalgam status (yes/no) was negative and borderline significant (β ≈ −0.37, p = 0.085), suggesting a weaker difference between amalgam carriers and non-carriers in HBM-II than in PHIME, but with confidence intervals including no effect.

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