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Previous studies have reported a positive association between urine mercury levels and the number of dental amalgams, but this relation has never been described in a nationally representative sample in the United States.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Aims and Methods:<\/jats:bold>Using household interview, dietary interview, dental examination, and laboratory data from the 1999\u20132000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the association between mercury concentrations and dental restorations was examined in US women of reproductive age.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>In women of childbearing age, approximately 13% of all posterior dental surfaces were restored with amalgams and the average urinary mercury level in women was low (1.34 \u03bcg\/l). 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