Effect of home bleaching products on mercury release from an admixed amalgam

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 227-230

  Robertello, Francis J ^a,b   Dishman, Michael V ^b   Sarrett, David C ^b   Epperly, Ashley C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MERCURY; PEROXIDE; UREA; UREA PEROXIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICE; DRUG COMBINATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; MERCURY; PEROXIDES; TOOTH BLEACHING; UREA; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033202147     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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