Are more nickel ions accumulated in the hair of fixed orthodontic patients?

• Main Authors: Mostafa Abtahi (Author), Arezoo Jahanbin (Author), Masoud Yaghoubi (Author), Habibollah Esmaily (Author), Hanieh Zare (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fag: article
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Background and Objectives : All elements existing in orthodontic alloys can be released to the oral cavity as corrosion products; therefore, they can accumulate in body tissues after systemic absorption. Among body tissues that can be evaluated for systemic absorption of nickel, in this study we use...