Cobalt exposure evaluation in dental prostheses production
| Autor: | E. Lebbolo, S. Piazzolla, M. Caironi, P. Leghissa, Marco Ferrari, P.C. Parigi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
Adult Environmental Engineering medicine.medical_treatment chemistry.chemical_element Dentistry Air Pollutants Occupational Dental technician Prosthesis Dental Prosthesis Hazardous waste Occupational Exposure medicine Environmental Chemistry Humans Vitallium Waste Management and Disposal Dental laboratory business.industry Chromium Alloys Dental prosthesis people.profession Cobalt Pollution chemistry Dental Technicians people business Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | The Science of the total environment. 150(1-3) |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 |
| Popis: | Dental laboratory technicians may be exposed to a number of toxic materials including metal alloys that have been identified as potential health hazards. Particularly, alloys, such as vitallium, wisil, duralium and vironite which in dentistry are used in the production of crowns, bridges and dental prostheses. The most common constituents of these prostheses are cobalt (45-70%), chromium (25-30%), molybdenum, silica, nickle, tantalum and other metals in different amounts. The objectives of this paper are to describe the technology related to the production of dental prostheses, evaluating the most hazardous working jobs and reporting results concerning the monitoring of cobalt and chromium in the urine of 31 people employed in five laboratories of Bergamo, Italy, where workplace air monitoring has also been undertaken. |
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