The chemical forms of mercury in aged and fresh dental amalgam surfaces

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1761-1764

  George, Graham N ^a   Singh, Satya P ^a   Hoover, Jay ^a   Pickering, Ingrid J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; TOOTH FILLING;

DENTAL AMALGAM; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MERCURY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 72749097622     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx900309c     Document Type: Article

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