Neuropathy following chronic use of denture adhesive in a 40-year-old patient

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 608-609

  Neerman, Michael F ^a   Kiefhaber, Kathleen ^a   Barrera, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental adhesive; Hyperzincuria; Neuropathy; Toxicology; Zinc

Indexed keywords

4 [[2 (BISPYRIDIN 2 YLMETHYLAMINO)ETHYLAMINO]METHYL]PHENYLMETHANESULFONIC ACID; [4 [[2 [(BISPYRIDIN 2 YLMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL]PYRIDIN 2 YLMETHYLAMINO]METHYL]PHENYL]METHANESULFONIC ACID; ADHESIVE AGENT; ARSENIC; BIOCERAMICS; BIOMATERIAL; CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; EDETIC ACID; LEAD; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTURE; HUMAN; HYPERZINCURIA; LEG PAIN; MALE; METABOLIC BALANCE; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHY; PARESTHESIA; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 35148816916     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/P9P0CCTJLDJ7JJU8     Document Type: Article

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