The use of dental amalgam in pediatric dentistry: Review of the literature

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 439-447

  Osborne, J W ^a   Summitt, J B ^b   Roberts, H W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam restoration; Literature review; Pediatric restorative dentistry

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY; ZINC;

CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

CHILD; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTITION, PRIMARY; HUMANS; MERCURY; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; ZINC;

EID: 0036719051     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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