Mercury vapor release from dental amalgam after laser treatment

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 600-602

  Pioch, Thomas ^a   Matthias, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental amalgam; Laser; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; DENTAL ALLOY; ERBIUM; MERCURY; NEODYMIUM; SILVER; TIN; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LASER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VOLATILIZATION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; DENTAL AMALGAM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERBIUM; HUMANS; LASERS; MERCURY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; SILVER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIN; VOLATILIZATION; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0031992654     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836..t01-3-.x     Document Type: Article

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