Safety of dental amalgam

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 377-388

  Osborne, John W ^a   Swift Jr , Edward J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALLERGY; BIOSAFETY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; LIQUID; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TOXICITY; VAPOR;

EID: 12244250799     PISSN: 14964155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2004.tb00072.x     Document Type: Review

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