Nickel-based (Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Be) alloys used in dental restorations may be a potential cause for immune-mediated hypersensitivity

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 716-717

  Lu, Yin ^a   Chen, Weiqing ^a   Ke, Wei ^a   Wu, Shaohua ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG SHUREN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; CHROMIUM; DENTAL ALLOY; METAL ION; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CORROSION; DENTAL SURGERY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; MOUTH CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROTEINURIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; URTICARIA;

ALLOYS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NICKEL;

EID: 70349847481     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.04.041     Document Type: Article

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