THE HAZARDS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO NITROUS-OXIDE - AN UPDATE

Authors
DONALDSON D MEECHAN JG
Citation
D. Donaldson et Jg. Meechan, THE HAZARDS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO NITROUS-OXIDE - AN UPDATE, British Dental Journal, 178(3), 1995, pp. 95-100
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British Dental Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070610
Volume
178
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
95 - 100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(1995)178:3<95:THOCET>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
This paper reviews the potential occupational hazards associated with chronic exposure to nitrous oxide. The evidence that chronic exposure to the gas produces problems related to reproduction in dental personn el is Convincing. Recent evidence suggests that scavenging systems dec rease the adverse effects which nitrous oxide has on fertility of dent al surgery assistants. However, even in the presence of scavenging sys tems trace levels of the gas can exceed recommended minimum levels.