Local and systemic effects of unpolymerised monomers.
Methyl methacrylate (MMA), a widely used monomer in dentistry and medicine has been reported to cause abnormalities or lesions in several organs. Experimental and clinical studies have documented that monomers may cause a wide range of adverse health effects such as irritation to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, allergic dermatitis, stomatitis, asthma, neuropathy, disturbances of the central nervous system, liver toxicity, and fertility disturbances.
Assistant Professor, Department of Prostodontics, School of Dentistry, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli Libya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
Sulekha Siddharth
SS
Gosavi
Siddharth Yuvraj
SY
Gosavi
Rama Krishna
RK
Alla