2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study about the current state of environmental pollution and prevention control caused by formaldehyde mixture at dental clinics
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21592640
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHINDOH Taku 東北大学, 環境保全センター, 助手 (90400465)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IKAWA Motohide 東北大学, 病院, 助教 (80176065)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | ホルムアルデヒド / 歯科治療 / 作業環境管理 / 管理濃度 / 作業管理 / 拡散 / 環境 / リスク / アクティブサンプラー |
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| Research Abstract |
According to the modification of the Industrial Safety and Health Law and Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards due to Specified Chemical Substances , the administrative level of the formaldehyde vapor concentration in working space was changed from 0. 25 ppm to 0. 1 ppm on administrative action to the evaluation of the risk of occupational diseases. In endodontic treatment, formaldehyde is commonly used for the intracanal dressing as a compound. The authors measured the formaldehyde vapor concentration in the nearby air of the simulated intracanal dressing of Formalin Guaiacol (FG). The results indicated that the root canal dressing of FG produced the formaldehyde vapor at the acceptable concentration designated by the law. There was a difference between the vapor concentration of the air collected in the summer and that in the winter. The use of dental vacuum was advocated during the root canal dressing of FG in order to decrease the vapor concentration .
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Research Products
(5 results)
