The significance of teeth in pollution detection.
The general population is experiencing lifelong exposure to old and new hazardous substances. By using data collected from a subject's own teeth, accuracy in determining the effects of exposure is assured since extrapolation is excluded. The establishment of a common tooth bank can provide means to integrate data from multiple sources. Comprehensive pollution information shared by the environmental, scientific and medical communities can lead to a more efficient approach to a worldwide problem.
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School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, California 94115-2399.
D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration; D014070:Tooth / Q000032:analysis*