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Stomatitis and systemic dermatitis from mercury in amalgam dental restorations
1Dermatology Clinic, Aalborg Hospitals, Denmark.
Dermatologic Clinics
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Patients who are hypersensitive to mercury may develop stomatitis on mucosa adjacent to amalgam dental restorations. This reaction, an allergic contact dermatitis, often resembles lichen planus but is distinguished by its location adjacent to restorations. Widespread dermatitis and urticaria are also possible.