Medical Implications of Dental Mercury: A Review

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-117

  Huggins, Hal A ^a  

^a Huggins Applied Healing   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; DENTAL ALLOY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIRTH DEFECT; DENTAL CARE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; MALABSORPTION; MERCURIALISM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NEURITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TOOTH FILLING; TOXICOKINETICS;

DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL WASTE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847777059     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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