Oral lichen planus due to zinc in dental restorations

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-

  Ido, Toshiko ^a   Kumakiri, Masanobu ^a   Kiyohara, Takahiro ^a   Sawai, Takahiro ^a   Hasegawa, Yoshinori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b FUKUI KEN SAISEIKAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental metal allergy; Oral lichen planus; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ZINC CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; PATCH TEST; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; ALLERGENS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; PATCH TESTS; ZINC;

EID: 18544367669     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470113.x     Document Type: Article

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