Mercury vapor volatilization from particulate generated from dental amalgam removal with a high-speed dental drill – a significant source of exposure

BACKGROUND: The ubiquitous use of dental amalgam for over 180 years has resulted in the exposure of millions of dental workers to mercury. Dental amalgam contains approximately 50% mercury. Dental workers, including dentists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists, have been shown to have increase...

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Autores principales: Warwick, David, Young, Matt, Palmer, Joe, Ermel, Robin Warwick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-019-0240-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-019-0240-2

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