Allergic contact dermatitis from bisphenol-A-glycidyldimethacrylate during application of orthodontic fixed appliance

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 367-368

  Connolly, M ^a   Shaw, L ^a   Hutchinson, I ^b   Ireland, A J ^c   Dunnill, M G S ^a   Sansom, J E ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Whitetree Orthodontic/Dental Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Bisphenol A glycidyldimethacrylate (BIS GMA); Dental; Epoxy resin; Methyl methacrylate; Orthodontic fixed appliance

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BISPHENOL A BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL) ETHER DIMETHACRYLATE; EPOXY RESIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SODIUM AUROTHIOSULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; DENTAL CEMENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, PERIORAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 33750919278     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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