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An Anaerobic Biosensor Assay for the Detection of Mercury and Cadmium
Published on: December 17, 2018
[Amalgam and the Minamata Converntion on Mercury]
1Department of Cariology and Endodontology, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Abstract:
The restoration of teeth with direct restorative materials has changed significantly since the 1980s. Resin composite has replaced amalgam alloy as the material of choice in many clinical situations. The emergence of such factors as aesthetics, minimally invasive dentistry, environmental and public health has changed its status as a prosthetic material in some clinical situations. The Minamata Convention on Mercury signed in 2013 will advise every country to phase down the future use of amalgam.
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