Use of polymer materials in dental clinics, case study

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Lönnroth, Emma Christin ^a   Shahnavaz, Houshang ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental polymers; Ergonomic checkpoints; Polymer exposure; Preventive measures; Protective equipment

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOENGINEERING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; DRUG EFFECT; EATING DISORDER; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; MASK; MEMORY DISORDER; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; SAFETY; SKIN ALLERGY; SLEEP DISORDER; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ASTHMA; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTISTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; EATING DISORDERS; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEADACHE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MASKS; MEMORY DISORDERS; METHACRYLATES; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POLYMERS; SAFETY; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0031298670     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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