Chlorhexidine and hypersensitivity reactions in dentistry

British Dental Journal

Volumn 213, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 547-550

  Pemberton, M N ^a   Gibson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN ALLERGY; STOMATITIS;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MOUTHWASHES; STOMATITIS;

EID: 84870932262     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.1086     Document Type: Article

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