title: Dental technician's pneumoconiosis: mineralogical analysis of two cases.
abstract: Pneumoconiosis was diagnosed by open lung biopsy in two dental technicians who had interstitial lung disease. Mineralogical analysis was performed to investigate the origin of the dust that had been inhaled. A marked accumulation of silicon and phosphorus was found in both cases. The hard metals chromium and cobalt were also found. Dental technician's pneumoconiosis is a complex pneumoconiosis in which such dust and hard metals may play a role.
authors.affiliation: Gata Camlica Chest Diseases Hospital, Acibadem 81020, Istanbul, Turkey. zkartaloglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kartaloglu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ilvan
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aydilek
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cerrahoglu
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tahaoglu
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baloglu
authors.forename: Zulal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Misirli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003800:Dental Technicians; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals