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8091121

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the present investigation was to determine, in patients with oral mucosal lesions of lichenoid character, whether it is possible with epicutaneous patch tests, to detect those who will react favorably to removal of amalgam. Of 48 patients, 19 (39.6%) showed positive patch test reactions to 1% mercury ammonium chloride, and 29 (60.4%) showed negative test results. The observation period varied from 3 months to 3 yr (mean value 1.5 yr). After treatment, 94.7% of the positive group and 86.2% of the negative group showed regression of lesions. Reactions exceeding the contact zone between amalgam restorations and lesions showed positive patch test results in 21% of the cases, as compared with 47% among those with lesions restricted to the contact areas; 85.7 and 93.9%, respectively, showed regression after removal of amalgam restorations. The results of the present study indicate that removal of amalgam usually affects the lesions favorably and that epicutaneous patch tests are of little prognostic value in patients with oral mucosal lesions of lichenoid character.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0029-845X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Value of epicutaneous patch testing in patients with oral, mucosal lesions of lichenoid character.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Umeå, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article