Systemic contact dermatitis caused by nickel in a stainless steel orthodontic appliance

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-113

  Kerosuo, Heidi ^a   Kanerva, Lasse ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic contact cheilitis; Children; Cobalt; Dental patients; Nickel; Orthodontic appliance; Stainless steel; Systemic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; ORTHODONTICS;

EID: 0031059816     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00431.x     Document Type: Article

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