Mercury, copper, and zinc concentrations in extracted human teeth

dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:24:01Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:24:01Z
dc.date.created2014-05-27T11:24:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-11-01
dc.identifierArchives of Environmental and Occupational Health, v. 64, n. 4, p. 266-269, 2009.
dc.identifier0003-9896
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/71216
dc.identifier10.1080/19338240903339955
dc.identifierWOS:000273314700007
dc.identifier2-s2.0-74049097247
dc.description.abstractAmalgam has been used as a filling material for over 150 years. Mercury, copper, and zinc are present in restoration. The aim of this study was to compare mercury, copper, and zinc concentrations in extracted human teeth with amalgam restorations and teeth without restorations. Thirty-two teeth, 15 restored with dental amalgam and 17 without restorations, were chemically analyzed in an Optima 3300 DV (Perkin Elmer) plasma emission spectrometer. Mercury, copper, and zinc were found in human teeth regardless of the presence of amalgam restorations. The highest mercury concentrations were found in the coronary portions of the teeth with amalgam restorations. Copper concentrations were very high. Zinc concentrations in the teeth without restoration were lower than those seen in the coronary portion of the teeth with restorations. © 2009 Heldref Publications.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationArchives of Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectContamination
dc.subjectHeavy metals
dc.subjectHuman teeth
dc.subjectcopper
dc.subjectdental alloy
dc.subjectmercury
dc.subjectzinc
dc.subjectheavy metal
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecttooth
dc.subjectcanine tooth
dc.subjectchemical analysis
dc.subjectheavy metal poisoning
dc.subjectincisor
dc.subjectmolar tooth
dc.subjectpremolar tooth
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectspectrometer
dc.subjecttooth extraction
dc.subjecttooth filling
dc.subjectCopper
dc.subjectDental Amalgam
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMercury
dc.subjectTooth
dc.subjectZinc
dc.titleMercury, copper, and zinc concentrations in extracted human teeth
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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