Biomaterial Database

Mercury vapor emitted during ultraspeed cutting of amalgam. 1978

R L Cooley, and W W Barkmeier

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008628	Mercury	A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
D003723	Dental Amalgam	An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.	Amalgam, Dental,Amalgams, Dental,Dental Amalgams
D003755	Dental High-Speed Technique	Dental methods involving the use of DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT.	Dental High-Speed Technic,Dental High-Speed Technics,Dental High-Speed Techniques,Dental Technic, High-Speed,Dental Technics, High-Speed,Dental Technique, High-Speed,Dental Techniques, High-Speed,High-Speed Dental Technic,High-Speed Dental Technics,High-Speed Dental Technique,High-Speed Dental Techniques,High-Speed Technic, Dental,High-Speed Technics, Dental,High-Speed Technique, Dental,High-Speed Techniques, Dental,Technic, Dental High-Speed,Technic, High-Speed Dental,Technics, Dental High-Speed,Technics, High-Speed Dental,Technique, Dental High-Speed,Technique, High-Speed Dental,Techniques, Dental High-Speed,Techniques, High-Speed Dental,Dental High Speed Technic,Dental High Speed Technics,Dental High Speed Technique,Dental High Speed Techniques,Dental Technic, High Speed,Dental Technics, High Speed,Dental Technique, High Speed,Dental Techniques, High Speed,High Speed Dental Technic,High Speed Dental Technics,High Speed Dental Technique,High Speed Dental Techniques,High Speed Technic, Dental,High Speed Technics, Dental,High Speed Technique, Dental,High Speed Techniques, Dental,Technic, Dental High Speed,Technic, High Speed Dental,Technics, Dental High Speed,Technics, High Speed Dental,Technique, Dental High Speed,Technique, High Speed Dental,Techniques, Dental High Speed,Techniques, High Speed Dental
D000395	Air Pollutants, Occupational	Toxic air-borne matter related to work performed They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation.	Occupational Air Pollutants,Pollutants, Occupational Air
D014867	Water	A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Hydrogen Oxide