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Reactions of the gingiva to dental materials.

AbstractDental materials may alter the health of the gingiva in different ways. In the etiology of periodontal disease dental materials are one factor only among several others. Today, excellent methods are available for the biologic evaluation of materials and it should no longer be possible to sell and introduce entirely new materials without any preclinical biologic testing. Financial gain cannot be an excuse for the exposure of man to the possible toxic, allergenic and even tumorigenic risks. Restorations with subgingival margins should be avoided and if they have to be done, amalgam, phosphate, silico-phosphate, silicate, resin, cold curing resin and pyroplast should not be used.
AuthorsW T Klötzer
JournalRevue belge de médecine dentaire. Belgisch tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde (Rev Belge Med Dent) Vol. 31 Issue 3 Pg. 253-76 ( 1976) ISSN: 0035-080X BELGIUM
PMID824692 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Carcinogens
  • Composite Resins
  • Dental Cements
  • Dental Materials
  • Dental Amalgam
Topics
  • Animals
  • Carcinogens
  • Composite Resins (pharmacology)
  • Dental Amalgam (pharmacology)
  • Dental Cements (pharmacology)
  • Dental Implantation
  • Dental Materials (pharmacology)
  • Dental Plaque (complications)
  • Foreign-Body Reaction
  • Gingiva (drug effects, pathology)
  • Gingivitis (etiology)
  • Haplorhini
  • Humans
  • Rabbits