Effects from exposure to dental amalgam on systemic mercury levels in patients and dental school students

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  De Oliveira, Marcelo Tomás ^a   Pereira, Jefferson Ricardo ^a   Ghizoni, Janaina Salomon ^a   Bittencourt, Sandra Teixeira ^a   Molina, Gustavo Otoboni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD-VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTIONS; DENTAL RESTORATIONS; EVALUATION METHOD; MERCURY LEVELS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POTENTIAL RISKS; SCHOOL STUDENTS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; URINE SAMPLE;

BODY FLUIDS; DENTAL AMALGAMS; FILLING; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC POLYMERS; RESTORATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CREATININE; DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE;

ADULT; CREATININE; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958171411     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.2656     Document Type: Article

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