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Contact allergy to dental materials in patients with orofacial complaints
Author(s) -
YONTCHEV E.,
MEDING B.,
HEDEGÅRD B.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1986.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , contact allergy , dentistry , orofacial pain , allergy , dermatology , contact dermatitis , physical therapy , immunology
Summary Two groups of individuals were patch tested for frequencies of contact allergy to dental materials. The patient group with orofacial and distant symptoms and complaints referred to the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry were compared with an age–sex matched control group of individuals referred to the Department of Dermatology. The results did not show any differences in patch test reactions between the patient and control groups. The study did not prove any obvious associations between the patients' symptoms or objective findings and the patch test results.