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Exposure of dentists and assistants to mercury: mercury levels in urine and hair related to conditions of practice
Author(s) -
Herber Robert F. M.,
Gee Anton J.,
Wibowo Anton A. E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb00564.x
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , medicine , urine , mercury exposure , dentistry , toxicology , physiology , environmental chemistry , biomonitoring , chemistry , computer science , biology , programming language
A study of 162 dentists' and their assistants' mercury levels in hair and urine, and of questionnaire items regarding mercury consumption, revealed some striking relations. The mercury concentrations in both hair (Hg‐H) and urine (Hg‐U) were somewhat higher in the dentists than the assistants. There was no relation between concentrations in hair and urine. The method of condensation of amalgam was positively related to Hg‐U; the vibration method was negatively related. Hg‐U was also positively related to number of fillings and hours in own practice. The relation of Hg‐U to ventilation in the surgery applied only to the dentists.