Influence of Dental Biofilm on Release of Mercury from Amalgam Exposed to Carbamide Peroxide

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 627-631

  Steinberg, Doron ^a   Blank, Ori ^a   Rotstein, Ilan ^a,b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Carbamide peroxide; Dental biofilm; Mercury; Oral bacteria; Tooth bleaching

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BLEACHING; DENTAL AMALGAMS; DENTISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); PEROXIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES; RESTORATION; UREA;

RELEASE RATES;

BIOFILMS;

AMALGAM; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BLEACHING; DENTISTRY; NONHUMAN; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH; TOOTH COLOR; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 0345601078     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.10060     Document Type: Article

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