Reproductive outcomes among dental personnel: A review of selected exposures

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 821-825

  Olfert, Sandra M ^a  

^a REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abnormalities epidemiology; Dentists, women; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHYLENE OXIDE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; MERCURY; NITROUS OXIDE;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTISTRY; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MERCURY; NITROUS OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STERILIZATION;

EID: 33751018536     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (34)

1. Vaisman AI. Work in surgical theaters and its influence on the health of anesthesiologists. Eksp Khir Anesteziol 1967; 3:44-49.
2. Brodsky JB, Cohen EN, Whitcher C, Brown BW Jr, Wu ML. Occupational exposure to mercury in dentistry and pregnancy outcome. J Am Dent Assoc 1985; 111(5)779-80.
3. Schuurs AH. Reproductive toxicity of occupational mercury. A review of the literature. J Dent 1999; 27(4):249-56.
4. Rowland AS, Baird DD, Weinberg CR, Shore DL, Shy CM, Wilcox AJ. The effect of occupational exposure to mercury vapour on the fertility of female dental assistants. Occup Environ Med 1994; 51(1):28-34.
5. Cordier S, Deplan F, Mandereau L, Hemon D. Paternal exposure to mercury and spontaneous abortions. Br J Ind Med 1991; 48(6):375-81.
6. Ericson A, Kallen B. Pregnancy outcome in women working as dentists, dental assistants or dental technicians. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 1989; 61(5):329-33.
7. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA 87-265. Available from URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ hhe/reports/pdfs/1987-0265-1975.pdf (accessed August 2006).
8. Horsted-Bindslev P. Amalgam toxicity - environmental and occupational hazards. J Dent 2004; 32(5):359-65.
9. Mantyla DG, Wright OD. Mercury toxicity in the dental office: a neglected problem. J Am Dent Assoc 1976; 92(6):1189-94.
10. Eley BM, Cox SW. The release, absorption and possible health effects of mercury from dental amalgam: a review of recent findings. Br Dent J 1993; 175(10):355-62.
11. Saskatchewan Labour, Occupational Health and Safety. Mercury and dental workers. Available from URL: http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/safety/bulletins/ mercuryanddental-Jan2003.pdf (accessed August 2006).
12. Moienafshari R, Bar-Oz B, Koren G. Occupational exposure to mercury. What is a safe level? Can Family Physician 1999; 45:43-5.
13. United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational safety and health guideline for mercury vapour. Available from URL: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/mercuryvapor/ recognition.html (accessed August 2006).
14. Rowland AS, Baird DD, Weinberg CR, Shore DL, Shy CM, Wilcox AJ. Reduced fertility among women employed as dental assistants exposed to high levels of nitrous oxide. N Engl J Med 1992; 327(14):993-97.
15. Tannenbaum TN, Goldberg RJ. Exposure to anesthetic gases and reproductive outcome. A review of the epidemiologic literature. J Occup Med 1985; 27(9):659-68.
16. Bussard DA. Congenital anomalies and inhalation anesthetics. J Am Dent Assoc 1976; 93(3):606-9.
17. Rowland AS, Baird DD, Shore DL, Weinberg CR, Savitz DA, Wilcox AJ. Nitrous oxide and spontaneous abortion in female dental assistants. Am J Epidemiol 1995; 141(6):531-8.
18. Brodsky JB, Cohen EN. Occupational exposure to anesthetic gases and pregnancy. Dent Assist 1981; 50(2):20-2.
19. Rowland AS, Baird DD, Shore DL, Darden B, Wilcox AJ. Ethylene oxide exposure may increase risk of spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, and postterm birth. Epidemiology 1996; 7(4):363-8.
20. United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Safety and health topics: ethylene oxide. Available from URL: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ethyleneoxide/index.html (accessed August 2006).
21. United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA fact sheet: ethylene oxide. Available from URL: http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/ethylene-oxide-factsheet.pdf (accessed August 2006).
22. Boivin JF. Risk of spontaneous abortion in women occupationally exposed to anesthetic gases: a meta-analysis. Occup Environ Med 1997; 54(8):541-8.
23. Knill-Jones RP, Rodrigues LV, Moir DD, Spence AA. Anaesthetic practice and pregnancy. Controlled survey of women anaesthetists in the United Kingdom. Lancet 1972; 1(7764):1326-8.
24. Nixon GS, Helsby CA, Gordon H, Hytten FE, Renson CE. Pregnancy outcome in female dentists. Br Dent J 1979; 146(2):39-42.
25. Knill-Jones RP, Newman BJ, Spence AA. Anesthetic practice and pregnancy. Controlled survey of male anaesthetists in the United Kingdom. Lancet 1975; 2(7939): 807-9.
26. Cohen EN, Gift HC, Brown BW, Greenfield W, Wu ML, Jones TW, and others. Occupational disease in dentistry and chronic exposure to trace anesthetic gases. J Am Dent Assoc 1980; 101(1):21-31.
27. Axelsson G, Rylander R. Exposure to anaesthetic gases and spontaneous abortion: response bias in a postal questionnaire study. Int J Epidemiol 1982; 11(3):250-6.
28. Heidam LZ. Spontaneous abortions among dental assistants, factory workers, painters, and gardening workers: a follow up study. J Epidemiol Community Health 1984; 38(2):149-55.
29. Cohen EN, Brown BW Jr, Bruce DL, Cascorbi HF, Corbett TH, Jones TW, and other. A survey of anesthetic health hazards among dentists. J Am Dent Assoc 1975; 90(6):1291-6.
30. Wynn RL. Nitrous oxide and fertility. Part II. Gen Dent 1993; 41(3):212, 214.
31. Case AM. Infertility evaluation and management. Strategies for family physicians. Can Fam Physician 2003; 49:1465-72.
32. Sikorski R, Juszkiewicz T, Paszkowski T, Szprengier-Juszkiewicz T. Women in dental surgeries: reproductive hazards in occupational exposure to metallic mercury. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 1987; 59(6):551-7.
33. Hanf V, Forstmann A, Costea JE, Schieferstein G, Fischer I, Schweinsberg F. Mercury in urine and ejaculate in husbands of barren couples. Toxicol Lett 1996; 88(1-3):227-31.
34. Savitz DA, Whelan EA, Rowland AS, Kleckner RC. Maternal employment and reproductive risk factors. Am J Epidemiol 1990; 132(5):933-45.