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Confocal Time Lapse Imaging as an Efficient Method for the Cytocompatibility Evaluation of Dental Composites
Published on: November 9, 2014
[Dental materials can cause oral allergic reactions]
Kristine Røn Larsen1, Jeanne Duus Johansen, Dorthe Arenholt-Bindslev
1Afdeling for Oral Medicin, Klinisk Oral Fysiologi, Oral Patologi og Anatomi, Odontologisk Institut, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Københavns Universitet, Nørre Allé 20, 2200 København N, Denmark.
Abstract:
A large number of materials used in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of dental, periodontal and oral mucosal diseases may induce acute or chronic reactions in the oral cavity including allergic reactions. Clinically, it may be difficult to discriminate oral mucosal changes caused by dental materials from changes related to oral mucosal diseases. Diagnosis and management of allergic reactions in the oral mucosa may therefore be a major challenge. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to commonly used dental materials, which can trigger typical, but also atypical, symptoms and clinical signs of an allergic reaction.
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