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European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry

, Volume 18, Issue 2, pp 137–138 | Cite as

Comments on Maciel et al.: The opinion of children and their parents about four different types of dental restorations in a public health service in Brazil

  • S. M. J. Mortazavi
  • G. Mortazavi
  • M. PaknahadEmail author
Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Mercury Target Organ Toxic Element High Toxicity Filling Material 
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The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • S. M. J. Mortazavi
    • 1
    • 2
  • G. Mortazavi
    • 2
  • M. Paknahad
    • 3
    Email author
  1. 1.Medical Physics Department, School of MedicineShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
  2. 2.Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC)Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
  3. 3.Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Department, School of DentistryShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran

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