Should I be concerned if a patient requiring orthodontic treatment has an allergy to nickel?

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 897-898

  Noble, James ^a,b,c   Ahing, Stephen I ^a   Karaiskos, Nicholas E ^c   Wiltshire, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 58349089484     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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