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Comparative Study
. 1994 Mar-Apr;19(2):70-4.

Mercury vapor release during insertion and removal of dental amalgam

L V Powell  1 , G H Johnson, M Yashar, D J Bales
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  • PMID: 8008614
Comparative Study

Mercury vapor release during insertion and removal of dental amalgam

L V Powell et al. Oper Dent. 1994 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

During a clinical simulation of insertion and removal of dental amalgams, mercury vapor levels increased slightly, but never exceeded the TLV of 0.05 mg/m3. The addition of indium to dental alloy did not affect the amount of mercury vapor released under these conditions.

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