Lead levels among various deciduous tooth types

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700952· OSTI ID:7050047

Rabinowitz, M B ^[1]; Bellinger, D; Leviton, A ^[2]; Wang, Jungder ^[3]

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1. Children's Hospital, Boston, MA (United States) National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)
2. Children's Hospital, Boston, MA (United States)
3. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)

The amount of lead in deciduous teeth has been used extensively as a marker for infant lead exposure and body burden. However, the pattern of lead abundances among the various tooth positions in a child's mouth appears to be non-uniform. Taken together these findings show an apparently inconsistent pattern among the tooth types. These comparisons are complicated by different research groups using different portions of the tooth. This issue is of significance to those who wish to compare the lead burden of children but have available teeth from different positions from the various children. By examining a large number of teeth from two different populations, the authors hope to explore the more universal aspects of any variability among tooth types.

• OSTI ID: 7050047
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States) Vol. 47:4; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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BODY BURDEN
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHILDREN
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ISLANDS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
ORAL CAVITY
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
QUANTITY RATIO
TAIWAN
TEETH