title: Biological side effects to materials used in dentistry.
abstract: This review paper outlines the potential adverse reactions that may occur through the use of dental materials. Reference is made to documented case reports of side effects. Toxic reactions to permanent dental materials are unlikely, because these materials are developed to be inert and stable and the amount of leachable components is very small. Allergic reactions, on the other hand, are feasible because they may be initiated by minute amounts of the allergen in a sensitised individual. The media in some countries have presented individual patients who allegedly have general symptoms that were relieved by the removal of restorations. A characterisation of these self-referred patients shows that many of them have mental disorders.
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA. imjor@dental.ufl.edu
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mjör
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D003723:Dental Amalgam