[Risks of ingesting cleansing tablets for dental prostheses].
Aim of the study was to determine the frequency and severity of intoxication caused by cleansing tablets for dental prostheses. The investigation was performed by the National Poisons Controle Centre in Bilthoven, the Netherlands. In 1996, alle 78 physicians who requested information from the Centre about intoxications with cleansing tablets for dental prostheses were sent a questionnaire enquiring about the exposure situations and the severity of the effects of the intoxications. Forty-six questionnaires (59%) were returned. Older people (24: 52%) and children (14; 30%) constituted the largest groups of intoxicated. As a rule, accidental ingestion of the tablets was involved. In most cases, one tablet had been swallowed. Local effects, mostly of a mild nature, were reported in 22 patients. Systemic effects were reported in two patients but in these cases the connection with the ingestion was doubtful.
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Nationaal Vergiftigingen Informatie Centrum, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Bilthoven, Postbus 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven.
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D000061:Accidents, Home; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019551:Dental Disinfectants / Q000506:poisoning*; D003820:Denture Cleansers / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D003820:Denture Cleansers
Risico's van ingestie van reinigingstabletten voor gebitsprothesen.