Oral lichen planus and dental materials: A case-control study

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 331-336

  Martin, Michael D ^a   Broughton, Steven ^a   Drangsholt, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimetallism; Case control studies; Dental amalgam; Dental materials; Lichen planus

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; GOLD; METAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORROSION; DENTAL AMALGAM; ELECTROGALVANISM, INTRAORAL; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142257911     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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