Glass-ionomer implants and tissue aluminum levels: An animal study

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Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-191

  Hintschich, C R ^a   Raithel, E ^b   Willekens, B ^c   Craig, G ^d   Bernatzky, G ^e   Baldeschi, L ^f   Collin, J R O ^g  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LKA Salzburg ^*  (Austria)

^c Ophthalmic Research Institute   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Glass ionomer cement; Orbital implant; Rabbits; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLASS IONOMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENUCLEATION; NONHUMAN; ORBIT IMPLANT; RABBIT; TISSUE LEVEL; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0030853812     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01676839709019135     Document Type: Article

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