Titanium allergy in dental implant patients: A clinical study on 1500 consecutive patients

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 823-835

  Sicilia, Alberto ^a,b   Cuesta, Susana ^b   Coma, Gerardo ^c   Arregui, Ignacio ^d   Guisasola, Cristina ^a   Ruiz, Eduardo ^a,b   Maestro, Antonio ^a  

^a Clinica Sicilia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c Allergologic Center   (Spain)

^d Allergologic Center ^*

Author keywords

Cutaneous tests; Dental implants; Epicutaneous tests; Titanium allergy

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TITANIUM;

EID: 47149106401     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2008.01544.x     Document Type: Article

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