title: A delayed hypersensitivity reaction to a stainless steel crown: a case report.
abstract: Stainless steel crowns are commonly used to restore primary or permanent teeth in pediatric restorative dentistry. Here, we describe a case of a delayed hypersensitivity reaction, which manifested itself as perioral skin eruptions, after restoring the decayed first permanent molar tooth of a 13-year-old Caucasian girl with a preformed stainless steel crown. The eruptions completely healed within one week after removal of the stainless steel crown. The decayed tooth was then restored with a bis-acryl crown and bridge. Since no perioral skin eruptions occurred during the six-month follow-up, we presume that the cause of the perioral skin eruptions was a delayed hypersensitivity reaction, which was triggered by the nickel in the stainless steel crown.
authors: Prosthetic Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkiye.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Yilmaz
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Ozdemir
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003442:Crowns / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000209:etiology*; D019233:Retreatment; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D013193:Stainless Steel