Research Article
Use of Mercury in Dental Silver Amalgam: An Occupational and Environmental Assessment
Table 2
Mean mercury concentration (µg/L) in the blood samples of dentists, dental assistants, and controls.
| | Sample size () | Mean Hg (µg/L) | Standard deviation |
| Dentists () | | | | Group 1 | 12 | 11.8043 | 5.2648 | Group 2 | 11 | 20.1561 | 4.91 | Group 3 | 8 | 45.4438 | 5.5091 | Group 4 | 6 | 62.8332 | 8.7466 | Dental assistants () | | | | Group 1 | 19 | 16.4516 | 4.4547 | Group 2 | 8 | 27.6555 | 6.0964 | Group 3 | 4 | 43.2331 | 8.1866 | Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Controls () | | | | Group 1 | 11 | 1.7691 | 0.8087 | Group 2 | 8 | 3.9253 | 0.6833 | Group 3 | 6 | 4.4708 | 0.8654 | Group 4 | 5 | 4.1234 | 1.3791 |
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