Cross-reactivity between gutta-percha and natural rubber latex: Assumptions vs. reality

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1357-1367

  Hamann, Curt ^a   Rodgers, Pamela A ^b   Alenius, Harri ^c   Halsey, John F ^d   Sullivan, Kim ^b  

^a Smart Practice   (United States)

^b SmartPractice   (United States)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d IBT Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GUTTA PERCHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROTEINS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; RUBBER; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036778384     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0051     Document Type: Article

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