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BPA Effects In Vivo: Evidence from Animal Studies

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Plastics in Dentistry and Estrogenicity

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Bisphenol A (2,2-bis-4-hydroxyphenyl-propane, BPA), is a well-known endocrine disruptor that is used as a monomer in the manufacture of dental sealants, epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics that have extensive use in dentistry or medicine, in food packaging industry and in plastics’ production. BPA is contained in many everyday life items, such as house plasticware and baby bottles, from where it is released, for example, by heating, resulting in food or drink contamination. Leached components from dental composites and sealants in the oral cavity are also considered a possible source of human exposure. BPA exposure can also occur by inhalation of contaminated air, for example, from decomposed monomers during medical or dental practice [1].

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Kitraki, E. (2014). BPA Effects In Vivo: Evidence from Animal Studies. In: Eliades, T., Eliades, G. (eds) Plastics in Dentistry and Estrogenicity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29687-1_4

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