An In-Vitro Evaluation of Toxic Metals Concentration in the Third Molars from Residents of the Legnica-Głogów Copper Area and Risk Factors Determining the Accumulation of Those Metals: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study was to determine tissue concentration of toxic metals, namely Mn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Fe, Cd, Pb, and Zn, in the removed third molars in patients from the Legnica-Głogów copper district. A group of 69 patients with an average age of 27.3 ± 6.9 years was enrolled into the study. The...

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Main Authors: Sadri Rayad, Maciej Dobrzyński, Amadeusz Kuźniarski, Marzena Styczyńska, Dorota Diakowska, Tomasz Gedrange, Sylwia Klimas, Tomasz Gębarowski, Marzena Dominiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/2904