Salivary acetaldehyde increase due to alcohol-containing mouthwash use: A risk factor for oral cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 730-735

  Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a   Gumbel Mako, Szidönia ^a   Sohnius, Eva Maria ^a   Keck Wilhelm, Andrea ^a   Kratz, Evamaria ^a   Mildau, Gerd ^a  

^a Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Alcohol; Carcinogenesis; Chlorhexidine; Ethanol; Mouthrinse; Mouthwash; Oral cancer; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; MOUTHWASH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA ADDUCT; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MOUTHWASHES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650073364     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24381     Document Type: Article

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