Management of the latex hypersensitive patient in the endodontic office

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 825-828

  Kleier, Donald J ^a,b   Shibilski, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GUTTA PERCHA;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEMALE; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RUBBER DAMS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0033287675     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80307-0     Document Type: Article

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