Pajanan Merkuri Pada Tenaga Kesehatan Gigi (Mercury Exposure in Dental Workers)

This review has been conducted in order to inform that amalgam filling can be a source ofmercury vapor pollution. Population at risk are dentist, assistant and patient. The dentist and assistant exposed by inhalation and contact to skin. The patient exposed by mercury from amalgam filling in corosive process. Many studies informed that 13% dentists and assistants take risk from indoor airpollution. For patient Jess than 2% get alergy reaction. Using amalgam in capsule can decrease mercury indoor air pollution. Beside that can use high copper alloy with low mercury as a filling material. Periodically indoor air pollution monitoring and biomonitoring (mercury in blood and urine) dentists and assistant must be done. Physically amalgam filling is a good material filling, so still can use as a filling with a proper handling