MERCURY-VAPOR RELEASE DURING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF DENTAL AMALGAM

Authors
POWELL LV JOHNSON GH YASHAR M BALES DJ
Citation
Lv. Powell et al., MERCURY-VAPOR RELEASE DURING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF DENTAL AMALGAM, Operative dentistry, 19(2), 1994, pp. 70-74
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Operative dentistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03617734
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
70 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-7734(1994)19:2<70:MRDIAR>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
During a clinical simulation of insertion and removal of dental amalga ms, mercury vapor levels increased slightly, but never exceeded the TL V of 0.05 mg/m3. The addition of indium to dental alloy did not affect the amount of mercury vapor released under these conditions.