IADR Abstract Archives
Evaluation of Allergic Properties of Dental Materials
Objectives: Individual allergic responses are commonly tested by simple patch tests. Medical societies or health authorities release many recommended or basic hapten lists. One can make reference to: European baseline series (European Society for Contact Dermatitis and the EECDRG); USA baseline series recommended by American Contact Dermatitis Society.
Every substance used in dentistry with a potentially dangerous chemical composition is restricted under REACH that establishes procedures for collecting and assessing information on the properties and hazards of substances. Have been reported frequent events of allergens causing allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in dental personnel, in patients and also in students who come into contact with potentially allergenic materials in their training course. The aim of our research is to provide a literature review about the surveillance of contact allergies in dentistry over possible allergic reactions of dental materials that contain chemicals.
Methods: We have analyzed only reviews in the common databases (Pubmed/US NLMN Institutes of Health, The Cochrane Database, Google Scholar) using MeSH Terms allergic, allergies, dentistry haptens, surveillance, paired or in combination between them in the last 10 years.
Results: We found 39 articles that reviewed possible allergic reactions to dental materials, 3 works considered all possible dental materials, 1 evaluated the health surveillance needed to prevent the spread of allergenic events compared to commonly haptens used in the dental field; however it was done only in relation to patient exposure and does not consider the exposure of the operators and/or students.
Conclusions: Due to the rise in number of patients with allergies from different materials, dentists should have knowledge about documented allergies to known materials and thus avoid such allergic manifestations in the dental clinic; also dermatologists need to be aware of the newer allergenic materials used in dentistry in order to correctly manage skin diseases in this high-risk group.
Every substance used in dentistry with a potentially dangerous chemical composition is restricted under REACH that establishes procedures for collecting and assessing information on the properties and hazards of substances. Have been reported frequent events of allergens causing allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in dental personnel, in patients and also in students who come into contact with potentially allergenic materials in their training course. The aim of our research is to provide a literature review about the surveillance of contact allergies in dentistry over possible allergic reactions of dental materials that contain chemicals.
Methods: We have analyzed only reviews in the common databases (Pubmed/US NLMN Institutes of Health, The Cochrane Database, Google Scholar) using MeSH Terms allergic, allergies, dentistry haptens, surveillance, paired or in combination between them in the last 10 years.
Results: We found 39 articles that reviewed possible allergic reactions to dental materials, 3 works considered all possible dental materials, 1 evaluated the health surveillance needed to prevent the spread of allergenic events compared to commonly haptens used in the dental field; however it was done only in relation to patient exposure and does not consider the exposure of the operators and/or students.
Conclusions: Due to the rise in number of patients with allergies from different materials, dentists should have knowledge about documented allergies to known materials and thus avoid such allergic manifestations in the dental clinic; also dermatologists need to be aware of the newer allergenic materials used in dentistry in order to correctly manage skin diseases in this high-risk group.