Increased mercury emissions from modern dental amalgams

BioMetals

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 277-283

  Bengtsson, Ulf G ^a   Hylander, Lars D ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Copper amalgam; Mercury; Non gamma two; Non 2

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DENTAL AMALGAM; MERCURY; METAL; TIN; SILVER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MOUTH CAVITY; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH FILLING; VAPOR; VAPORIZATION; CHEMISTRY; CORROSION; HISTORY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK; VOLATILIZATION;

COPPER; CORROSION; DENTAL AMALGAM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MERCURY; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK; SILVER; TIN; VOLATILIZATION; ZINC;

EID: 85013158184     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-017-0004-3     Document Type: Article

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