Cytogenetic biomonitoring in patients exposed to dental X-rays: Comparison between adults and children

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 404-407

  Ribeiro, Daniel Aaki ^a   De Oliveira, G ^b   De Castro, G M ^a   Angelieri, F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE METODISTA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Buccal mucosa cells; Micronucleus test; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL DEATH; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUCOSA CELL; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

ADULT; CELL DEATH; CHILD; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MOUTH MUCOSA; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 54849412583     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/58548698     Document Type: Article

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