title: Use of a light-polymerized composite removable partial denture base for a patient hypersensitive to poly(methyl methacrylate), polysulfone, and polycarbonate: a clinical report.
abstract: This article describes a light-polymerized composite denture base used for a patient with hypersensitivity to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polysulfone (PSF), and polycarbonate (PC). A urethane-dimethacrylate (UDMA) composite was used as an alternative to fabricate both the denture base and the custom artificial teeth. Immediately after placing the new prosthesis, allergic symptoms disappeared from the patient's mucous membrane. The denture has functioned satisfactorily for more than 2.5 years without recurrence of the hypersensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Specialized Dentistry, Nagasaki University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan. t-naomi@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanoue
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumura
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D003819:Denture Bases / Q000009:adverse effects; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement / Q000009:adverse effects; D011108:Polymers / Q000009:adverse effects; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000009:adverse effects; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013450:Sulfones / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; C029012:Composite Dental Resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D008689:Methacrylates; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D011108:Polymers; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013450:Sulfones; C029824:urethane dimethacrylate luting resin; C017662:polysulfone P 1700; C005506:polycarbonate; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate