[The diagnostic value of epicutaneous tests in intolerance for dentures made of stainless steel].
A total of 19 patients with stainless denture intolerance were examined. In addition to the routine stomatological examination, the authors determined pH of mixed saliva, measured the steady-state potentials of dentures, and performed epicutaneous tests with samples made of stainless steel, chromium and nickel. In all the patients, the epicutaneous tests with chromium and/or nickel were positive, those with stainless steel were negative. Abnormal reactions can be accounted for by the influence of an electroplating factor in 8 patients and by an allergic factor in 6. It is impossible to explain the pathogenesis of intolerance in 3 patients. Replacement of the dentures by those made of other material resulted in full recovery. Terminological aspects are also dealt with in the present paper.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects; D003778:Dentures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D012882:Skin Tests; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D002858:Chromium Alloys; D013193:Stainless Steel
Diagnosticheskaia tsennost' épikutannykh prob pri neperenosimosti zubnykh protezov iz nerzhaveiushcheĭ stali.