ALLERGIC CONTACT-DERMATITIS TO BISPHENOL-A-GLYCIDYLDIMETHACRYLATE (BIS-GMA) DENTAL RESIN ASSOCIATED WITH SENSITIVITY TO EPOXY-RESIN

Authors
CARMICHAEL AJ GIBSON JJ WALLS AWG
Citation
Aj. Carmichael et al., ALLERGIC CONTACT-DERMATITIS TO BISPHENOL-A-GLYCIDYLDIMETHACRYLATE (BIS-GMA) DENTAL RESIN ASSOCIATED WITH SENSITIVITY TO EPOXY-RESIN, British Dental Journal, 183(8), 1997, pp. 297-298
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British Dental Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070610
Volume
183
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
297 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(1997)183:8<297:ACTB(>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A patient presented with recurrent facial dermatitis associated with d ental work. Dermatology referral identified the cause as allergic cont act dermatitis to the epoxy acrylate BIS-GMA. Occupationally-induced a llergic contact dermatitis to epoxy resin was also demonstrated. A str ucturally distinct aliphatic acrylate was successfully substituted. Co ntact sensitivity to BIS-GMA is reviewed and the potential for epoxy s ensitive patients to cross-react to BIS-GMA is discussed.