Occupational dental erosion from exposure to acids - A review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Wiegand, Annette ^a   Attin, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acid; Dentine; Enamel; Erosion; Occupation; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

BATTERY INDUSTRY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING; TOOTH DISEASE; WINE; WORKER;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SWIMMING; TOOTH EROSION; WINE;

EID: 34447618566     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql163     Document Type: Review

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