Dental nurse's occupational allergic contact dermatitis from eugenol used as a restorative dental material with polymethylmethacrylate

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 339-340

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a   Estlander, Tuula ^a   Jolanki, Riitta ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Balsam of Peru; CAS 97 53 0; Dental nurse; Eugenol; IRM liquid; Occupational; Plastics

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; EUGENOL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BONE CEMENTS; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EUGENOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

EID: 0031848514     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05772.x     Document Type: Article

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