title: [Mercury vapors in dental practice].
abstract: Mercury as a hazard to health for dental office personnel and patients has been discussed for a long time. With the efforts of ecology in this country it was necessary to examine the situation again. 32 dental offices of a Swiss town of 90000 inhabitants were examined regarding their air contamination with mercury. A relationship was determined between dosage, working method, cleaning methods and texture of office floors. The results were not alarming. If specific rules are observed, mercury is no hazard for either dental personnel or patient.
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects; D003726:Dental Assistants; D003815:Dentists; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008628:Mercury / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury
vernacular_title: Quecksilberdämpfe in der zahnärztlichen Praxis.