title: Improvement of eczematous symptoms after removal of amalgam-like metal in alveolar bone.
abstract: This case report describes a 55-year-old woman with an amalgam-like metal remaining in alveolar bone after root-end sealing in 1964, and who then developed eczematous facial symptoms from 2000 onwards. Removal of the amalgam-like metal material improved the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan. matsuzak@td.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaka
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagasaka
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshinari
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology; D004485:Eczema / Q000209:etiology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D003723:Dental Amalgam