TY - JOUR
T1 - Silicosis in dental supply factory workers
AU - de la Hoz, Rafael E.
AU - Rosenman, Kenneth
AU - Borczuk, Alain
PY - 2004/8
Y1 - 2004/8
N2 - Dental products contain a variety of potentially hazardous materials, including metals, organic chemical compounds, plastics, and inorganic mineral dusts. The risk of silicosis has been documented for workers of dental laboratories, but not dental supply factories, where the exposures could be expected to be higher. We report in this article five cases of silicosis, four of them with progressive massive fibrosis, in workers from two dental supply factories. This report underlines the need for effective occupational health programs in this type of industrial facilities.
AB - Dental products contain a variety of potentially hazardous materials, including metals, organic chemical compounds, plastics, and inorganic mineral dusts. The risk of silicosis has been documented for workers of dental laboratories, but not dental supply factories, where the exposures could be expected to be higher. We report in this article five cases of silicosis, four of them with progressive massive fibrosis, in workers from two dental supply factories. This report underlines the need for effective occupational health programs in this type of industrial facilities.
KW - Dental materials
KW - Hazardous substances
KW - Occupational diseases
KW - Occupational lung diseases
KW - Silicosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3042688438&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rmed.2004.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.rmed.2004.01.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 15303646
AN - SCOPUS:3042688438
SN - 0954-6111
VL - 98
SP - 791
EP - 794
JO - Respiratory Medicine
JF - Respiratory Medicine
IS - 8
ER -