Contents of mercury dental fillings test
Colour chart to check for mercury in saliva
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Amalgam Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity Test Kit
Test for mercury - saliva mercury amalgam toxicity specimen preparation
Sputum (Saliva) Specimen preparation depending on the surface condition of amalgam fillings from dental treatment, their release of mercury ions into the oral cavity may be screened accurately.
Users need to chew a stick of sugarless gum for about 10 minutes prior to using the mercury testing kit if testing for mercury due to fillings from dental treatment. Please do not swallow the saliva and collect about 2-3 ml. of saliva for screening.
Amalgam Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity Test Kit - Contents
Mercury poisoning from amalgam fillings can lead to sever health problems, test using our simple to use procedure for mercury poisoning from dental fillings.
Contents of dental mercury poisoning test kit
- Colour chart on plastic packing
- 1 Test tube with special white cap
- 1 vial containing clear test solution
- Pipette / Dropper
- Instruction sheet
Amalgam Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity Test Kit - Preparation
Preparation of mercury poisoning dental fillings test
- Remove cap from test tube.
- Empty liquid content from vial into test tube.
- Cap test tube and turn the test tube so that the cap is pointing towards the ground and liquid gets inside the cap. Then shake until the solution turns green
- The solution is now ready for testing the presence of mercury.
NB: Testing should be completed within 30 minutes of activating the solution (turn green) as it will deteriorate after that time.
Amalgam Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity Test Kit - Use
How to test for mercury
- Add the required volume of the sample solution (saliva, water, etc) to be tested into the green solution in the test tube using the pipette provided
- Close the test tube with the cap and shake vigorously. Allow the solutions to stand on the cap of the test tube for 1 minute.
- A colour change will indicate the presence of mercury (chart on label of kit).
- If there is no colour change, i.e...., the solution stays green, there are no mercury present.
Mercury heavy metal testing water Preparation
No preparation is necessary for testing mercury contamination in water. Mercury drinking water test, urine test for mercury or other water samples collected can be tested for mercury and the reaction (result) would be immediate. Always use first morning water sample from faucet or tap. Use 3-4 ml of the water sample.
Amalgam Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity Test Kit - Results
Result is measured accurately in parts per million. Also see our mercury hair testing and mercury hair analysis test for an accurate test for heavy metals and minerals in the body.
