Assessment of the safety of two ozone delivery devices

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-200

  Millar, Brian J ^a   Hodson, Nicholas ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Ozone; Safety

Indexed keywords

OZONE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOUTH; NOSE; PHARYNX; SUCTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MOUTH; NOSE; OZONE; PHARYNX; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SUCTION;

EID: 33846608288     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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