title: [Nickel solubility and metallic taste].
abstract: Main causes for metal taste may be deficiency diseases (especially deficiency of zinc), medication or dental restorations. Saliva of probationers with partial dentures was analyzed for their nickel contents. The solubility behavior in saliva of the alloys studied was related to metal taste and burning sensation. For most alloys the frequency of metal taste was in accordance with the nickel solubility in saliva.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde der Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwickerath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D004570:Electrogalvanism, Intraoral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D009532:Nickel
vernacular_title: Nickellöslichkeit und Metallgeschmack.