PMID- 8000488
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19950126
LR  - 20190503
IS  - 1351-0711 (Print)
IS  - 1470-7926 (Electronic)
IS  - 1351-0711 (Linking)
VI  - 51
IP  - 10
DP  - 1994 Oct
TI  - Dental health in workers previously exposed to mercury vapour at a chloralkali 
      plant.
PG  - 656-9
AB  - OBJECTIVES: The dental health of 73 workers previously exposed to mercury vapour 
      at a chloralkali plant was studied and compared with that of 51 non-exposed 
      referents. METHODS: A record of oral, periodontal, gingival and mucosal 
      conditions, including teeth, restorations, prostheses, and oral hygiene, was 
      established during a 30 min examination. The participants' periodontal conditions 
      were assessed according to the community periodontal index of treatment needs 
      (CPITN). The results with the CPITN index were also compared with previously 
      published data for another similar population. RESULTS: There was no significant 
      difference between the exposed workers and the referents with respect to the 
      number of remaining teeth, amount of amalgam restorations, crowns, bridges, or 
      endodontically treated teeth. The oral hygiene among the exposed workers was 
      significantly better than among the referents, but the periodontal health 
      conditions did not significantly differ between the two groups, nor from those of 
      another Norwegian population. DISCUSSION: The present results seem to contradict 
      previous reports claiming tooth loss as a possible result of exposure to mercury 
      vapour.
FAU - Holland, R I
AU  - Holland RI
AD  - NIOM, Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials, N-1344 Haslum, Norway.
FAU - Ellingsen, D G
AU  - Ellingsen DG
FAU - Olstad, M L
AU  - Olstad ML
FAU - Kjuus, H
AU  - Kjuus H
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Occup Environ Med
JT  - Occupational and environmental medicine
JID - 9422759
RN  - FXS1BY2PGL (Mercury)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aging/pathology
MH  - *Chemical Industry
MH  - *Dentition
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mercury/*adverse effects
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Occupational Exposure
MH  - *Oral Health
MH  - Oral Hygiene
MH  - Periodontium/drug effects
PMC - PMC1128072
EDAT- 1994/10/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/10/01 00:01
PMCR- 1994/10/01
CRDT- 1994/10/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/10/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/10/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/10/01 00:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1994/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1136/oem.51.10.656 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Occup Environ Med. 1994 Oct;51(10):656-9. doi: 10.1136/oem.51.10.656.